GENERAL INFORMATION BBCC code 132 Closest relative species Balneola alkaliphila % Similarity 97 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 2005-02-10 Sampling salinity 37.00 Sampling temperature 10.80 °C MORPHOLOGY Colony colour Pink