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original descriptionBowerbank, J.S.; Norman, A.M. (1882). A Monograph of the British Spongiadae. Volume 4 (Supplement). (Ray Society: London): i-xvii, 1-250, pls I-XVII., available online athttps://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1908675 page(s): 59-61 [details]
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