Genus Hymedesmia Bowerbank, 1862
Taxonomic Decision for Subgeneric Arrangement
- van Soest, R.W.M. 2002. Family Hymedesmiidae Topsent, 1928. pp. 575-593 in Hooper, J.N.A. & van Soest, R.W.M. (eds). Systema Porifera: A guide to the classification of sponges. New York : Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers Vol. 1. [580]
Introduction
Subgenera not identified in Hooper & Wiedenmayer (1994: 219), synonymy followed Topsent (1938: 14).
Distribution
States
Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Arctic, amphi-Atlantic, Mediterranean Sea, S Africa, Indian Ocean, Indo-Malayan region, Japan and SE Pacific Ocean.
IMCRA
Northwest Shelf Province (27), Central Western Shelf Transition (28), Central Western Shelf Province (29), Southwest Shelf Province (31), Northwest Province (4), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41), Central Western Transition (5)
Distribution References
Diagnosis
Persistently thinly encrusting; ectosomal skeleton composed of smooth ectosomal tornotes strewn at the surface and forming bundles in the choanosome; choanosomal basal skeleton hymedesmioid, composed of one or two sizes of acanthostyles standing singly erect on the substrate; microscleres are arcuate isochelae and/or sigmas. Many species.
ID Keys
See Family Hymedesmiidae Diagnosis
Key to subgenera of Hymedesmia
(1) Chelae present ...................................................................................... Hymedesmia
No chelae ....................................................................................................... Stylopus
Diagnosis References
van Soest, R.W.M. 2002. Family Hymedesmiidae Topsent, 1928. pp. 575-593 in Hooper, J.N.A. & van Soest, R.W.M. (eds). Systema Porifera: A guide to the classification of sponges. New York : Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers Vol. 1. [580]
General References
Hooper, J.N.A. & Wiedenmayer, F. 1994. Porifera. pp. 1–620 in Wells, A. (ed.). Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Melbourne : CSIRO Australia Vol. 12 xiii 624 pp. [Date published 21/Nov/1994]
Topsent, E. 1938. Commentaires sur quelques genres d'Eponges marines. Bulletin de l'Institut Océanographique Monaco 744: 1-23
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29-Mar-2018 | DEMOSPONGIAE Sollas, 1885 | 18-Sep-2014 | MODIFIED | ABRS |
| 29-Mar-2018 | 15-Dec-2011 | MOVED | ||
| 29-Mar-2018 | 13-Apr-2011 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |