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original description(ofAplysinopsis massa Szymanski, 1904)Szymanski, M. (1904). Zur Anatomie und Systematik der Hornschwämme des Mittelmeeres. Zoologischen Anzeiger. 27: 445-449. page(s): 448-449 [details]
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additional sourceRoveta, C.; Marrocco, T.; Calcinai, B.; Pulido Mantas, T.; Pica, D.; Valisano, L.; Puce, S. (2022). Unravelling the sponge diversity of the Tuscan Archipelago National Park (Tyrrhenian Sea, Italy). The European Zoological Journal. 89(1): 310-323., available online athttps://doi.org/10.1080/24750263.2022.2042406 page(s): 314 [details] Available for editors [request]
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status sourceAgne, S.; Ekins, M.; Galitz, A.; Hofreiter, M.; Preick, M.; Straube, N.; Wörheide, G.; Erpenbeck, D. (2022). Keratose sponge MuseOMICS: setting reference points in dictyoceratid demosponge phylogeny. Zootaxa. 5195(3): 296-300., available online athttps://www.mapress.com/zt/article/view/zootaxa.5195.3.9 page(s): 297-298 [details] Available for editors [request]
basis of record(ofSpongia irregularis var. mollior (Schmidt, 1862))Topsent, E.; Olivier, L. (1943). Eponges observées dans les parages de Monaco (fin). Bulletin de l'Institut océanographique, Monaco. 854: 1-12. page(s): 8 [details]
additional source(ofAplysinopsis massa Szymanski, 1904)Topsent, E.; Olivier, L. (1943). Eponges observées dans les parages de Monaco (fin). Bulletin de l'Institut océanographique, Monaco. 854: 1-12. page(s): 10 [details]
additional source(ofAplysinopsis massa Szymanski, 1904)Van Soest, R.W.M. (2001). Porifera, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels. 50: 85-103. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source(ofAplysina massa (Szymanski, 1904))Van Soest, R.W.M. (2001). Porifera, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels. 50: 85-103. (look up in IMIS) [details]
source of synonymy(ofAplysinopsis massa Szymanski, 1904)Vacelet, J. (1959). Répartition générale des éponges et systématique des éponges cornées de la région de Marseille et de quelques stations méditerranéennes. Recueil des Travaux de la Station marine d'Endoume. 16 (26): 39-101, pls 1-3.[details] Available for editors [request]
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