Colony of dinoflagellates Ceratium hexacanthum. In the video, one can observe the movement of the flagella. (Video : Sophie Marro)
Colony of salps Salpa fusiformis (Photo : Fabien Lombard)
Animation of the biosphere obtained from the ocean color sensor SeaWiFS
Diatom genus Rhizosolenia (Photo : Sophie Marro)
Siphonophore Forskalia formosa (Photo : Fabien Lombard)
Les Diatomées - Bacillaria
Colonie de diatomées du genre Bacillaria dont les individus peuvent glisser les uns par rapport aux autres.
Villefranche-sur-Mer in stormy weather, winter 2011 - Photo : J.-M. Grisoni
Drifting profiling floats in the Atlantic
Jellyfish Pelagia noctiluca (Photo : Fabien Lombard)
Ctenaria Lampetia pancerina (Photo : Fabien Lombard)
Crab larva (Photo : Fabien Lombard)
Mollusk (Photo : Fabien Lombard)
Siphonophore (Photo : Fabien Lombard)
Instrumented buoy (Photo : David Luquet)
Embryos and larvae
Drifting in the currents, embryos and larvae perpetuate the species and are food for multitudes.