| Ref. | Description | Named Used | Page |
|---|---|---|---|
| 833 | Ruppert, E.E., R.S. Fox and R.D. Barnes 2004 Invertebrate Zoology. A functional evolutionary approach. 7th Ed. | Macrophiothrix spongicola | |
| 3477 | MarineSpecies.org 2050 MarineSpecies.org. | Macrophiothrix spongicola | |
| 84821 | Fujita, T., Z.B. Yasin and A.T.S. Hwai 2008 Preliminary list of shallow-water ophiuoroids (Echinodermata) collected from the Tioman Islands, in the South China Sea, Malaysia. | Ophiothrix spongicola | 5; fig.3P-Q |