Strain:

Foraminifera

Class:

Globothalamea

Habitat:

Hard bottom, red algae community, soft bottom/sand

Occurrence:

Mediterranean and eastern Atlantic, also found in dark places, under stones and in caves;
Bathymetrically widely distributed, from 0 to over 1000 metres depth

Size:

Appearance:

Sessile single-celled organism with a pinkish-red, porous calcified shell with pointed, irregular branches