Coutière, H. (1897). Note sur quelques Alphéides nouveaux ou peu connus rapportés de Djibouti (Afrique orientale). <em>Bulletin du Muséum d'Histoire naturelle.</em> 3: 233-236.[details]
DecaNet eds. (2025). DecaNet. Alpheus spongiarum Coutière, 1897. Accessed through: Marine Species Traits editorial board (2025) Marine Species Traits at: https://marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=210503 on 2025-05-05
Marine Species Traits editorial board (2025). Marine Species Traits. Alpheus spongiarum Coutière, 1897. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=210503 on 2025-05-05
original descriptionCoutière, H. (1897). Note sur quelques Alphéides nouveaux ou peu connus rapportés de Djibouti (Afrique orientale). <em>Bulletin du Muséum d'Histoire naturelle.</em> 3: 233-236.[details]
basis of recordHolthuis, L. B. (1980). FAO Species Catalogue. Vol. 1 - Shrimps and Prawns of the World. An Annotated Catalogue of Species of Interest to Fisheries. <em>FAO Fisheries Synopsis.</em> 125 (Vol. 1): i-xvii, 1-271.[details] Available for editors
additional sourceDe Grave, S.; Fransen, C.H.J.M. (2011). Carideorum catalogus: the recent species of the dendrobranchiate, stenopodidean, procarididean and caridean shrimps (Crustacea: Decapoda). <em>Zoologische Mededelingen, Leiden.</em> 85(9): 195-589. (look up in IMIS) [details]
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