| Citation | Díaz, M.C., M. Nuttall, S.A. Pomponi, K. Rützler, S. Klontz, C. Adams, E.L. Hickerson and G.P. Schmahl, 2023 An annotated and illustrated identification guide to common mesophotic reef sponges (Porifera, Demospongiae, Hexactinellida, and Homoscleromorpha) inhabiting Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary and vicinities. ZooKeys 1161:1-68. | |
| Ref. | 128739 Díaz, M.C., M. Nuttall, S.A. Pomponi, K. Rützler, S. Klontz, C. Adams, E.L. Hickerson and G.P. Schmahl, 2023 | |
| Page | 26 | |
| Named Used as Valid | Xestospongia muta | |
| Comment | ecology, distribution | |
| Locality | ||
| Distribution | USA (Florida), throughout Caribbean Sea, Cuba, southeast Brazil, Gulf of Mexico. |