original description
Berrill, N. J.; Abbott, D. P. (1949). The structure of the ascidian, Pycnoclavella stanleyi n.sp. and the nature of its tadpole larva. <em>Canad. J. Res.</em> D27: 43-49. [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source
van der Land, J. (ed). (2008). UNESCO-IOC Register of Marine Organisms (URMO). , available online at http://www.marinespecies.org/urmo/ [details]
additional source
Trason, W. B. (1963). The life cycle and affinities of the colonial ascidian Pycnoclavella stanleyi. <em>Univ. Calif. Publs Zool.</em> 65(4): 283-326. [details]
From editor or global species database
Genetic nomenclature abbreviation Pvstan [details]