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Hymedesmia (Hymedesmia) mertoni Hentschel, 1912

133602  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:133602)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Porifera (Phylum)
  4. Demospongiae (Class)
  5. Heteroscleromorpha (Subclass)
  6. Poecilosclerida (Order)
  7. Hymedesmiidae (Family)
  8. Hymedesmia (Genus)
  9. Hymedesmia (Hymedesmia) (Subgenus)
  10. Hymedesmia (Hymedesmia) mertoni (Species)
accepted
Species
Hymedesmia mertoni Hentschel, 1912 · alternative representation (subgenus assignment)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
(of Hymedesmia mertoni Hentschel, 1912) Hentschel, E. (1912). Kiesel- und Hornschwämme der Aru- und Kei-Inseln. <em>Abhandlungen herausgegeben von der Senckenbergischen naturforschenden Gesellschaft.</em> 34 (3): 293-448, pls 13-21.
page(s): 376-377; pl XX fig 34 [details] OpenAccess publication
Holotype  (of Hymedesmia mertoni Hentschel, 1912) SMF...  
Holotype (of Hymedesmia mertoni Hentschel, 1912) SMF 994, geounit Arafura Sea [details]
Distribution H. mertoni is reported from the Azores by Boury-Esnault & Lopes, 1985, but this is unlikely to be correct.  
Distribution H. mertoni is reported from the Azores by Boury-Esnault & Lopes, 1985, but this is unlikely to be correct. [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. Hymedesmia (Hymedesmia) mertoni Hentschel, 1912. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=133602 on 2025-05-07
Date
action
by
2004-12-21 15:54:05Z
created
van Soest, Rob W.M.
2005-09-09 16:45:37Z
changed
Vanden Berghe, Edward
2007-05-19 19:12:39Z
changed
van Soest, Rob W.M.
2016-05-04 08:58:00Z
changed
van Soest, Rob W.M.

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Nomenclature

original description (of Hymedesmia mertoni Hentschel, 1912) Hentschel, E. (1912). Kiesel- und Hornschwämme der Aru- und Kei-Inseln. <em>Abhandlungen herausgegeben von der Senckenbergischen naturforschenden Gesellschaft.</em> 34 (3): 293-448, pls 13-21.
page(s): 376-377; pl XX fig 34 [details] OpenAccess publication

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] OpenAccess publication

 
 Present  Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio   Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
   

Holotype (of Hymedesmia mertoni Hentschel, 1912) SMF 994, geounit Arafura Sea [details]
From editor or global species database
Distribution H. mertoni is reported from the Azores by Boury-Esnault & Lopes, 1985, but this is unlikely to be correct. [details]
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