MSBIAS taxon details
Hymedesmia Bowerbank, 1864
131950 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:131950)
accepted
Genus
Hymedesmia zetlandica Bowerbank, 1864 represented as Hymedesmia (Hymedesmia) zetlandica Bowerbank, 1864 (type by subsequent designation)
- Subgenus Hymedesmia (Hymedesmia) Bowerbank, 1864
- Species Hymedesmia (Hymedesmia) baculifera (Topsent, 1901)
- Species Hymedesmia (Hymedesmia) cohesibacilla Goodwin & Picton, 2009
- Species Hymedesmia (Hymedesmia) cratera Goodwin & Picton, 2009
- Species Hymedesmia (Hymedesmia) crux (Schmidt, 1875)
- Species Hymedesmia (Hymedesmia) curvichela Lundbeck, 1910
- Species Hymedesmia (Hymedesmia) digitata Lundbeck, 1910
- Species Hymedesmia (Hymedesmia) helgae Stephens, 1916
- Species Hymedesmia (Hymedesmia) jecusculum (Bowerbank, 1866)
- Species Hymedesmia (Hymedesmia) koehleri (Topsent, 1896)
- Species Hymedesmia (Hymedesmia) lenta Descatoire, 1966
- Species Hymedesmia (Hymedesmia) longistylus Lundbeck, 1910
- Species Hymedesmia (Hymedesmia) minuta Alander, 1935
- Species Hymedesmia (Hymedesmia) mucronata (Topsent, 1904)
- Species Hymedesmia (Hymedesmia) mutabilis (Topsent, 1904)
- Species Hymedesmia (Hymedesmia) nummulus Lundbeck, 1910
- Species Hymedesmia (Hymedesmia) occulta Bowerbank in Norman, 1869
- Species Hymedesmia (Hymedesmia) pansa Bowerbank, 1882
- Species Hymedesmia (Hymedesmia) paupertas (Bowerbank, 1866)
- Species Hymedesmia (Hymedesmia) peachii Bowerbank, 1882
- Species Hymedesmia (Hymedesmia) pilata Bowerbank, 1882
- Species Hymedesmia (Hymedesmia) procumbens Lundbeck, 1910
- Species Hymedesmia (Hymedesmia) rathlinia Goodwin & Picton, 2009
- Species Hymedesmia (Hymedesmia) similis Lundbeck, 1910
- Species Hymedesmia (Hymedesmia) spinosa Stephens, 1916
- Species Hymedesmia (Hymedesmia) stellifera Goodwin & Picton, 2009
- Species Hymedesmia (Hymedesmia) truncata Lundbeck, 1910
- Species Hymedesmia (Hymedesmia) umbelliformis Goodwin & Picton, 2009
- Species Hymedesmia (Hymedesmia) veneta (Schmidt, 1862)
- Species Hymedesmia (Hymedesmia) versicolor (Topsent, 1893)
- Species Hymedesmia (Hymedesmia) williami Van Soest & Hooper, 2020
- Species Hymedesmia (Hymedesmia) zetlandica Bowerbank, 1864
- Species Hymedesmia (Hymedesmia) tenuicula Lundbeck, 1910 accepted as Hymedesmia (Hymedesmia) williami Van Soest & Hooper, 2020 (preoccupied)
- Subgenus Hymedesmia (Stylopus) Fristedt, 1885
- Species Hymedesmia brondstedi Burton, 1930 accepted as Hymedesmia (Stylopus) coriacea (Fristedt, 1885) (junior synonym)
- Species Hymedesmia lieberkuehni Burton, 1930 accepted as Phorbas lieberkuehni (Burton, 1930) (genus transfer)
- Species Hymedesmia baculifera (Topsent, 1901) represented as Hymedesmia (Hymedesmia) baculifera (Topsent, 1901) (subgenus assignment)
- Species Hymedesmia crux (Schmidt, 1875) represented as Hymedesmia (Hymedesmia) crux (Schmidt, 1875) (subgenus assignment)
- Species Hymedesmia curvichela Lundbeck, 1910 represented as Hymedesmia (Hymedesmia) curvichela Lundbeck, 1910 (subgenus assignment)
- Species Hymedesmia digitata Lundbeck, 1910 represented as Hymedesmia (Hymedesmia) digitata Lundbeck, 1910 (subgenus assignment)
- Species Hymedesmia helgae Stephens, 1916 represented as Hymedesmia (Hymedesmia) helgae Stephens, 1916 (subgenus assignment)
- Species Hymedesmia hibernica Stephens, 1916 represented as Hymedesmia (Stylopus) hibernica Stephens, 1916 (subgenus assignment)
- Species Hymedesmia koehleri (Topsent, 1896) represented as Hymedesmia (Hymedesmia) koehleri (Topsent, 1896) (subgenus assignment)
- Species Hymedesmia lenta Descatoire, 1966 represented as Hymedesmia (Hymedesmia) lenta Descatoire, 1966 (subgenus assignment)
- Species Hymedesmia longistylus Lundbeck, 1910 represented as Hymedesmia (Hymedesmia) longistylus Lundbeck, 1910 (subgenus assignment)
- Species Hymedesmia mutabilis (Topsent, 1904) represented as Hymedesmia (Hymedesmia) mutabilis (Topsent, 1904) (subgenus assignment)
- Species Hymedesmia nummulus Lundbeck, 1910 represented as Hymedesmia (Hymedesmia) nummulus Lundbeck, 1910 (subgenus assignment)
- Species Hymedesmia occulta Bowerbank in Norman, 1869 represented as Hymedesmia (Hymedesmia) occulta Bowerbank in Norman, 1869 (subgenus assignment)
- Species Hymedesmia pansa Bowerbank, 1882 represented as Hymedesmia (Hymedesmia) pansa Bowerbank, 1882 (subgenus assignment)
- Species Hymedesmia paupertas (Bowerbank, 1866) represented as Hymedesmia (Hymedesmia) paupertas (Bowerbank, 1866) (subgenus assignment)
- Species Hymedesmia peachii Bowerbank, 1882 represented as Hymedesmia (Hymedesmia) peachii Bowerbank, 1882 (subgenus assignment)
- Species Hymedesmia pilata Bowerbank, 1882 represented as Hymedesmia (Hymedesmia) pilata Bowerbank, 1882 (subgenus assignment)
- Species Hymedesmia primitiva Lundbeck, 1910 represented as Hymedesmia (Stylopus) primitiva Lundbeck, 1910 (subgenus assignment)
- Species Hymedesmia procumbens Lundbeck, 1910 represented as Hymedesmia (Hymedesmia) procumbens Lundbeck, 1910 (subgenus assignment)
- Species Hymedesmia similis Lundbeck, 1910 represented as Hymedesmia (Hymedesmia) similis Lundbeck, 1910 (subgenus assignment)
- Species Hymedesmia spinosa Stephens, 1916 represented as Hymedesmia (Hymedesmia) spinosa Stephens, 1916 (subgenus assignment)
- Species Hymedesmia stephensi Burton, 1930 represented as Hymedesmia (Stylopus) stephensi Burton, 1930 (subgenus assignment)
- Species Hymedesmia truncata Lundbeck, 1910 represented as Hymedesmia (Hymedesmia) truncata Lundbeck, 1910 (subgenus assignment)
- Species Hymedesmia veneta (Schmidt, 1862) represented as Hymedesmia (Hymedesmia) veneta (Schmidt, 1862) (subgenus assignment)
- Species Hymedesmia versicolor (Topsent, 1893) represented as Hymedesmia (Hymedesmia) versicolor (Topsent, 1893) (subgenus assignment)
- Species Hymedesmia zetlandica Bowerbank, 1864 represented as Hymedesmia (Hymedesmia) zetlandica Bowerbank, 1864 (subgenus assignment)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
feminine
Bowerbank, J.S. (1864). A Monograph of the British Spongiadae.Volume 1. (Ray Society: London): i-xx, 1-290, pls I-XXXVII. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1883085 [details] 
de Voogd, N.J.; Alvarez, B.; Boury-Esnault, N.; Cárdenas, P.; Díaz, M.-C.; Dohrmann, M.; Downey, R.; Goodwin, C.; Hajdu, E.; Hooper, J.N.A.; Kelly, M.; Klautau, M.; Lim, S.C.; Manconi, R.; Morrow, C.; Pinheiro, U.; Pisera, A.B.; Ríos, P.; Rützler, K.; Schönberg, C.; Turner, T.; Vacelet, J.; van Soest, R.W.M.; Xavier, J. (2025). World Porifera Database. Hymedesmia Bowerbank, 1864. Accessed through: The UK Marine Environmental Data and Information Network (2025) Marine Species of the British Isles and Adjacent Seas (MSBIAS): a checklist of species derived from the UNICORN and Marine Recorder applications at: https://www.marinespecies.org/msbias/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=131950 on 2025-05-12
The UK Marine Environmental Data and Information Network (2025). Marine Species of the British Isles and Adjacent Seas (MSBIAS): a checklist of species derived from the UNICORN and Marine Recorder applications. Hymedesmia Bowerbank, 1864. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/Msbias/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=131950 on 2025-05-12
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Bowerbank, J.S. (1864). A Monograph of the British Spongiadae.Volume 1. (Ray Society: London): i-xx, 1-290, pls I-XXXVII. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1883085 [details] 
basis of record Van Soest, R.W.M. (2002 [2004]). Family Hymedesmiidae Topsent, 1928. Pp. 575-593. <em>In: Hooper, J.N.A. & Van Soest, R.W.M. (eds). Systema Porifera, a guide to the classification of sponges. 2 volumes.</em> Kluwer Academic / Plenum Publishers, New York. 1708 + xlviii. ISBN 978-1-4615-0747-5 (eBook electronic version). [details] Available for editors
basis of record Van Soest, R.W.M. (2002). Family Hymedesmiidae Topsent, 1928. Pp. 575-593. <em>In: Hooper, J.N.A. & Van Soest, R.W.M. (eds). Systema Porifera, a guide to the classification of sponges. 2 volumes.</em> Kluwer Academic / Plenum Publishers, New York. 1708 + xvliii. ISBN 0-306-47260-0 (printed version). [details] Available for editors
additional source Hayward, P.J. & J.S. Ryland (Eds.). (1990). The marine fauna of the British Isles and North-West Europe: 1. Introduction and protozoans to arthropods. <em>Clarendon Press: Oxford, UK.</em> 627 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
additional source Van Soest, R.W.M. (2001). Porifera, <b><i>in</i></b>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification</i>. <em>Collection Patrimoines Naturels.</em> 50: 85-103. (look up in IMIS) [details]
basis of record Van Soest, R.W.M. (2002 [2004]). Family Hymedesmiidae Topsent, 1928. Pp. 575-593. <em>In: Hooper, J.N.A. & Van Soest, R.W.M. (eds). Systema Porifera, a guide to the classification of sponges. 2 volumes.</em> Kluwer Academic / Plenum Publishers, New York. 1708 + xlviii. ISBN 978-1-4615-0747-5 (eBook electronic version). [details] Available for editors

basis of record Van Soest, R.W.M. (2002). Family Hymedesmiidae Topsent, 1928. Pp. 575-593. <em>In: Hooper, J.N.A. & Van Soest, R.W.M. (eds). Systema Porifera, a guide to the classification of sponges. 2 volumes.</em> Kluwer Academic / Plenum Publishers, New York. 1708 + xvliii. ISBN 0-306-47260-0 (printed version). [details] Available for editors

additional source Hayward, P.J. & J.S. Ryland (Eds.). (1990). The marine fauna of the British Isles and North-West Europe: 1. Introduction and protozoans to arthropods. <em>Clarendon Press: Oxford, UK.</em> 627 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors

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



