(ofHalichondria variantia Bowerbank, 1858)Bowerbank, J.S. (1858). On the Anatomy and Physiology of the Spongiadae. Part I. On the Spicula. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society. 148(2): 279-332, pls XXII-XXVI.[details]
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original description(ofHalichondria variantia Bowerbank, 1858)Bowerbank, J.S. (1858). On the Anatomy and Physiology of the Spongiadae. Part I. On the Spicula. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society. 148(2): 279-332, pls XXII-XXVI.[details]
additional sourceBowerbank, J.S. (1874). A Monograph of the British Spongiadae. Volume 3. (Ray Society: London): i-xvii, 1-367, pls I-XCII., available online athttps://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1871265 page(s): 84-85, Pl. XXXIII 14; 113 Pl. XLV 32-34; note: illustration of the type specimen [details]
new combination referenceBowerbank, J.S. (1866). A Monograph of the British Spongiadae. Volume 2. (Ray Society: London): i-xx, 1-388. , available online athttps://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1905089 page(s): 174-175 [details]