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Laxosuberites mexicensis
de Laubenfels, 1935
AphiaID
192133
(urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:192133)
Classification
Biota
Animalia
(Kingdom)
Porifera
(Phylum)
Demospongiae
(Class)
Heteroscleromorpha
(Subclass)
Suberitida
(Order)
Suberitidae
(Family)
Laxosuberites
(Genus)
Laxosuberites mexicensis
(Species)
Status
unaccepted
Accepted name
Protosuberites mexicensis
(de Laubenfels, 1935)
Rank
Species
Parent
Laxosuberites
Topsent, 1896
accepted as
Hymeniacidon
Bowerbank, 1858
Original name
Laxosuberites mexicensis
de Laubenfels, 1935
Environment
marine,
brackish
,
fresh
,
terrestrial
Original description
Laubenfels, M.W. de. (1935). Some Sponges of Lower California (Mexico). <em>American Museum Novitates.</em> 779: 1-14.
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Type data
Holotype
AMNH 242, geounit Southern California Bight
Holotype
AMNH 242, geounit Southern California Bight
[details]
Taxonomic citation
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 mexicensis
de Laubenfels, 1935. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/porifera/porifera.php?p=taxdetails&id=192133 on 2026-07-20
Taxonomic edit history
Date
action
by
2005-12-18 15:00:44Z
created
Vanden Berghe, Edward
2006-09-01 17:50:05Z
checked
van Soest, Rob W.M.
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Sources (1)
Documented distribution (3)
Specimens (1)
original description
Laubenfels, M.W. de. (1935). Some Sponges of Lower California (Mexico). <em>American Museum Novitates.</em> 779: 1-14.
[details]
Present
Inaccurate
Introduced: alien
Containing type locality
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Holotype
AMNH 242, geounit Southern California Bight
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