Protospongia Kent, 1881, nom. illeg.
Holotype species: Protospongia haeckelii Kent
Publication details: Kent, 1881: 363
Currently accepted name for the type species: Proterospongia haeckelii (Kent) Kent
Original publication and holotype designation: Kent, W.S. (1880). A manual of the Infusoria; including a description of all known flagellate, ciliate and tentaculiferous Protozoa, British and foreign, and an account of the organisation and affinities of the sponges. Vol. 1 pp. 145-472, 8 plates. London: David Bogue.
Request PDFThe most recent alteration to this page was made on 2025-03-29 by E.A. Molinari Novoa.
Taxonomic status: This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Proterospongia.
Gender: This genus name is currently treated as feminine.
Most recent taxonomic treatment adopted: Loeblich, A.R. (1967). Notes on the divisions Chlorophyta, Chrysophyta, Pyrrophyta and Xanthophyta and the family Paramastigaceae. Taxon 16(3): 230-236.
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E.A. Molinari Novoa in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 29 March 2025. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 11 April 2025
