Quizz observation of the oceans and seas

Drifting profiling floats in the Atlantic

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Drifting profiling floats in the Atlantic

Colony of salps Salpa fusiformis (Photo : Fabien Lombard)

Squid larva (Photo : Fabien Lombard)

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Phronimes - Monstres des tonneaux
Recyclant salpes et méduses, la femelle phronime construit des tonneaux gélatineux et y élève sa progéniture.

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Animation of the biosphere obtained from the ocean color sensor SeaWiFS

The research vessel "James COOK"

Préparation et mise à l'eau des mésocosmes sur le ponton de l'observatoire océanologique de Villefranche lors de l'expérience menée en rade de Villefranche en février 2013 (© L. Maugendre, LOV)

Instrumented buoy (Photo : Emilie Diamond)

Ctenaria Eucharis multicornis (Photo : Fabien Lombard)

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Sea Urchin - Planktonic Origins
Barely visible to the naked eye, sea urchin larvae grow and transform into bottom-dwelling urchins.

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)

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The profiling float

Elephant seal equipped with a sensor

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Pelagia - Fearsome Jellyfish
Mauve jellies move in droves, their nasty stings feared by swimmers.

Siphonophore Forskalia formosa (Photo : Fabien Lombard)

Gelatinous plankton salpes and Beroe (Photo : Fabien Lombard)

Annelid worm (Photo : Fabien Lombard)

Jellyfish Leuckaztiara octona (Photo : Fabien Lombard)