Amphilectus laxus (Lambe, 1893) 
AphiaID: 225700

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Porifera (Phylum) > Demospongiae (Class) > Poecilosclerida (Order) > Mycalina (Suborder) > Esperiopsidae (Family) > Amphilectus (Genus)

Status		accepted
Record status		Checked by Taxonomic Editor
Rank		Species
Parent		Amphilectus Vosmaer, 1880
Synonymised taxa		Esperiopsis laxa Lambe, 1893 (genus transfer)
Sources		original description: Lambe, L.M. 1893a [1892]. On some Sponges from the Pacific Coast of Canada and Behring Sea. Proceedings and Transactions of the Royal Society of Canada 10(4): 67-78, pls III-VI. [details] [full text]
Environment		marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Fossil range		recent only
Distribution		Canadian Exclusive Economic Zone [Pacific part] [details] North American Pacific Fijordland [details]
Link		To Encyclopedia of Life
LSID		urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:225700
Taxonomic Edit history		Date    action    by 2006-04-05 09:41:35Z   created   van Soest, Rob 2007-06-22 14:34:17Z   changed   van Soest, Rob 2009-12-05 18:55:35Z   changed   van Soest, Rob
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		Citation: van Soest, R. (2013). Amphilectus laxus (Lambe, 1893). 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=225700 on 2013-05-21