original descriptionWaller, J.G. 1878. On a new British sponge of the genus Microciona. Journal of the Quekett Microscopical Club 5: 1-5., available online athttps://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.part.21886[details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
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Type locality Torbay, near Plymouth, S England. [details]