Hymedesmia (Hymedesmia) Bowerbank, 1864

Salani, Sula, Willenz, Philippe, Fernandez, Julio C. C. & Hajdu, Eduardo, 2022, Three new Hymedesmia Bowerbank, 1864 (Demospongiae, Poecilosclerida Hymedesmiidae) from the Southeast Pacific (Peru and Chile), Zootaxa 5165 (2), pp. 217-240 : 219

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scientific name	Hymedesmia (Hymedesmia) Bowerbank, 1864
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Subgenus Hymedesmia (Hymedesmia) Bowerbank, 1864 View in CoL

Type species. H. (H.) zetlandica Bowerbank, 1864 View in CoL .

Diagnosis. Hymedesmia with arcuate isochelae, to which sigmas and/or microstrongyles may be added.

Remarks. Van Soest’s (2002) definition is adapted here, accounting for the possible occurrence of microstrongyles too.

References

Bowerbank, J. S. (1864) A monograph of the British Spongiadae. Volume 1. Ray Society, London, 290 pp., XXXVII pls. https: // doi. org / 10.5962 / bhl. title. 2038

van Soest, R. W. M. (2002) Family Hymedesmiidae Topsent, 1928. In: Hooper, J. N. A., van Soest, R. W. M. & Willenz, Ph. (Eds.), Systema Porifera. A guide to the classification of sponges. 1. Kluwer Academic / Plenum Publishers, New York, Boston, Dordrecht, London, Moscow, pp. 575 - 593. https: // doi. org / 10.1007 / 978 - 1 - 4615 - 0747 - 5 _ 62