Diatom species Odontella mobiliensis (Photo : Sophie Marro)
Siphonophores Forskalia formosa (Photo : Fabien Lombard)
Squid larva (Photo : Fabien Lombard)
Phytoplankton bloom observed by the ocean color sensor MODIS onboard NASA satellite Terra in May 2010. The bloom spreads broadly in the North Atlantic from Iceland to the Bay of Biscay - Source : NASA's Earth Observatory (http:/earthobservatory.nasa.gov)
Crab Zoea larva (Photo : Fabien Lombard)
Embryos and larvae
Drifting in the currents, embryos and larvae perpetuate the species and are food for multitudes.
Jellyfish Pelagia noctiluca (Photo : Fabien Lombard)
Sea Urchin - Planktonic Origins
Barely visible to the naked eye, sea urchin larvae grow and transform into bottom-dwelling urchins.
Villefranche-sur-Mer in stormy weather, winter 2011 - Photo : J.-M. Grisoni
The seasonal evolution of the chlorophyll a concentration as seen by a « water color » satellite (SeaWifs) in the Atlantic Ocean.
Radiolarians (Photo : Fabien Lombard)
Diatom genus Cylindrotheca (Photo : Sophie Marro)
Colony of salps Salpa fusiformis (Photo : Fabien Lombard)
Underwater glider (Photo : David Luquet)
Dinoflagellates Ceratium platycorne var platycorne (Photo : Sophie Marro)
Elephant seal equipped with a sensor
Foraminifera (Photo : Fabien Lombard)
Dinoflagellate Ceratium tripos (Photo : Sophie Marro)
