The research vessel "Marion Dufresne"
Dinoflagellate Ceratium falcatum (Photo : Sophie Marro)
Copepode Coryceide (Photo : Fabien Lombard)
Instrumented buoy (Photo : David Luquet)
The various components of a profiling float type PROVOR
Dinoflagellate Ceratium azoricum (Photo : Sophie Marro)
Dinoflagellate Ceratium arietinum var arietinum (Photo : Sophie Marro)
Mollusk (Photo : Fabien Lombard)
Ciliate (Photo : Fabien Lombard)
Underwater glider (Photo : David Luquet)
Instrumented buoy (Photo : Emilie Diamond)
Dinoflagellate Ceratium carriense var volans (Photo : Sophie Marro)
Siphonophore Forskalia formosa (Photo : Fabien Lombard)
Dinoflagellate Ceratium candelabrum var depressum (Photo : Sophie Marro)
Plankton
Plankton are a multitude of living organisms adrift in the currents.Our food, our fuel, and the air we breathe originate in plankton.
Animation of the biosphere obtained from the ocean color sensor SeaWiFS
Villefranche-sur-Mer in stormy weather, winter 2011 - Photo : J.-M. Grisoni
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.
