WoRMS taxon details
Hymedesmia (Hymedesmia) crux (Schmidt, 1875)
133563 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:133563)
accepted
Species
Desmacidon crux Schmidt, 1875 · unaccepted (genus transfer)
Hymedesmia crux (Schmidt, 1875) · alternative representation (subgenus assignment)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
(of Desmacidon crux Schmidt, 1875) Schmidt, O. (1875). Spongien. Die Expedition zur physikalisch-chemischen und biologischen Untersuchung der Nordsee im Sommer 1872. <em>Jahresbericht der Commission zur Wissenschaftlichen Untersuchung der Deutschen Meere in Kiel.</em> 2-3: 115-120, pl. I., available online at https://archive.org/details/wissenschaftlich2318komm [details] 
Type locality contained in Southern Norway
type locality contained in Southern Norway [from synonym] [view taxon] [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.; Schönberg, C.; Turner, T.; Vacelet, J.; van Soest, R.W.M.; Xavier, J. (2026). World Porifera Database. Hymedesmia (Hymedesmia) crux (Schmidt, 1875). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=133563 on 2026-06-28
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Desmacidon crux Schmidt, 1875) Schmidt, O. (1875). Spongien. Die Expedition zur physikalisch-chemischen und biologischen Untersuchung der Nordsee im Sommer 1872. <em>Jahresbericht der Commission zur Wissenschaftlichen Untersuchung der Deutschen Meere in Kiel.</em> 2-3: 115-120, pl. I., available online at https://archive.org/details/wissenschaftlich2318komm [details]
Other
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]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Hymedesmia crux (Schmidt, 1875))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Desmacidon crux Schmidt, 1875)
To PESI (from synonym Desmacidon crux Schmidt, 1875)
To PESI
To PESI (from synonym Hymedesmia crux (Schmidt, 1875))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Desmacidon crux Schmidt, 1875)
To PESI (from synonym Desmacidon crux Schmidt, 1875)
To PESI
To PESI (from synonym Hymedesmia crux (Schmidt, 1875))
