The various components of a profiling float type PROVOR
Siphonophores (Photo : Fabien Lombard)
Jellyfish Leuckaztiara octona (Photo : Fabien Lombard)
Ceratium - Capter la lumière avec ses doigts
Ceratium appartient à l'immense groupe des dinoflagellés.
Dinoflagellate Ceratium arietinum var arietinum (Photo : Sophie Marro)
Mollusk (Photo : Fabien Lombard)
Crab larva (Photo : Fabien Lombard)
Pelagia - Fearsome Jellyfish
Mauve jellies move in droves, their nasty stings feared by swimmers.
This video describes how to perform the Ludion experiment and explains the physical processes involved.
Velella - Planktonic Vessels
Colonies of polyps transported by prevailing winds, velella drift at the surface of warm seas.
Dinoflagellate Ceratium gravidum (Photo : Sophie Marro)
Seasonal evolution of the chlorophyll a concentration as obtained by the ocean color sensor SeaWiFS in the Atlantic Ocean.
Dinoflagellate Ceratium candelabrum var depressum (Photo : Sophie Marro)
Siphonophores Forskalia formosa (Photo : Fabien Lombard)
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.
Surface chlorophyll a concentration in the Mediterranean Sea.
Vue sous-marine d'un groupe de mésocosmes (© Stareso)
Dinoflagellate Ceratium gravidum. In the video one can observe the movement of one of the two flagella. (Video : Sophie Marro)
