Holotype BMNH BK. 353-354, geounit North Sea [details]
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original description(of)Bowerbank, J.S. (1866). A Monograph of the British Spongiadae. Volume 2. (Ray Society: London): i-xx, 1-388. , available online athttps://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1905089 page(s): 55-56 [details]
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Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Holotype BMNH BK. 353-354, geounit North Sea [details]