The France Lab at UL Lafayette

Deep-sea biology Molecular phylogeny, taxonomy, and systematics of deep-sea corals Evolution of marine invertebrates	Visit the
	Learn more about the lab: Research People Information for Prospective Graduate Students Publications Links	Watch live streaming video of deep-sea exploration from the NOAA Ship Okeanos Explorer A close-up of polyps of a bamboo coral (Keratoisidinae) colony shows the 8 pinnate tentacles characteristic of octocorals. Image from ≈2000 meters depth on the Northern Manihiki Plateau in the South Pacific. Image courtesy of of the NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research, 2017.
CONTACT ME Scott C. France E-mail: france-at-louisiana-dot-edu By phone Office: (337)-482-6320 Lab: (337) 482-6494 FAX: (337) 482-5834 By post Department of Biology P.O. Box 43602 The University of Louisiana at Lafayette Lafayette, Louisiana 70504 Direct shipping address: 410 E. St. Mary Blvd. Billeaud Hall, Rm 108 Department of Biology University of Louisiana at Lafayette Lafayette, LA 70503	Images: Top right: whip-like bamboo corals, yellow stony corals, and black corals at 1718 meters depth on Manning Seamount. Above left: The ROV Hercules sampling Paragorgia octocorals on Manning Seamount. Above: A galatheid crab perched on a black coral colony on Corner Seamount at 1120 meters depth. The photo is a frame grab from an HD video camera mounted on the ROV Hercules. Images 1 & 2 copyright of the Mountains in the Sea Research Team; IFE; and NOAA; image 3 copyright of the Deep Sea Stepping Stones Research Team; IFE-URI; and NOAA.
National Science Foundation The University of Louisiana at Lafayette	UL Department of Biology NOAA's Office of Ocean Exploration

Deep-sea biology

Molecular phylogeny, taxonomy, and systematics of deep-sea corals

Evolution of marine invertebrates

Visit the

Learn more about the lab:
Research

People

Information for Prospective Graduate Students

Publications

Links

Remotely operated vehicle Deep Discoverer

Watch live streaming video of deep-sea exploration from the

NOAA Ship Okeanos Explorer

A close-up of polyps of a bamboo coral (Keratoisidinae) colony shows the 8 pinnate tentacles characteristic of octocorals. Image from ≈2000 meters depth on the Northern Manihiki Plateau in the South Pacific. Image courtesy of of the NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research, 2017.

CONTACT ME

Scott C. France

E-mail: france-at-louisiana-dot-edu

By phone
Office: (337)-482-6320
Lab: (337) 482-6494
FAX: (337) 482-5834

By post
Department of Biology
P.O. Box 43602
The University of Louisiana at Lafayette
Lafayette, Louisiana 70504

Direct shipping address:
410 E. St. Mary Blvd.
Billeaud Hall, Rm 108
Department of Biology
University of Louisiana at Lafayette
Lafayette, LA 70503

Images: Top right: whip-like bamboo corals, yellow stony corals, and black corals at 1718 meters depth on Manning Seamount. Above left: The ROV Hercules sampling Paragorgia octocorals on Manning Seamount. Above: A galatheid crab perched on a black coral colony on Corner Seamount at 1120 meters depth. The photo is a frame grab from an HD video camera mounted on the ROV Hercules. Images 1 & 2 copyright of the Mountains in the Sea Research Team; IFE; and NOAA; image 3 copyright of the Deep Sea Stepping Stones Research Team; IFE-URI; and NOAA.

National Science Foundation

The University of Louisiana at Lafayette

UL Department of Biology

NOAA's Office of Ocean Exploration