WoRMS name details
Laxosuberites proteus Hentschel, 1909
192131 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:192131)
unaccepted (genus transfer)
Species
- Forma Laxosuberites proteus f. donatioides Hentschel, 1909 accepted as Protosuberites proteus (Hentschel, 1909) (genus transfer and junior synonym)
- Forma Laxosuberites proteus f. tectulum Hentschel, 1909 accepted as Protosuberites proteus (Hentschel, 1909) (genus transfer and junior synonym)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Hentschel, E. (1909). Tetraxonida. I. Teil. Pp. 347-402, pls XXII-XXIII. <i>In</i>: Michaelsen, W. & Hartmeyer, R. (Eds), Die Fauna Südwest-Australiens. <em>Ergebnisse der Hamburger südwest-australischen Forschungsreise 1905.</em> 2 :21. [details] 
Type locality contained in Shark Bay
, Note West Australia
type locality contained in Shark Bay [details]
Type locality West Australia [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. (2026). World Porifera Database. Laxosuberites proteus Hentschel, 1909. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=192131 on 2026-01-15
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Nomenclature
original description
Hentschel, E. (1909). Tetraxonida. I. Teil. Pp. 347-402, pls XXII-XXIII. <i>In</i>: Michaelsen, W. & Hartmeyer, R. (Eds), Die Fauna Südwest-Australiens. <em>Ergebnisse der Hamburger südwest-australischen Forschungsreise 1905.</em> 2 :21. [details] 
Other
additional source
Burton, M. (1930). Additions to the sponge fauna of the Gulf of Manaar. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> 10 (5): 665-676. [details] 
additional source Fromont, J. (2003). Porifera (Sponges) in the Dampier Archipelago: taxonomie affinities and biogeography. pp. 405-417. In: Wells, F.E.; Walker, D.I.; Jones, D.S. (eds.) The marine flora and fauna of Dampier, Western Australia. Western Australian Museum, Perth.
page(s): 409 [details] Available for editors
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additional source Fromont, J. (2003). Porifera (Sponges) in the Dampier Archipelago: taxonomie affinities and biogeography. pp. 405-417. In: Wells, F.E.; Walker, D.I.; Jones, D.S. (eds.) The marine flora and fauna of Dampier, Western Australia. Western Australian Museum, Perth.
page(s): 409 [details] Available for editors
Present
Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio
Inaccurate
Introduced: alien
Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Type locality West Australia [details]