GENERAL INFORMATION BBCC code 32 Closest relative species Arenitalea lutea % Similarity 98 SAMPLING Sampling Ocean Mediterranean Sea Sampling Regional Sea NorthWestern Mediterranean Sea (Banyuls bay, France) Sampling country France Sampling ecosystem Marine Sampling depth 3 m Sampling date 2003-04-01 Sampling salinity 35.90 Sampling temperature 13.00 °C MORPHOLOGY Colony colour Beige