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.
Dinoflagellate Ceratium paradoxides (Photo : Sophie Marro)
Gelatinous plankton Pelagia and Ctenophores(Photo : Fabien Lombard)
Instrumented buoy (Photo : David Luquet)
Amphipode crustacean (Photo : Fabien Lombard)
Phytoplankton bloom observed in the Barents Sea (North of Norway) in August 2010 by the ocean color sensor MODIS onboard NASA satellite Aqua. Changes in ocean color result from modifications in the phytoplankton composition and concentration. The green colors are likely associated with the presence of diatoms. The shades of light blue result from the occurrence of coccolithophores, phytoplankton organisms that strongly reflect light due to their chalky shells - Source : NASA's Earth Observatory (http:/earthobservatory.nasa.gov)
World ocean currents map
Crab larva (Photo : Fabien Lombard)
Dinoflagellate Ceratium extensum(Photo : Sophie Marro)
