''Hymedesmia'' is a genus of
sponge
Sponges, the members of the phylum Porifera (; meaning 'pore bearer'), are a basal animal clade as a sister of the diploblasts. They are multicellular organisms that have bodies full of pores and channels allowing water to circulate through t ...
s belonging to the family
Hymedesmiidae
Hymedesmiidae is a family of demosponges in the order Poecilosclerida.
Genera
* '' Acanthancora''
* '' Hamigera''
* '' Hemimycale''
* '' Hymedesmia''
* '' Kirkpatrickia''
* '' Myxodoryx''
* ''Phorbas
In Greek mythology, Phorbas (; Anc ...
.
The genus is divided into two subgenera, ''Hymedesmia (Hymedesmia)'' and ''Hymedesmia (Stylopus)''.
The genus has
cosmopolitan distribution
In biogeography, cosmopolitan distribution is the term for the range of a taxon that extends across all or most of the world in appropriate habitats. Such a taxon, usually a species, is said to exhibit cosmopolitanism or cosmopolitism. The ext ...
.
Species
Species:
*''
Hymedesmia acerata''
*''
Hymedesmia aequata''
*''
Hymedesmia agariciicola''
*''
Hymedesmia barnesi''
*''
Hymedesmia pharos''
Species awaiting binomial:
*
''Hymedesmia'' sp. 'Parpal Dumplin'
References
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Poecilosclerida
Sponge genera