Colony of salps Salpa fusiformis (Photo : Fabien Lombard)
Surface chlorophyll a concentration in the global ocean.
Coccolithophore (Photo : Sophie Marro)
Sea Urchin - Planktonic Origins
Barely visible to the naked eye, sea urchin larvae grow and transform into bottom-dwelling urchins.
Foraminifera (Photo : Fabien Lombard)
Foraminifera Orbulina universa and mollusk larva (Photo : Fabien Lombard)
Dinoflagellate Ceratium ranipes grd mains (Photo : Sophie Marro)
Siphonophores - The longest animals on the planet
Cousins of corals, siphonophores are colonies of specialized individuals called zoids. Some catch and digest their prey, others swim, or lay eggs or sperm.
Siphonophore (Photo : Fabien Lombard)
Dinoflagellates Ceratium platycorne var platycorne (Photo : Sophie Marro)
Les mésocosmes déployés dans la rade de Villefranche (© L. Maugendre, LOV)
Underwater glider (Photo : David Luquet)
Animation of the biosphere obtained from the ocean color sensor SeaWiFS
Diatom genus Rhizosolenia (Photo : Sophie Marro)
Ciliate (Photo : Fabien Lombard)
Instrumented buoy (Photo : David Luquet)
Dinoflagellate Ceratium praelongum (Photo : Sophie Marro)
Diatom species Odontella mobiliensis (Photo : Sophie Marro)