AfReMaS 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) atlantica Topsent, 1928
- Species Hymedesmia (Hymedesmia) aurantiaca Lévi, 1963
- Species Hymedesmia (Hymedesmia) baculifera (Topsent, 1901)
- Species Hymedesmia (Hymedesmia) basiclavata Topsent, 1928
- Species Hymedesmia (Hymedesmia) castanea Sarà, 1964
- Species Hymedesmia (Hymedesmia) curvichela Lundbeck, 1910
- Species Hymedesmia (Hymedesmia) depressa Topsent, 1928
- Species Hymedesmia (Hymedesmia) filans (Schmidt, 1868)
- Species Hymedesmia (Hymedesmia) flaccida Topsent, 1928
- Species Hymedesmia (Hymedesmia) gracilisigma Topsent, 1928
- Species Hymedesmia (Hymedesmia) hallmanni Topsent, 1928
- Species Hymedesmia (Hymedesmia) jeanvaceleti Van Soest & Hooper, 2020
- Species Hymedesmia (Hymedesmia) jugalis Topsent, 1928
- Species Hymedesmia (Hymedesmia) koehleri (Topsent, 1896)
- Species Hymedesmia (Hymedesmia) lancifera (Topsent, 1906)
- Species Hymedesmia (Hymedesmia) lenta Descatoire, 1966
- Species Hymedesmia (Hymedesmia) lobichela Topsent, 1928
- Species Hymedesmia (Hymedesmia) longistylus Lundbeck, 1910
- Species Hymedesmia (Hymedesmia) manubriata (Topsent, 1928)
- Species Hymedesmia (Hymedesmia) matthesi Arndt, 1941
- Species Hymedesmia (Hymedesmia) mollis Lundbeck, 1910
- Species Hymedesmia (Hymedesmia) mucronata (Topsent, 1904)
- Species Hymedesmia (Hymedesmia) murrayi Burton, 1959
- Species Hymedesmia (Hymedesmia) mutabilis (Topsent, 1904)
- Species Hymedesmia (Hymedesmia) occulta Bowerbank in Norman, 1869
- Species Hymedesmia (Hymedesmia) omissa Topsent, 1938
- Species Hymedesmia (Hymedesmia) oxneri Topsent, 1928
- Species Hymedesmia (Hymedesmia) pachychela Topsent, 1928
- Species Hymedesmia (Hymedesmia) palmatichela Topsent, 1928
- Species Hymedesmia (Hymedesmia) pansa Bowerbank, 1882
- Species Hymedesmia (Hymedesmia) parva Stephens, 1915
- Species Hymedesmia (Hymedesmia) paupertas (Bowerbank, 1866)
- Species Hymedesmia (Hymedesmia) peachii Bowerbank, 1882
- Species Hymedesmia (Hymedesmia) pennata Brøndsted, 1932
- Species Hymedesmia (Hymedesmia) planisigma Topsent, 1928
- Species Hymedesmia (Hymedesmia) plicata Topsent, 1928
- Species Hymedesmia (Hymedesmia) prostrata Thiele, 1903
- Species Hymedesmia (Hymedesmia) pugio Lundbeck, 1910
- Species Hymedesmia (Hymedesmia) rhaphigena (Topsent, 1904)
- Species Hymedesmia (Hymedesmia) rissoi Topsent, 1936
- Species Hymedesmia (Hymedesmia) rowi Van Soest, 2017
- Species Hymedesmia (Hymedesmia) saccea (Schmidt, 1864)
- Species Hymedesmia (Hymedesmia) senegalensis Lévi, 1956
- Species Hymedesmia (Hymedesmia) serrulata Vacelet, 1969
- Species Hymedesmia (Hymedesmia) simillima Lundbeck, 1910
- Species Hymedesmia (Hymedesmia) storea Lundbeck, 1910
- Species Hymedesmia (Hymedesmia) velata Topsent, 1928
- Species Hymedesmia (Hymedesmia) veneta (Schmidt, 1862)
- Species Hymedesmia (Hymedesmia) versicolor (Topsent, 1893)
- Species Hymedesmia (Hymedesmia) vomerula Topsent, 1928
- Species Hymedesmia (Hymedesmia) zetlandica Bowerbank, 1864
- Species Hymedesmia (Hymedesmia) campechiana Topsent, 1889 accepted as Tylosigma campechianum (Topsent, 1889) (reverted genus transfer)
- Species Hymedesmia (Hymedesmia) inflata Vacelet, 1969 accepted as Hymedesmia (Hymedesmia) jeanvaceleti Van Soest & Hooper, 2020 (preoccupied)
- Subgenus Hymedesmia (Stylopus) Fristedt, 1885
- Species Hymedesmia (Stylopus) acerata (Topsent, 1904)
- Species Hymedesmia (Stylopus) coriacea (Fristedt, 1885)
- Species Hymedesmia (Stylopus) dendyi Burton, 1930
- Species Hymedesmia (Stylopus) indivisa (Topsent, 1928)
- Species Hymedesmia (Stylopus) nigrescens (Topsent, 1925)
- Species Hymedesmia (Stylopus) obtusata (Topsent, 1904)
- Species Hymedesmia (Stylopus) pulposus (Topsent, 1925)
- Species Hymedesmia (Stylopus) indivisus (Topsent, 1928) accepted as Hymedesmia (Stylopus) indivisa (Topsent, 1928) (agreement in gender)
- Subgenus Hymedesmia (Ectyodesmia) Topsent, 1928 accepted as Hymedesmia (Hymedesmia) Bowerbank, 1864 (junior synonym)
- Species Hymedesmia (Ectyodesmia) gracilisigma Topsent, 1928 accepted as Hymedesmia (Hymedesmia) gracilisigma Topsent, 1928 (subgenus transfer)
- Species Hymedesmia arborescens Burton, 1956 accepted as Phorbas burtoni Hajdu & Teixeira, 2011 (genus transfer)
- Species Hymedesmia campechiana Topsent, 1889 accepted as Tylosigma campechianum (Topsent, 1889) (genus transfer)
- Species Hymedesmia laevissima Dendy, 1922 accepted as Monanchora laevissima (Dendy, 1922) (genus transfer)
- Species Hymedesmia tenuissima Thiele, 1905 accepted as Hymenancora tenuissima (Thiele, 1905) (genus transfer)
- Species Hymedesmia unguiculata (Dendy, 1922) accepted as Monanchora unguiculata (Dendy, 1922) (genus transfer)
- Species Hymedesmia atlantica Topsent, 1928 represented as Hymedesmia (Hymedesmia) atlantica Topsent, 1928 (subgenus assignment)
- Species Hymedesmia aurantiaca Lévi, 1963 represented as Hymedesmia (Hymedesmia) aurantiaca Lévi, 1963 (subgenus assignment)
- Species Hymedesmia baculifera (Topsent, 1901) represented as Hymedesmia (Hymedesmia) baculifera (Topsent, 1901) (subgenus assignment)
- Species Hymedesmia coriacea (Fristedt, 1885) represented as Hymedesmia (Stylopus) coriacea (Fristedt, 1885) (subgenus assignment)
- Species Hymedesmia curvichela Lundbeck, 1910 represented as Hymedesmia (Hymedesmia) curvichela Lundbeck, 1910 (subgenus assignment)
- Species Hymedesmia depressa Topsent, 1928 represented as Hymedesmia (Hymedesmia) depressa Topsent, 1928 (subgenus assignment)
- Species Hymedesmia gracilisigma Topsent, 1928 represented as Hymedesmia (Hymedesmia) gracilisigma Topsent, 1928 (subgenus assignment)
- Species Hymedesmia indivisa (Topsent, 1928) represented as Hymedesmia (Stylopus) indivisa (Topsent, 1928) (subgenus assignment)
- Species Hymedesmia lancifera (Topsent, 1906) represented as Hymedesmia (Hymedesmia) lancifera (Topsent, 1906) (subgenus transfer)
- Species Hymedesmia longistylus Lundbeck, 1910 represented as Hymedesmia (Hymedesmia) longistylus Lundbeck, 1910 (subgenus assignment)
- Species Hymedesmia murrayi Burton, 1959 represented as Hymedesmia (Hymedesmia) murrayi Burton, 1959 (subgenus assignment)
- Species Hymedesmia occulta Bowerbank in Norman, 1869 represented as Hymedesmia (Hymedesmia) occulta Bowerbank in Norman, 1869 (subgenus assignment)
- Species Hymedesmia omissa Topsent, 1938 represented as Hymedesmia (Hymedesmia) omissa Topsent, 1938 (subgenus assignment)
- Species Hymedesmia pansa Bowerbank, 1882 represented as Hymedesmia (Hymedesmia) pansa Bowerbank, 1882 (subgenus assignment)
- Species Hymedesmia parva Stephens, 1915 represented as Hymedesmia (Hymedesmia) parva Stephens, 1915 (subgenus assignment)
- Species Hymedesmia peachii Bowerbank, 1882 represented as Hymedesmia (Hymedesmia) peachii Bowerbank, 1882 (subgenus assignment)
- Species Hymedesmia pennata Brøndsted, 1932 represented as Hymedesmia (Hymedesmia) pennata Brøndsted, 1932 (subgenus assignment)
- Species Hymedesmia pugio Lundbeck, 1910 represented as Hymedesmia (Hymedesmia) pugio Lundbeck, 1910 (subgenus assignment)
- Species Hymedesmia senegalensis Lévi, 1956 represented as Hymedesmia (Hymedesmia) senegalensis Lévi, 1956 (subgenus assignment)
- Species Hymedesmia simillima Lundbeck, 1910 represented as Hymedesmia (Hymedesmia) simillima Lundbeck, 1910 (subgenus assignment)
- Species Hymedesmia storea Lundbeck, 1910 represented as Hymedesmia (Hymedesmia) storea Lundbeck, 1910 (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: Odido, M.; Appeltans, W.; BelHassen, M.; Mussai, P.; Nsiangango, S.E.; Vandepitte, L.; Wambiji, N.; Zamouri, N. Jiddou, A.M. (Eds) (2025) African Register of Marine Species at: https://marinespecies.org/afremas/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=131950 on 2025-05-09
Odido, M.; Appeltans, W.; BelHassen, M.; Mussai, P.; Nsiangango, S.E.; Vandepitte, L.; Wambiji, N.; Zamouri, N. Jiddou, A.M. (Eds) (2025). African Register of Marine Species. Hymedesmia Bowerbank, 1864. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/afremas/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=131950 on 2025-05-09
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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]



