Bowerbank, J.S. (1875). Contributions to a General History of the Spongiadae. Part VII. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 1875: 281-296.[details]
Type locality contained in Malacca Strait
type locality contained in Malacca Strait [details]
de Voogd, N.J.; Alvarez, B.; Boury-Esnault, N.; Cárdenas, P.; Díaz, M.-C.; Dohrmann, M.; Downey, R.; Goodwin, C.; Hajdu, E.; Hooper, J.N.A.; Kelly, M.; Klautau, M.; Lim, S.C.; Manconi, R.; Morrow, C.; Pinheiro, U.; Pisera, A.B.; Ríos, P.; Rützler, K.; Schönberg, C.; Turner, T.; Vacelet, J.; van Soest, R.W.M.; Xavier, J. (2025). World Porifera Database. Halichondria elegantia Bowerbank, 1875. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/porifera/porifera.php?p=taxdetails&id=191396 on 2026-08-09
original descriptionBowerbank, J.S. (1875). Contributions to a General History of the Spongiadae. Part VII. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 1875: 281-296.[details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
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New combination Transfer to Haliclona (Soestella) is inferred from (sub-)genus definitions in the Systema Porifera. [details]