original description(ofAxinella mexicana de Laubenfels, 1935)Laubenfels, M.W. de. (1935). Some Sponges of Lower California (Mexico). <em>American Museum Novitates.</em> 779: 1-14. page(s): 6-7 [details]
additional source(ofAxinella mexicana de Laubenfels, 1935)Sim, C.J.; Bakus, G.J. (1986). Marine Sponges of Santa Catalina Island, California. <em>Occasional Papers of the Allan Hancock Foundation.</em> 5: 1-23. page(s): 17 [details]
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