Literature

• Miloslavich, P., Díaz, J.M., Klein, E., Alvarado, J.J., Díaz, C., Gobin, J., Escobar-Briones, E., Cruz-Motta, J.J., Weil, E., Cortés, J., Bastidas, A.C., Robertson, R., Zapata, F., Martín, A., Castillo, J., Kazandjian, A. & Ortiz, M. 2010. Marine Biodiversity in the Caribbean: Regional Estimates and Distribution Patterns. PLoS ONE. [link]
• Soest, R.W.M. van, Hooper, J.N.A., Hiemstra, F. 1991. Taxonomy, Phylogeny and Biogeography of the marine sponge genus Acarnus (Porifera: Poecilosclerida). Beaufortia 42(3): 49-88.
• WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. www.marinespecies.org. [link]

Literature references linked to higher taxa

• Voss, G.L. 1976. Seashore Life of Florida and the Caribbean. 167. E.A. Seemann Publishing, Inc.. (Porifera)