Ocean color satellites travel around the Earth at an altitude of about 700 to 800 km.
Les Dinoflagellés - Ceratium gravidumCeratium gravidum dont en voit parfaitement les mouvements d’un des deux flagelles.
Les mésocosmes attirent les poissons ! (© Stareso)
Instrumented buoy (Photo : David Luquet)
Dinoflagellate Ceratium extensum (Photo : Sophie Marro)
Squid larva (Photo : Fabien Lombard)
Colony of dinoflagellates Ceratium hexacanthum. In the video, one can observe the movement of the flagella. (Video : Sophie Marro)
Sea Urchin - Planktonic OriginsBarely visible to the naked eye, sea urchin larvae grow and transform into bottom-dwelling urchins.
Instrumented buoy (Photo : Emilie Diamond)
World ocean currents map
Velella - Planktonic VesselsColonies of polyps transported by prevailing winds, velella drift at the surface of warm seas.
Animation of the biosphere obtained from the ocean color sensor SeaWiFS
Embryos and larvaeDrifting in the currents, embryos and larvae perpetuate the species and are food for multitudes.
Ciliate (Photo : Fabien Lombard)
The seasonal evolution of the chlorophyll a concentration as seen by a « water color » satellite (SeaWifs) in the Atlantic Ocean.
Teaching sheets
Dinoflagellate Ceratium candelabrum var depressum (Photo : Sophie Marro)
