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Hymedesmia (Hymedesmia) atlantica Topsent, 1928 
AphiaID: 169141

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 atlantica Topsent, 1928 (subgenus assignment)
Hymedesmia tenuissima var. atlantica Topsent, 1928 (status upgrade and subgenus assignment)
Sources  original description: Topsent, E. 1928c. Spongiaires de l’Atlantique et de la Méditerranée provenant des croisières du Prince Albert ler de Monaco. Résultats des campagnes scientifiques accomplies par le Prince Albert I. Monaco 74:1-376, pls I-XI. [details] [full text]

Environment marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Fossil range recent only
Distribution Cape Verde [details]
Cape Verdean Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Specimen  Unknown type (from synonym): MNHN DT 1129, locality Boa Vista Island (4 milles SW de l'Ile Boavista, Cap Vert; stn 1203) [view taxon]
Link To Encyclopedia of Life
LSID urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:169141
Taxonomic
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2005-07-10 18:05:41Z  created  db_admin
2007-05-12 17:06:46Z  changed  van Soest, Rob
  
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  Citation: van Soest, R. (2013). Hymedesmia (Hymedesmia) atlantica Topsent, 1928. 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=169141 on 2013-05-22
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