Stephens, J. (1916). Preliminary Notice of some Irish Sponges. The Monaxonellida (Suborder Sigmatomonaxonellida) obtained by the Fisheries Branch of the Department of Agriculture and Technical Instruction, Ireland. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> (8) 17: 232-242. page(s): 237 [details]
Stephens, J. (1921 [1920]). Sponges of the Coasts of Ireland. II. The Tetraxonida (concluded). <em>Scientific Investigations of the Fisheries Branch. Department of Agriculture for Ireland.</em> 1920 (2): 1-75, pls I-VI. page(s): 41-42 [details]
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original descriptionStephens, J. (1916). Preliminary Notice of some Irish Sponges. The Monaxonellida (Suborder Sigmatomonaxonellida) obtained by the Fisheries Branch of the Department of Agriculture and Technical Instruction, Ireland. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> (8) 17: 232-242. page(s): 237 [details]
original descriptionStephens, J. (1921 [1920]). Sponges of the Coasts of Ireland. II. The Tetraxonida (concluded). <em>Scientific Investigations of the Fisheries Branch. Department of Agriculture for Ireland.</em> 1920 (2): 1-75, pls I-VI. page(s): 41-42 [details]
additional sourceBurton, M. (1930). Additions to the Sponge Fauna at Plymouth. <em>Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom.</em> 16(2): 489-507. page(s): 501 [details]
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