| Citation | Wehe, T. and D. Fiege, 2002 Annotated checklist of the polychaete species of the seas surrounding the Arabian Peninsula: Red Sea, Gulf of Aden, Arabian Sea, Gulf of Oman, Arabian Gulf. Fauna of Arabia 19:7-238. | 
| Ref. | 2663 Wehe, T. and D. Fiege, 2002 | 
| Page | 153 | 
| Named Used as Valid | Haplosyllis spongicola | 
| Locality | Italy, Adriatic Sea | 
| Distribution | Suez Canal, Red Sea, Gulf of Aden, Arabian Sea and Arabian Gulf. |