Lerner, C.; Carraro, J.L.; Van Soest, R.W.M. (2006). Raspailia (Raspaxilla) bouryesnaultae, a new name for Brazilian Raspaxilla elegans Boury Esnault, 1973 (Demospongiae, Poecilosclerida, Raspailiidae) with a redescription and a new record. Zootaxa. 1129: 37-45.
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Lerner, C.; Carraro, J.L.; Van Soest, R.W.M.
2006
<i>Raspailia (Raspaxilla) bouryesnaultae</i>, a new name for Brazilian <i>Raspaxilla elegans</i> Boury Esnault, 1973 (Demospongiae, Poecilosclerida, Raspailiidae) with a redescription and a new record.
The combination Raspailia (Raspaxilla) elegans sensu Boury-Esnault, 1973 is precoccupied by Raspailia elegans Lendenfeld,1887 (Porifera, Poecilosclerida, Raspailiidae). A new name for this Brazilian shallow-water species is proposed, Raspailia (Raspaxilla) bouryesnaultae n.n., and the species is redescribed based on a skeleton slide from the holotype and additional material freshly collected from the coast of Santa Catarina state. The distribution is now expanded to encompass the area from 22º to 27°S, in southeastern Brazil.