original description
Gibbs, P. E. (1985). On the Genus <i>Phascolion</i> (Sipuncula) with Particular Reference to the North-East Atlantic Species. <em>Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom.</em> 65(2): 311-323., available online at https://doi.org/10.1017/s0025315400050438
page(s): 315; note: Lesenka is created as a subgenus of Phascolion [details] Available for editors [request]
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Etymology Author: Montuga and Lesenka "are named in honour of George Montagu and Emil Selenka respectively". The misspellings with transposed letters are unexplained. The altered spellings are not because Montagu and Selenka already exist as genera. They don't, but perhaps the genus author was being cautious, expecting that their names would have been used already. [details]