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Hymedesmia Bowerbank, 1864

1108109 (urn:lsid:irmng.org:taxname:1108109)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Porifera (Phylum)
  4. Demospongea (Class)
  5. Poecilosclerida (Order)
  6. Hymedesmiidae (Family)
  7. Hymedesmia (Genus)
accepted
Genus
Hymedesmiidae Topsent, 1928
Hymedesmia Bowerbank in MacAndrew, 1861 · unaccepted > nomen nudum
Hymetrichita Pulitzer-Finali, 1983 · unaccepted (junior synonym)
Hymoxenia Alander, 1937 · unaccepted (junior synonym)
Leptosia Topsent, 1892 · unaccepted (preoccupied)
Poecilochela de Laubenfels, 1936 · unaccepted (junior synonym)
Sclerilla Schmidt, 1868 · unaccepted (junior synonym)
Stegxella Bowerbank, 1874 · unaccepted (nomen nudum and junior synonym)
Stylopus Fristedt, 1885 · unaccepted (subgenus transfer)
Tylosigma Topsent, 1894 · unaccepted (junior synonym)

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  1. Species Hymedesmia acerata (Topsent, 1904)
  2. Species Hymedesmia aequata Lundbeck, 1910
  3. Species Hymedesmia agariciicola van Soest, 1984
  4. Species Hymedesmia anisostrongyloxea Bergquist & Fromont, 1988
  5. Species Hymedesmia antarctica Hentschel, 1914
  6. Species Hymedesmia antarctica Boury-Esnault & van Beveren, 1982
  7. Species Hymedesmia areolata Thiele, 1905
  8. Species Hymedesmia armigera (Bowerbank, 1882)
  9. Species Hymedesmia arndti (de Laubenfels, 1930)
  10. Species Hymedesmia atlantica Topsent, 1928
  11. Species Hymedesmia aurantiaca Lévi, 1963
  12. Species Hymedesmia australiensis (Hentschel, 1911)
  13. Species Hymedesmia australis (Bergquist & Fromont, 1988)
  14. Species Hymedesmia baculifera (Topsent, 1901)
  15. Species Hymedesmia barnesi Goodwin, Brewin & Brickle, 2012
  16. Species Hymedesmia basiclavata Topsent, 1928
  17. Species Hymedesmia basispinosa Lundbeck, 1910
  18. Species Hymedesmia bocki Alander, 1942
  19. Species Hymedesmia bonairensis van Soest, 2009
  20. Species Hymedesmia bowerbanki Lundbeck, 1910
  21. Species Hymedesmia brachyrhabda Lévi & Lévi, 1983
  22. Species Hymedesmia bractea Lundbeck, 1910
  23. Species Hymedesmia brepha
  24. Species Hymedesmia brondstedi Burton, 1930
  25. Species Hymedesmia campechiana Topsent, 1889
  26. Species Hymedesmia caribica Lehnert & van Soest, 1996
  27. Species Hymedesmia castanea Sarà, 1964
  28. Species Hymedesmia chlorosa Alander, 1942
  29. Species Hymedesmia clavigera (Levinsen, 1887)
  30. Species Hymedesmia clavigera Lundbeck, 1910
  31. Species Hymedesmia cohesibacilla Goodwin & Picton, 2009
  32. Species Hymedesmia consanguinea Lundbeck, 1910
  33. Species Hymedesmia cordichela Alander, 1942
  34. Species Hymedesmia coriacea (Fristedt, 1885)
  35. Species Hymedesmia coronula (Bowerbank, 1874)
  36. Species Hymedesmia crami Goodwin & Picton, 2009
  37. Species Hymedesmia cratera Goodwin & Picton, 2009
  38. Species Hymedesmia crelloides Burton & Rao, 1932
  39. Species Hymedesmia crux (Schmidt, 1875)
  40. Species Hymedesmia curacaoensis van Soest, 1984
  41. Species Hymedesmia curvichela Lundbeck, 1910
  42. Species Hymedesmia decepta (Kirkpatrick, 1907)
  43. Species Hymedesmia dendyi Burton, 1930
  44. Species Hymedesmia depressa Topsent, 1928
  45. Species Hymedesmia derjugini (Breitfuss, 1912)
  46. Species Hymedesmia dermata Lundbeck, 1910
  47. Species Hymedesmia dichela (Hentschel, 1911)
  48. Species Hymedesmia digitata Lundbeck, 1910
  49. Species Hymedesmia donsi Alander, 1937
  50. Species Hymedesmia dubia Lundbeck, 1910
  51. Species Hymedesmia ebria Alander, 1937
  52. Species Hymedesmia filans (Schmidt, 1868)
  53. Species Hymedesmia filifera Schmidt, 1875
  54. Species Hymedesmia flaccida Topsent, 1928
  55. Species Hymedesmia fristedti (Topsent, 1916)
  56. Species Hymedesmia gaussiana Hentschel, 1914
  57. Species Hymedesmia gibbosa Goodwin, Picton & van Soest, 2011
  58. Species Hymedesmia gisleni Alander, 1942
  59. Species Hymedesmia gracilisigma Topsent, 1928
  60. Species Hymedesmia grandis Lundbeck, 1910
  61. Species Hymedesmia gregalis Koltun, 1970
  62. Species Hymedesmia gunhildae Alander, 1942
  63. Species Hymedesmia gustafsoni Alander, 1942
  64. Species Hymedesmia hallmanni Topsent, 1928
  65. Species Hymedesmia helgae Stephens, 1921
  66. Species Hymedesmia hibernica Stephens, 1916
  67. Species Hymedesmia indivisa Topsent, 1928
  68. Species Hymedesmia indivisus (Topsent)
  69. Species Hymedesmia inflata Vacelet, 1969
  70. Species Hymedesmia inflata (Alander, 1937)
  71. Species Hymedesmia irregularis Lundbeck, 1910
  72. Species Hymedesmia irritans Thiele, 1905
  73. Species Hymedesmia jamaicensis van Soest, 1984
  74. Species Hymedesmia jecusculum (Bowerbank, 1866)
  75. Species Hymedesmia jugalis Topsent, 1928
  76. Species Hymedesmia koehleri (Topsent, 1896)
  77. Species Hymedesmia lacera Lundbeck, 1910
  78. Species Hymedesmia laevis Thiele, 1905
  79. Species Hymedesmia laevistylus Lundbeck, 1910
  80. Species Hymedesmia lamina Lundbeck, 1910
  81. Species Hymedesmia lancifera (Topsent, 1906)
  82. Species Hymedesmia latrunculioides Lundbeck, 1910
  83. Species Hymedesmia lenta Descatoire, 1966
  84. Species Hymedesmia levis Lundbeck, 1910
  85. Species Hymedesmia lieberkuhni Burton, 1930
  86. Species Hymedesmia lissostyla (Bergquist & Fromont, 1988)
  87. Species Hymedesmia lobichela Topsent, 1928
  88. Species Hymedesmia longistylus Lundbeck, 1910
  89. Species Hymedesmia longurioides Burton, 1932
  90. Species Hymedesmia longurius Lundbeck, 1910
  91. Species Hymedesmia lophastraea Hentschel, 1909
  92. Species Hymedesmia lundbecki Dendy, 1924
  93. Species Hymedesmia macrosigma Lundbeck, 1910
  94. Species Hymedesmia mamillaris (Fristedt, 1885)
  95. Species Hymedesmia mannarensis Thomas, 1970
  96. Species Hymedesmia manubriata (Topsent, 1928)
  97. Species Hymedesmia mariondufresni Boury-Esnault & van Beveren, 1982
  98. Species Hymedesmia matthesi Arndt, 1941
  99. Species Hymedesmia mertoni Hentschel, 1912
  100. Species Hymedesmia microchela Alander, 1942
  101. Species Hymedesmia microstronglyla Bergquist & Fromont, 1988
  102. Species Hymedesmia microstrongyla Bergquist & Fromont, 1988
  103. Species Hymedesmia minuta Alander, 1935
  104. Species Hymedesmia mollis Lundbeck, 1910
  105. Species Hymedesmia mucronata (Topsent, 1904)
  106. Species Hymedesmia mucronella Lundbeck, 1910
  107. Species Hymedesmia mucronota (Topsent, 1904)
  108. Species Hymedesmia murrayi Burton, 1959
  109. Species Hymedesmia mutabilis Topsent, 1904
  110. Species Hymedesmia nigrescens (Topsent, 1925)
  111. Species Hymedesmia norvegica Thiele, 1903
  112. Species Hymedesmia nummota de Laubenfels, 1936
  113. Species Hymedesmia nummulus Lundbeck, 1910
  114. Species Hymedesmia obtusata (Topsent, 1904)
  115. Species Hymedesmia occulta Bowerbank in Norman, 1869
  116. Species Hymedesmia oculifer (Hentschel, 1911)
  117. Species Hymedesmia oculifera (Hentschel, 1911)
  118. Species Hymedesmia odhneri (Alander, 1942)
  119. Species Hymedesmia omissa Topsent, 1938
  120. Species Hymedesmia orientalis Koltun, 1962
  121. Species Hymedesmia oxneri Topsent, 1928
  122. Species Hymedesmia pachychela Topsent, 1928
  123. Species Hymedesmia palmatichelifera van Soest, 1984
  124. Species Hymedesmia pansa Bowerbank, 1882
  125. Species Hymedesmia parva Stephens, 1915
  126. Species Hymedesmia parvispicula Burton & Rao, 1932
  127. Species Hymedesmia paupertas (Boerbank, 1866)
  128. Species Hymedesmia peachi Bowerbank, 1882
  129. Species Hymedesmia peachii Bowerbank, 1882
  130. Species Hymedesmia pennata Brøndsted, 1932
  131. Species Hymedesmia perforata Lundbeck, 1910
  132. Species Hymedesmia pharos Goodwin, Brewin & Brickle, 2012
  133. Species Hymedesmia pilata Bowerbank, 1882
  134. Species Hymedesmia planca Lundbeck, 1910
  135. Species Hymedesmia planisigma Topsent, 1928
  136. Species Hymedesmia platychela Lundbeck, 1910
  137. Species Hymedesmia plicata Topsent, 1928
  138. Species Hymedesmia poicilacantha Alander, 1942
  139. Species Hymedesmia primitiva Lundbeck, 1910
  140. Species Hymedesmia procumbens Lundbeck, 1910
  141. Species Hymedesmia prostrata Thiele, 1903
  142. Species Hymedesmia proteida Schmidt, 1875
  143. Species Hymedesmia proxima Lundbeck, 1910
  144. Species Hymedesmia pugio Lundbeck, 1910
  145. Species Hymedesmia pulposa Topsent, 1925
  146. Species Hymedesmia pulposus (Topsent, 1925)
  147. Species Hymedesmia pustula (Fristedt, 1887)
  148. Species Hymedesmia rathlinia Goodwin & Picton, 2009
  149. Species Hymedesmia rectirhaphis (Pulitzer-Finali, 1983)
  150. Species Hymedesmia rhaphigena (Topsent, 1904)
  151. Species Hymedesmia rissoi Topsent, 1936
  152. Species Hymedesmia rugosa Lundbeck, 1910
  153. Species Hymedesmia saccea (Schmidt, 1864)
  154. Species Hymedesmia senegalensis Lévi, 1956
  155. Species Hymedesmia serrulata Vacelet, 1969
  156. Species Hymedesmia similima Lundbeck, 1910
  157. Species Hymedesmia similis Lundbeck, 1910
  158. Species Hymedesmia simillima Lundbeck, 1910
  159. Species Hymedesmia sirventi (Topsent, 1927)
  160. Species Hymedesmia spiniarcuata Lévi & Lévi, 1983
  161. Species Hymedesmia spinosa Stephens, 1916
  162. Species Hymedesmia splenium Lundbeck, 1910
  163. Species Hymedesmia stellifera Goodwin & Picton, 2009
  164. Species Hymedesmia stephensi Burton, 1930
  165. Species Hymedesmia stoneae Goodwin, Picton & van Soest, 2011
  166. Species Hymedesmia storea Lundbeck, 1910
  167. Species Hymedesmia stylata Lundbeck, 1910
  168. Species Hymedesmia stylifera (Alander, 1942)
  169. Species Hymedesmia stylophora Thomas, 1970
  170. Species Hymedesmia tendali Goodwin, Picton & van Soest, 2011
  171. Species Hymedesmia tenuicula Lundbeck, 1910
  172. Species Hymedesmia tenuisigma Lundbeck, 1910
  173. Species Hymedesmia tenuissima (Dendy, 1905)
  174. Species Hymedesmia thielei Alander, 1942
  175. Species Hymedesmia tornotata Lundbeck, 1910
  176. Species Hymedesmia trichoma Lundbeck, 1910
  177. Species Hymedesmia truncata Lundbeck, 1910
  178. Species Hymedesmia uchinourensis Hoshino, 1981
  179. Species Hymedesmia umbellifera (Topsent, 1904)
  180. Species Hymedesmia umbelliformis Goodwin & Picton, 2009
  181. Species Hymedesmia unguiculata (Dendy, 1922)
  182. Species Hymedesmia unguifera Burton, 1929
  183. Species Hymedesmia valentinae Goodwin, Picton & van Soest, 2011
  184. Species Hymedesmia velata Topsent, 1928
  185. Species Hymedesmia veneta (Schmidt, 1862)
  186. Species Hymedesmia verrucosa Lundbeck, 1910
  187. Species Hymedesmia versicolor (Topsent, 1893)
  188. Species Hymedesmia vicaria Hooper & Wiedenmayer, 1994
  189. Species Hymedesmia vidua (Schmidt, 1875)
  190. Species Hymedesmia vomerula Topsent, 1928
  191. Species Hymedesmia xavierae Goodwin, Picton & van Soest, 2011
  192. Species Hymedesmia zetlandica Bowerbank, 1864
  193. Species Hymedesmia aenigma Lundbeck, 1910 accepted as Acanthancora aenigma (Lundbeck, 1910)
  194. Species Hymedesmia arborescens Burton, 1956 accepted as Phorbas arborescens (Ridley, 1884)
  195. Species Hymedesmia canadensis Ginn, Logan, Thomas & van Soest, 1998 accepted as
  196. Species Hymedesmia capitatostellifera Carter, 1880 accepted as Timea capitatostellifera (Carter, 1880)
  197. Species Hymedesmia chondrilloides Topsent, 1904 accepted as Timea chondrilloides (Topsent, 1904)
  198. Species Hymedesmia constellata (Topsent, 1904) accepted as Leptosastra constellata Topsent, 1904
  199. Species Hymedesmia crassa Topsent, 1900 accepted as Timea crassa (Topsent, 1900)
  200. Species Hymedesmia curvistellifera Dendy, 1905 accepted as Timea curvistellifera (Dendy, 1905)
  201. Species Hymedesmia dujardinii (Bowerbank, 1866) accepted as Hymedesmia coriacea (Fristedt, 1885)
  202. Species Hymedesmia duplicata (Lundbeck, 1910) accepted as Hymenancora duplicata Lundbeck, 1910
  203. Species Hymedesmia exigua Kirkpatrick, 1907 accepted as Hymenancora exigua (Kirkpatrick, 1907)
  204. Species Hymedesmia fictitia (Bowerbank, 1866) accepted as Phorbas fictitius (Bowerbank, 1866)
  205. Species Hymedesmia hallezi Topsent, 1894 accepted as Timea hallezi (Topsent, 1894)
  206. Species Hymedesmia indistincta Bowerbank, 1874 accepted as Plocamionida ambigua (Bowerbank, 1866)
  207. Species Hymedesmia inflata Bowerbank, 1866 accepted as Halicnemia patera Bowerbank, 1864
  208. Species Hymedesmia johnsoni Bowerbank, 1864 accepted as Hamacantha johnsoni (Bowerbank, 1864)
  209. Species Hymedesmia laevissima Dendy, 1922 accepted as Monanchora laevissima (Dendy, 1922)
  210. Species Hymedesmia leptochela Hentschel, 1914 accepted as Phorbas leptochela (Hentschel, 1914)
  211. Species Hymedesmia lieberkuehni Burton, 1930 accepted as Phorbas lieberkuehni (Burton, 1930)
  212. Species Hymedesmia lipochela Dendy, 1922 accepted as Monanchora lipochela (Dendy, 1922)
  213. Species Hymedesmia mixta Topsent, 1896 accepted as Timea mixta (Topsent, 1896)
  214. Species Hymedesmia moorei Carter, 1880 accepted as Timea moorei (Carter, 1880)
  215. Species Hymedesmia palmatichela Topsent, 1928 accepted as Clathria palmatichela (Topsent, 1928)
  216. Species Hymedesmia parvispiculata Burton & Rao, 1932 accepted as Hymedesmia parvispicula Burton & Rao, 1932
  217. Species Hymedesmia polita Ridley, 1881 accepted as Clathria polita (Ridley, 1881)
  218. Species Hymedesmia radiata Bowerbank, 1866 accepted as Eurypon radiatum (Bowerbank, 1866)
  219. Species Hymedesmia rhodus Hentschel, 1929 accepted as Inflatella rhodus (Hentschel, 1929)
  220. Species Hymedesmia schmidti (Carter, 1882) accepted as Hamacantha schmidti (Carter, 1882)
  221. Species Hymedesmia simplicima Bowerbank, 1874 accepted as Pseudosuberites simplicima (Bowerbank, 1874) accepted as Pseudosuberites sulphureus (Bean, 1866)
  222. Species Hymedesmia spinatostellifera Carter, 1880 accepted as Timea spinatostellifera (Carter, 1880)
  223. Species Hymedesmia stellata Bowerbank, 1866 accepted as Timea stellata (Bowerbank, 1866)
  224. Species Hymedesmia stellivarians Carter, 1880 accepted as Timea stellivarians (Carter, 1880)
  225. Species Hymedesmia tenuisclera (Lundbeck, 1910) accepted as Hymenancora tenuisclera Lundbeck, 1910
  226. Species Hymedesmia tenuissima Thiele, 1905 accepted as Hymenancora tenuissima (Thiele, 1905)
  227. Species Hymedesmia tornotoxa Hentschel, 1929 accepted as Hymedesmia tornotata Lundbeck, 1910
  228. Species Hymedesmia trigonostellata Carter, 1880 accepted as Timea trigonostellata (Carter, 1880)
  229. Species Hymedesmia tristellata Topsent, 1892 accepted as Timea tristellata (Topsent, 1892)
  230. Species Hymedesmia unistellata Topsent, 1892 accepted as Timea unistellata (Topsent, 1892)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Phil. Trans., 152, 1862,
page(s): 1110 [details] 
Taxonomic remark Authority given in WoRMS as Bowerbank, 1864.  
Taxonomic remark Authority given in WoRMS as Bowerbank, 1864. [details]
IRMNG (2026). Hymedesmia Bowerbank, 1864. Accessed at: https://www.irmng.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1108109 on 2026-09-26
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original description Phil. Trans., 152, 1862,
page(s): 1110 [details] 

basis of record Neave, S. A. and successors. (1939-2004). Nomenclator Zoologicus, vols. 1-10 online. [developed by uBio, hosted online at MBLWHOI Library]. Previously at http://ubio.org/NomenclatorZoologicus/ (URL no longer current). , available online at https://insecta.bio.spbu.ru/z/nomenclator_zoologicus_PDF.htm [details] 

basis of record SN2000/Van Soest, 2001 [details] 

verified source for family WoRMS (Mar 2013) [details] 

name verified source Neave, S. A. and successors. (1939-2004). Nomenclator Zoologicus, vols. 1-10 online. [developed by uBio, hosted online at MBLWHOI Library]. Previously at http://ubio.org/NomenclatorZoologicus/ (URL no longer current). , available online at https://insecta.bio.spbu.ru/z/nomenclator_zoologicus_PDF.htm [details] 

current name source CoL 2006 [details] 

current name source WoRMS (Mar 2013) [details] 

extant flag source CoL2006 (extant taxa) [details] 

extant flag source Sepkoski, J. J., Jr. (2002). A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. <em>Bulletins of American Paleontology.</em> 363: 1-560., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10698313 [details] 

habitat flag source Aphia 2006 [details] 

original description (of Leptosia Topsent, 1892) Arch. Zool. exp. gén. Paris, (2) 10, xxii. [details] 

original description (of Hymedesmia Bowerbank in MacAndrew, 1861) in MacAndrew, Rep. Brit. Ass., 30 (1860)
page(s): 236 [details] 

original description (of Hymoxenia Alander, 1937) K. norske vidensk. Selsk. Forh., Trondheim, 10
page(s): 71 [details] 

original description (of Stylopus Fristedt, 1885) K. svenska VetenskAkad. Handl., (N. F.) 21, no. 6
page(s): 28 [details] 

original description (of Tylosigma Topsent, 1894) Mém. Soc. Zool. Fr., 7
page(s): 32 [details] 

original description (of Hymidesmia Bowerbank, 1874) Monogr. Brit. Spong., 3
page(s): 304 [details] 

original description (of Stegxella Bowerbank, 1874) Monogr. Brit. Spong., 3, xi. [details] 

original description (of Poecilochela de Laubenfels, 1936) Pap. Tortugas Lab., 30
page(s): 87 [details] 

original description (of Ectyostylopus Topsent, 1928) Res. Camp. Sci. Albert Monaco, 74
page(s): 284 [details] 

original description (of Holorodesmia Topsent, 1928) Résult. camp. Sci. Alb. Monaco, 74
page(s): 267 [details] 

original description (of Ectyodesma Topsent, 1928) Résult. Camp. Sci. Monaco, 74
page(s): 257 [details] 

original description (of Sclerilla Schmidt, 1868) Spong. Algier
page(s): 12 [details] 

original description (of Hymenodesmia Filhol, 1885) Vie Fond Mers, explan. fig
page(s): 88 [details] 
Unreviewed
Descriptive info Includes marine species (Aphia 2006). [details]

Taxonomic remark Authority given in WoRMS as Bowerbank, 1864. [details]
To BioNames database (from synonym Leptosia Topsent, 1892)
To BioNames database (from synonym Hymoxenia Alander, 1937)
To BioNames database (from synonym Holorodesmia Topsent, 1928)
To BioNames database (from synonym Ectyodesma Topsent, 1928)
To BioNames database (from synonym Poecilochela de Laubenfels, 1936)
To BioNames database (from synonym Stylopus Fristedt, 1885)
To ION (Index to Organism Names) (from synonym Stylopus Fristedt, 1885)
To ION (Index to Organism Names) (from synonym Ectyodesma Topsent, 1928)
To ION (Index to Organism Names) (from synonym Poecilochela de Laubenfels, 1936)
To ION (Index to Organism Names) (from synonym Hymoxenia Alander, 1937)
To ION (Index to Organism Names) (from synonym Holorodesmia Topsent, 1928)
To ION (Index to Organism Names) (from synonym Leptosia Topsent, 1892)
To WoRMS (from synonym Leptosia Topsent, 1892)
To WoRMS (from synonym Hymoxenia Alander, 1937)
To WoRMS (from synonym Ectyodesmia Topsent, 1928)
To WoRMS 
To WoRMS (from synonym Holorodesmia Topsent, 1928)
To WoRMS (from synonym Ectyostylopus Topsent, 1928)
To WoRMS (from synonym Sclerilla Schmidt, 1868)
To WoRMS (from synonym Poecilochela de Laubenfels, 1936)
To WoRMS (from synonym Tylosigma Topsent, 1894)
To WoRMS (from synonym Hymetrichita Pulitzer-Finali, 1983)
To WoRMS (from synonym Stegxella Bowerbank, 1874)
To WoRMS (from synonym Stylopus Fristedt, 1885)
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