WoRMS name details
Hymedesmia helgae Stephens, 1916
191859 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:191859)
alternative representation (subgenus assignment)
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Stephens, J. (1916). Preliminary Notice of some Irish Sponges. The Monaxonellida (Suborder Sigmatomonaxonellida) obtained by the Fisheries Branch of the Department of Agriculture and Technical Instruction, Ireland. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> (8) 17: 232-242., available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/00222931508693773
page(s): 236-237 [details]
Stephens, J. (1921 [1920]). Sponges of the Coasts of Ireland. II. The Tetraxonida (concluded). <em>Scientific Investigations of the Fisheries Branch. Department of Agriculture for Ireland.</em> 1920 (2): 1-75, pls I-VI.
page(s): 40-41 [details]
page(s): 236-237 [details]
Stephens, J. (1921 [1920]). Sponges of the Coasts of Ireland. II. The Tetraxonida (concluded). <em>Scientific Investigations of the Fisheries Branch. Department of Agriculture for Ireland.</em> 1920 (2): 1-75, pls I-VI.
page(s): 40-41 [details]
Type locality contained in Celtic Seas
type locality contained in Celtic Seas [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 helgae Stephens, 1916. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=191859 on 2026-05-28
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Nomenclature
original description
Stephens, J. (1916). Preliminary Notice of some Irish Sponges. The Monaxonellida (Suborder Sigmatomonaxonellida) obtained by the Fisheries Branch of the Department of Agriculture and Technical Instruction, Ireland. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> (8) 17: 232-242., available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/00222931508693773
page(s): 236-237 [details]
original description Stephens, J. (1921 [1920]). Sponges of the Coasts of Ireland. II. The Tetraxonida (concluded). <em>Scientific Investigations of the Fisheries Branch. Department of Agriculture for Ireland.</em> 1920 (2): 1-75, pls I-VI.
page(s): 40-41 [details]
page(s): 236-237 [details]
original description Stephens, J. (1921 [1920]). Sponges of the Coasts of Ireland. II. The Tetraxonida (concluded). <em>Scientific Investigations of the Fisheries Branch. Department of Agriculture for Ireland.</em> 1920 (2): 1-75, pls I-VI.
page(s): 40-41 [details]
Other
additional source
Burton, M. (1930). Additions to the Sponge Fauna at Plymouth. <em>Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom.</em> 16(2): 489-507., available online at https://doi.org/10.1017/s0025315400072891
page(s): 501 [details]
page(s): 501 [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
