| Citation | Hooper, J.N.A., J.A. Kennedy and R.W.M. van Soest, 2000 Annotated checklist of sponges (Porifera) of the South China Sea region. The Raffles Bulletin of Zoology 8:125-207. |
| Ref. | 81108 Hooper, J.N.A., J.A. Kennedy and R.W.M. van Soest, 2000 |
| Page | 135 |
| Named Used as Valid | Asteropus simplex |
| Locality | |
| Distribution | Hong Kong and Philippines. |