Species Hymeniacidon proteus (Hentschel, 1909)
- Laxosuberites proteus Hentschel, E. 1909. Tetraxonida. 347-402 pls 22-23 1. Teil. in Michaelsen, W. & Hartmeyer, R. (eds). Die Fauna Südwest-Australiens. Jena : G. Fischer Vol. 2 (21). [389].
Type data:
Syntype(s) ZMH 6 specimens (egaz), Shark Bay, WA [25°30'S 113°30'E]; ZMB 4278 fragment of type (egaz), Shark Bay, WA [25°30'S 113°30'E]; BMNH unregistered 2 slides, Hentschel 1480, 1481, 2/2 (egaz), Shark Bay, WA [25°30'S 113°30'E]. - Laxosuberites proteus donatioides Hentschel, E. 1909. Tetraxonida. 347-402 pls 22-23 1. Teil. in Michaelsen, W. & Hartmeyer, R. (eds). Die Fauna Südwest-Australiens. Jena : G. Fischer Vol. 2 (21). [389].
Type data:
Holotype ZMH (egaz), 7–8 m, Shark Bay, WA, NW of Middle Bluffrock [25°30'S 113°30'E]. - Laxosuberites proteus tectulum Hentschel, E. 1909. Tetraxonida. 347-402 pls 22-23 1. Teil. in Michaelsen, W. & Hartmeyer, R. (eds). Die Fauna Südwest-Australiens. Jena : G. Fischer Vol. 2 (21). [392].
Type data:
Holotype ZMH (egaz), 7–11 m, Freycinet Estuary, Shark Bay, WA [26°25'S 113°40'E].
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Burton, M. 1934. Sponges. Scientific Reports of the Great Barrier Reef Expedition 1928-1929 4: 513-621 pls 1-2 [567]
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Shark Bay, Low Isles, Watson Bay, Port Jackson, and also Indian Ocean.
IMCRA
Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38)
Ecological Descriptors
Filter-feeder, marine, sessile.
Extra Ecological Information
Depth 7–11 m.
General References
Fromont, J. 2003. Porifera (Sponges) in the Dampier Archipelago: Taxonomic affinities and biogeography. Proceedings of the Twelfth International Marine Biological Workshop. The Marine Flora and Fauna of Dampier, Western Australia. 405-417 pp. [409] (Listed as 'Laxosuberites proteus')
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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| 29-Mar-2018 | 15-Dec-2011 | MOVED | ||
| 29-Mar-2018 | 13-Apr-2011 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |