Pelagia - Fearsome Jellyfish Mauve jellies move in droves, their nasty stings feared by swimmers.
Amphipode crustacean (Photo : Fabien Lombard)
Average chlorophyll concentration in the surface ocean (from mi-September 1997 to August 2007) from the ocean color sensor SeaWiFS (NASA). Subtropical gyres, in the center of the oceanic basins, are characterized by very low concentrations of chlorophyll a (dark blue) - Source : NASA's Earth Observatory (http:/earthobservatory.nasa.gov)
Rosette used to collect seawater samples during a scientific cruise in the South Pacific Ocean. (Photo : Joséphine Ras)
Underwater glider (Photo : David Luquet)
Tunicata Pyrosoma (Photo : Fabien Lombard)
Diatom genus Chaetoceros(Photo : Sophie Marro)
Ciliate(Photo : Fabien Lombard)
Squid larva(Photo : Fabien Lombard)
Dinoflagellés Ceratium massiliense var protuberans (Photo : Sophie Marro)
Foraminifera Orbulina universa and mollusk larva (Photo : Fabien Lombard)
