Forcepia (Forcepia) hymena
creator: van Soest, Rob W.M.
creator: Boury-Esnault, Nicole
date: 2026-08-02
language: en
license: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
publisher: World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS)
relation: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php
subject: Forcepia (Forcepia) hymena (de Laubenfels, 1930)
type: ScientificName
bibliographic citation: 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. Forcepia (Forcepia) hymena (de Laubenfels, 1930). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=168866 on 2026-08-02
created: 2005-07-10T20:05:41Z
modified: 2022-08-06T18:11:39Z
replaces: 194561
rights holder: WoRMS Editorial Board
scientific name: Forcepia (Forcepia) hymena (de Laubenfels, 1930)
class: Demospongiae
family: Coelosphaeridae
genus: Forcepia
kingdom: Animalia
name published in: Laubenfels, M.W. de. (1930). The Sponges of California. (Abstracts of dissertations for the degree of doctor of philosophy. Stanford University Bulletin. 5(98): 24-29.
name published in: Laubenfels, M.W. de. (1932). The marine and fresh-water sponges of California. Proceedings of the United States National Museum. 81 (2927):1-140.
name published in year: 1930
name published in year: 1932
order: Poecilosclerida
parent name usage ID: 168851
phylum: Porifera
scientific name authorship: (de Laubenfels, 1930)
specific epithet: hymena
subgenus: Forcepia
taxon rank: Species
taxonomic status: accepted