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Hymedesmia (Hymedesmia) stephensi Burton, 1930 
AphiaID: 133650

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Porifera (Phylum) > Demospongiae (Class) > Poecilosclerida (Order) > Myxillina (Suborder) > Hymedesmiidae (Family) > Hymedesmia (Genus) > Hymedesmia (Hymedesmia) (Subgenus)
Status accepted
Record
status		 Checked by Taxonomic Editor
Rank Species
Parent Hymedesmia (Hymedesmia) Bowerbank, 1864
Synonymised
taxa		  Hymedesmia stephensi Burton, 1930 (subgenus assignment)
Sources  original description: Burton, M. 1930b. Additions to the Sponge Fauna at Plymouth. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 16 (2): 489-507. [details] [full text]

additional source: Van Soest, R.W.M. 2001. Porifera, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 85-103 (look up in IMIS) [details]

Environment marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Distribution Celtic Seas [details]
European waters (ERMS scope) [details]
United Kingdom [details]
United Kingdom Exclusive Economic Zone (from synonym) [details] [view taxon]
Specimen  Holotype (from synonym): BMNH 1929.8.21.5, locality Celtic Seas (United Kingdom, England, Plymouth) [view taxon]
Links To Encyclopedia of Life
To PESI
LSID urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:133650
Taxonomic
Edit history		 
Date   action   by
2004-12-21 15:54:05Z  created  van Soest, Rob
2005-09-09 16:45:37Z  changed  Vanden Berghe, Edward
2006-12-19 19:26:15Z  changed  van Soest, Rob
  
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  Citation: van Soest, R. (2013). Hymedesmia (Hymedesmia) stephensi Burton, 1930. In: Van Soest, R.W.M; Boury-Esnault, N.; Hooper, J.N.A.; Rützler, K.; de Voogd, N.J.; Alvarez de Glasby, B.; Hajdu, E.; Pisera, A.B.; Manconi, R.; Schoenberg, C.; Janussen, D.; Tabachnick, K.R., Klautau, M.; Picton, B.; Kelly, M.; Vacelet, J.; Dohrmann, M.; Cristina Díaz, M. (2013) World Porifera database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=133650 on 2013-05-21
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