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Hymedesmia
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Porifera
Class:	Demospongiae
Order:	Poecilosclerida
Family:	Hymedesmiidae
Genus:	Hymedesmia Bowerbank, 1864
Type species
Hymedesmia zetlandica Bowerbank, 1864
Synonyms
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. The genus is divided into two subgenera, Hymedesmia (Hymedesmia) and Hymedesmia (Stylopus).

The genus has cosmopolitan distribution.

Species

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Species:

• 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:

• Hymedesmia sp. 'Parpal Dumplin'

References

1. "Hymedesmia". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
2. ^ "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.

• Poecilosclerida
• Sponge genera