Porifera name details
Laxosuberites nestus Sim & Kim, 1994
368095 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:368095)
unaccepted (genus transfer)
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Sim, C.J.; Kim, Y.-H. 1994. A systematic study of marine sponges in Korea 11. Sponges of islets near the coast of Cheju Island. The Korean Journal of Systematic Zoology 10 (1): 17-37. [details] 
Holotype Han Nam Univ. Nat.Hist.Mus. Por. 16, geounit...
Holotype Han Nam Univ. Nat.Hist.Mus. Por. 16, geounit East China Sea [details]
Etymology The etymology given by the authors is erroneous, as 'nestus' does not have the meaning of a bird's nest. The name should...
Etymology The etymology given by the authors is erroneous, as 'nestus' does not have the meaning of a bird's nest. The name should have been 'nidus' or similar. However, the name is intentionally spelled as 'nestus' and may not be corrected (see ICZN art. 32.4). [details]
de Voogd, N.J.; Alvarez, B.; Boury-Esnault, N.; Cárdenas, P.; Díaz, M.-C.; Dohrmann, M.; Downey, R.; Goodwin, C.; Hajdu, E.; Hooper, J.N.A.; Kelly, M.; Klautau, M.; Lim, S.C.; Manconi, R.; Morrow, C.; Pinheiro, U.; Pisera, A.B.; Ríos, P.; Rützler, K.; Schönberg, C.; Turner, T.; Vacelet, J.; van Soest, R.W.M.; Xavier, J. (2025). World Porifera Database. Laxosuberites nestus Sim & Kim, 1994. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/porifera/porifera.php?p=taxdetails&id=368095 on 2025-04-30
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Sim, C.J.; Kim, Y.-H. 1994. A systematic study of marine sponges in Korea 11. Sponges of islets near the coast of Cheju Island. The Korean Journal of Systematic Zoology 10 (1): 17-37. [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Holotype Han Nam Univ. Nat.Hist.Mus. Por. 16, geounit East China Sea [details]
From editor or global species database
Etymology The etymology given by the authors is erroneous, as 'nestus' does not have the meaning of a bird's nest. The name should have been 'nidus' or similar. However, the name is intentionally spelled as 'nestus' and may not be corrected (see ICZN art. 32.4). [details]
