WoRMS taxon details
Hamacantha (Hamacantha) johnsoni (Bowerbank, 1864)
168423 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:168423)
accepted
Species
Desmacella johnsoni (Bowerbank, 1864) · unaccepted (genus transfer)
Hamacantha johnsoni (Bowerbank, 1864) · alternative representation (subgenus assignment)
Hamacantha johnsoni var. complanata Topsent, 1892 · unaccepted (junior synonym)
Hamacantha johnsoni var. inelegans Topsent, 1892 · unaccepted (junior synonym)
Hymedesmia johnsoni Bowerbank, 1864 · alternative representation (subgenus assignment)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
(of Hymedesmia johnsoni Bowerbank, 1864) 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
page(s): 34-35 & figs 112 & 293 [details]
page(s): 34-35 & figs 112 & 293 [details]
Type locality contained in Azores Canaries Madeira
type locality contained in Azores Canaries Madeira [from synonym] [view taxon] [details]
Taxonomy Schmidt's (1870) record of this species from Florida was assigned to Carter's Hamacantha (H.) schmidti, q.v.
Taxonomy Schmidt's (1870) record of this species from Florida was assigned to Carter's Hamacantha (H.) schmidti, q.v. [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. Hamacantha (Hamacantha) johnsoni (Bowerbank, 1864). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=168423 on 2025-09-11
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Hamacantha johnsoni var. inelegans Topsent, 1892) Topsent, E. (1892). Contribution à l'étude des Spongiaires de l'Atlantique Nord (Golfe de Gascogne, Terre-Neuve, Açores). <em>Résultats des campagnes scientifiques accomplies par le Prince Albert I. Monaco.</em> 2: 1-165, pls I-XI.
page(s): 86 [details]
original description (of Hamacantha johnsoni var. complanata Topsent, 1892) Topsent, E. (1892). Contribution à l'étude des Spongiaires de l'Atlantique Nord (Golfe de Gascogne, Terre-Neuve, Açores). <em>Résultats des campagnes scientifiques accomplies par le Prince Albert I. Monaco.</em> 2: 1-165, pls I-XI.
page(s): 86 [details]
original description (of Hymedesmia johnsoni Bowerbank, 1864) 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
page(s): 34-35 & figs 112 & 293 [details]
basis of record Longo, C.; Mastrototaro, F.; Corriero, G. (2005). Sponge fauna associated with a Mediterranean deep-sea coral bank. <em>Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom.</em> 85: 1341-1352.
page(s): 1343 [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 86 [details]
original description (of Hamacantha johnsoni var. complanata Topsent, 1892) Topsent, E. (1892). Contribution à l'étude des Spongiaires de l'Atlantique Nord (Golfe de Gascogne, Terre-Neuve, Açores). <em>Résultats des campagnes scientifiques accomplies par le Prince Albert I. Monaco.</em> 2: 1-165, pls I-XI.
page(s): 86 [details]
original description (of Hymedesmia johnsoni Bowerbank, 1864) 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
page(s): 34-35 & figs 112 & 293 [details]
basis of record Longo, C.; Mastrototaro, F.; Corriero, G. (2005). Sponge fauna associated with a Mediterranean deep-sea coral bank. <em>Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom.</em> 85: 1341-1352.
page(s): 1343 [details] Available for editors
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additional source
Ríos, P.; Cristobo, J.; Sánchez, F. (2017). Porifera del cañón de la Gaviera (sistemas de cañones de Avilés, mar Cantábrico). <em>Avances en estudios de biología marina: contribuciones del XVIII SIEBM GIJÓN. Temas de Oceanografía. Instituto Español de Oceanografía, Madrid. Spain.</em> 10: 123-133.
page(s): 130 [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source D'Onghia, G.; Capezzuto, F.; Cardone, F.; Carlucci, R.; Carluccio, A.; Chimienti, G.; Corriero, G.; Longo, C.; Maiorano, P.; Mastrototaro, F.; Panetta, P.; Rosso, A.; Sanfilippo, R.; Sion, L.; Tursi, A. (2015). Macro- and megafauna recorded in the submarine Bari Canyon (southern Adriatic, Mediterranean Sea) using different tools. <em>Mediterranean Marine Science.</em> 16(1): 180-196., available online at https://doi.org/10.12681/mms.1082
page(s): 184 [details] Available for editors [request]
page(s): 130 [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source D'Onghia, G.; Capezzuto, F.; Cardone, F.; Carlucci, R.; Carluccio, A.; Chimienti, G.; Corriero, G.; Longo, C.; Maiorano, P.; Mastrototaro, F.; Panetta, P.; Rosso, A.; Sanfilippo, R.; Sion, L.; Tursi, A. (2015). Macro- and megafauna recorded in the submarine Bari Canyon (southern Adriatic, Mediterranean Sea) using different tools. <em>Mediterranean Marine Science.</em> 16(1): 180-196., available online at https://doi.org/10.12681/mms.1082
page(s): 184 [details] Available for editors
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Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unknown type (of Hamacantha johnsoni (Bowerbank, 1864)) MNHN DT 1076, geounit Azores Canaries Madeira [details]
Unknown type (of Hamacantha johnsoni (Bowerbank, 1864)) MNHN DT 1077, geounit Azores Canaries Madeira [details]
Unknown type (of Hamacantha johnsoni (Bowerbank, 1864)) MNHN DT 1078, geounit Azores Canaries Madeira [details]
From editor or global species database
Taxonomy Schmidt's (1870) record of this species from Florida was assigned to Carter's Hamacantha (H.) schmidti, q.v. [details]
