Hymedesmia is a genus of sponges belonging to the family Hymedesmiidae.[2] The genus is divided into two subgenera, Hymedesmia (Hymedesmia)[3] and Hymedesmia (Stylopus).[4]
| Hymedesmia | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification 
| |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Porifera |
| Class: | Demospongiae |
| Order: | Poecilosclerida |
| Family: | Hymedesmiidae |
| Genus: | Hymedesmia Bowerbank, 1864 |
| Type species | |
| Hymedesmia zetlandica[1] Bowerbank, 1864
| |
| Synonyms[2] | |
| |
The genus has cosmopolitan distribution.[2]
Species edit
This section needs expansion. You can help by adding to it. (May 2021) |
Species:[2]
- Hymedesmia acerata (Topsent, 1904)
- Hymedesmia aequata Lundbeck, 1910
- Hymedesmia agariciicola van Soest, 1984
- Hymedesmia barnesi Goodwin, Brewin & Brickle, 2012
- Hymedesmia pharos Goodwin, Brewin & Brickle, 2012
Species awaiting binomial:
References edit
- ^ "Hymedesmia". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
- ^ a b c d "Hymedesmia". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
- ^ "Hymedesmia (Hymedesmia)". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
- ^ "Hymedesmia (Stylopus)". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 9 May 2021.