Protosuberites epiphytum (Lamarck, 1815) 
AphiaID: 170786

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Porifera (Phylum) > Demospongiae (Class) > Hadromerida (Order) > Suberitidae (Family) > Protosuberites (Genus)

Status		accepted
Record status		Checked by Taxonomic Editor
Rank		Species
Parent		Protosuberites Swartchewsky, 1905
Synonymised taxa		Alcyonium epiphytum Lamarck, 1815 (genus transfer) Ophlitaspongia fucoides (Bowerbank, 1876) (genus transfer and junior synonym) Ophlitospongia fucoides Bowerbank, 1876 (genus transfer & junior synonym) Prosuberites epiphytum (Lamarck, 1815) (genus transfer) Suberites parasiticus Carter, 1886 (genus transfer & junior synonym) Terpios symbioticus Hentschel, 1909 (genus transfer & junior synonym) Terpiosella fucoides (Bowerbank, 1876) (genus transfer and junior synonym)
Sources		original description: Lamarck, J.B.P. De Monet, Comte De 1815 [1814]. Suite des polypiers empâtés. Mémoires du Muséum d’Histoire naturelle, Paris 1: 69-80, 162-168, 331-340. [details] basis of record: Van Soest, R.W.M. 2002. Family Suberitidae. In: Hooper, J.N.A & Van Soest, R.W.M. (eds). Systema Porifera, a guide to the classification of the sponges (in 2 volumes). Kluwer Academic / Plenum Publishers, New York: 1-1708, i-xlviii. [details] [full text] from synonym: Van Soest, R.W.M. 2001. Porifera, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 85-103 (look up in IMIS) [details] [view taxon] from synonym: Hooper, J.N.A.; Wiedenmayer, F. 1994. Porifera. Pp. 1-620. In: Wells, A. (Ed.), Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Volume 12. (CSIRO: Melbourne)., available online at http://www.environment.gov.au/biodiversity/abrs/online-resources/fauna/afd/taxa/PORIFERA/checklist#selected [details] [view taxon] from synonym: Topsent, E. 1933. Eponges de Lamarck conservées au Muséum de Paris.Fin. Archives du Muséum national d’histoire naturelle. Paris (6) 10:1-60, pls I-III. [details] [view taxon] from synonym: Bowerbank, J.S. 1876b. Contributions to a General History of the Spongiadae. Part VIII. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London1876: 768-775, pls LXXVIII-LXXXI. [details] [view taxon] [full text] from synonym: Carter, H.J. 1886b. Descriptions of Sponges from the Neighbourhood of Port Phillip Heads, South Australia, continued. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (5) 17 (97, 98, 101, 102): 40-53, 112-127, 431-441, 502-516. [details] [view taxon] [full text] from synonym: Hentschel, E. 1909. Tetraxonida. I. Teil. Pp. 347-402, pls XXII-XXIII.In: Michaelsen,W. & Hartmeyer, R. (Eds), Die Fauna Südwest-Australiens.Ergebnisse der Hamburger südwest-australischen Forschungsreise 1905.Volume 2(21). (Fischer: Jena). [details] [view taxon] [full text] from synonym: Uriz, M.J. 1988. Deep-water sponges from the continental shelf and slope off Namibia (Southwest Africa): Classses Hexactinellida and Demospongia. Monografías de Zoología Marina 3: 9-157. [details] [view taxon] from synonym: Van Soest, R.W.M.; De Kluijver, M.J. 2003. Protosuberites denhartogi spec.nov., a new name for European 'Prosuberites epiphytum' (Demospongiae, Hadromerida). Zoologische Verhandelingen Leiden 345: 401-407. [details] [view taxon] [full text] from synonym: Burton, M. 1930d. Additions to the Sponge Fauna of the Gulf of Manaar. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (10) 5 (30): 665-676. [details] [view taxon] [full text]
Environment		marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Fossil range		recent only
Distribution		Australia (from synonym) [details] [view taxon] Australian Exclusive Economic Zone (from synonym) [details] [view taxon] Bassian [details] Central and Southern Great Barrier Reef [details] Irish Exclusive economic Zone (from synonym) [details] [view taxon] Shark Bay [details] United Kingdom Exclusive Economic Zone [details] Western Australia (state) [details]
Specimen		Holotype (from synonym): MNHN DT3421, locality Australia [view taxon]
Links		To Encyclopedia of Life To PESI
LSID		urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:170786
Taxonomic Edit history		Date    action    by 2005-07-10 18:05:41Z   created   db_admin 2005-12-14 09:30:02Z   checked   van Soest, Rob 2010-02-15 15:34:07Z   changed   van Soest, Rob
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		Citation: van Soest, R. (2013). Protosuberites epiphytum (Lamarck, 1815). In: Van Soest, R.W.M; Boury-Esnault, N.; Hooper, J.N.A.; Rützler, K.; de Voogd, N.J.; Alvarez de Glasby, B.; Hajdu, E.; Pisera, A.B.; Manconi, R.; Schoenberg, C.; Janussen, D.; Tabachnick, K.R., Klautau, M.; Picton, B.; Kelly, M.; Vacelet, J.; Dohrmann, M.; Cristina Díaz, M. (2013) World Porifera database. Accessed through: Van Soest, R.W.M; Boury-Esnault, N.; Hooper, J.N.A.; Rützler, K.; de Voogd, N.J.; Alvarez de Glasby, B.; Hajdu, E.; Pisera, A.B.; Manconi, R.; Schoenberg, C.; Janussen, D.; Tabachnick, K.R., Klautau, M.; Picton, B.; Kelly, M.; Vacelet, J.; Dohrmann, M.; Cristina Díaz, M. (2013) World Porifera database at http://www.marinespecies.org/porifera/porifera.php?p=taxdetails&id=170786 on 2013-05-21