Hymedesmia

Hymedesmia
Scientific classification Edit this 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]
  • Ectyodesma Topsent, 1928
  • Ectyodesmia Topsent, 1928
  • Ectyostylopus Topsent, 1928
  • Holorodesmia Topsent, 1928
  • Hymenodesmia Filhol, 1885
  • Hymetrichita Pulitzer-Finali, 1983
  • Hymidesmia Bowerbank, 1874
  • Hymoxenia Alander, 1937
  • Leptosia Topsent, 1892
  • Poecilochela de Laubenfels, 1936
  • Sclerilla Schmidt, 1868
  • Stegxella Bowerbank, 1874

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]

The genus has cosmopolitan distribution.[2]

Species

Species:[2]

Species awaiting binomial:

References

  1. ^ "Hymedesmia". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d "Hymedesmia". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
  3. ^ "Hymedesmia (Hymedesmia)". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
  4. ^ "Hymedesmia (Stylopus)". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 9 May 2021.