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original descriptionSchmidt, O. (1870). Grundzüge einer Spongien-Fauna des atlantischen Gebietes. (Wilhelm Engelmann: Leipzig): iii-iv, 1-88, pls I-VI. page(s): 62 [details]
basis of recordAlvarez, B.; van Soest, R.W.M.; Rützler, K. (1998). A Revision of Axinellidae (Porifera: Demospongiae) in the Central West Atlantic Region. <em>Smithsonian Contribution to Zoology.</em> 598: 1-47., available online athttps://doi.org/10.5479/si.00810282.598 page(s): 28-30 [details]
additional sourceRützler, K.; van Soest, R.W.M.; Piantoni, C. (2009). Sponges (Porifera) of the Gulf of Mexico. <i>in</i>: Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A & M Press, College Station, Texas. 285–313.[details] Available for editors
additional sourceVan Soest, R.W.M. (2017). Sponges of the Guyana Shelf. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 4217: 1-225., available online athttps://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4217.1.1 page(s): 52 [details] Available for editors
additional sourceVan Soest, R.W.M.; Stentoft, N. (1988). Barbados Deep-Water Sponges. <i>In</i>: Hummelinck, P.W. & Van der Steen, L.J. (Eds), Uitgaven van de Natuurwetenschappelijke Studiekring voor Suriname en de Nederlandse Antillen. No. 122. <em>Studies on the Fauna of Curaçao andother Caribbean Islands.</em> 70(215): 1-175. page(s): 103-105; fig 51 [details]
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