WoRMS name details
Hemectyon pearsei Wells, Wells & Gray, 1960
191556 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:191556)
unaccepted (genus transfer)
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Wells, H.W.; Wells, M.J.; Gray, I.E. (1960). Marine sponges of North Carolina. <em>Journal of the Elisha Mitchell Scientific Society.</em> 76 (2): 200-245.
page(s): 218 [details]
page(s): 218 [details]
Type locality contained in Carolinian
type locality contained in Carolinian [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. Hemectyon pearsei Wells, Wells & Gray, 1960. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=191556 on 2026-02-23
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Nomenclature
original description
Wells, H.W.; Wells, M.J.; Gray, I.E. (1960). Marine sponges of North Carolina. <em>Journal of the Elisha Mitchell Scientific Society.</em> 76 (2): 200-245.
page(s): 218 [details]
page(s): 218 [details]
Other
additional source
Hooper, J.N.A.; Lehnert, H.; Zea, S. (1999). Revision of <i>Aulospongus</i> and other Raspailiidae with rhabdostyles (Porifera: Demospongiae: Poecilosclerida). <em>Memoirs of the Queensland Museum.</em> 43 (2): 649-707.
page(s): 688; note: redescription and genus transfer [details]
page(s): 688; note: redescription and genus transfer [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
