Deep-Sea taxon details
Hamacantha (Hamacantha) Gray, 1867
168415 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:168415)
accepted
Subgenus
- Species Hamacantha (Hamacantha) boomerang Hajdu & Castello-Branco, 2014
- Species Hamacantha (Hamacantha) hortae Santín, Grinyó, Uriz & Gili, 2021
- Species Hamacantha (Hamacantha) johnsoni (Bowerbank, 1864)
- Species Hamacantha (Hamacantha) lundbecki Topsent, 1904
- Species Hamacantha (Hamacantha) acerata Lévi, 1993 accepted as Hamacantha (Vomerula) acerata Lévi, 1993 (subgenus transfer)
- Species Hamacantha (Hamacantha) azorica Topsent, 1904 accepted as Hamacantha (Vomerula) azorica Topsent, 1904 (subgenus transfer)
- Species Hamacantha (Hamacantha) implicans Lundbeck, 1902 accepted as Hamacantha (Vomerula) papillata Vosmaer, 1885 (junior synonym)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Gray, J.E. (1867). Notes on the Arrangement of Sponges, with the Descriptions of some New Genera. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 1867(2): 492-558, pls XXVII-XXVIII. [details] 
(of Hamacantha Gray, 1867) Gray, J.E. (1867). Notes on the Arrangement of Sponges, with the Descriptions of some New Genera. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 1867(2): 492-558, pls XXVII-XXVIII. [details]
(of Hamacantha Gray, 1867) Gray, J.E. (1867). Notes on the Arrangement of Sponges, with the Descriptions of some New Genera. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 1867(2): 492-558, pls XXVII-XXVIII. [details]
de Voogd, N.J.; Alvarez, B.; Boury-Esnault, N.; Cárdenas, P.; Díaz, M.-C.; Dohrmann, M.; Downey, R.; Goodwin, C.; Hajdu, E.; Hooper, J.N.A.; Kelly, M.; Klautau, M.; Lim, S.C.; Manconi, R.; Morrow, C.; Pinheiro, U.; Pisera, A.B.; Ríos, P.; Rützler, K.; Schönberg, C.; Turner, T.; Vacelet, J.; van Soest, R.W.M.; Xavier, J. (2025). World Porifera Database. Hamacantha (Hamacantha) Gray, 1867. Accessed through: Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2025) World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS) at: https://marinespecies.org/deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=168415 on 2026-07-01
Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2026). World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS). Hamacantha (Hamacantha) Gray, 1867. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=168415 on 2026-07-01
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2005-07-10 18:05:41Z
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original description
Gray, J.E. (1867). Notes on the Arrangement of Sponges, with the Descriptions of some New Genera. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 1867(2): 492-558, pls XXVII-XXVIII. [details]
original description (of Hamacantha Gray, 1867) Gray, J.E. (1867). Notes on the Arrangement of Sponges, with the Descriptions of some New Genera. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 1867(2): 492-558, pls XXVII-XXVIII. [details]
basis of record Hajdu, E. (2002). Family Hamacanthidae Gray, 1872. pp. 665-668. <i>In</i>: Hooper, J.N.A.; Van Soest, R.W.M. (2002). <em>Systema Porifera - A Guide to the Classification of Sponges (2 volumes).</em> Kluwer Academic/Plenum, NY, 1708 + xvliii. ISBN 0-306-47260-0 (printed version)., available online at https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-0747-5_72 [details] Available for editors
basis of record Hajdu, E. (2002 [2004]). Family Hamacanthidae Gray, 1872. pp. 665-668. <i>In:</i> Hooper, J.N.A.; Van Soest, R.W.M. (2002 [2004]). <em>Systema Porifera - A Guide to the Classification of Sponges (2 volumes).</em> Kluwer Academic/Plenum, NY, 1708 + xvliii. ISBN 978-1-4615-0747-5 (eBook electronic version). [details] Available for editors
original description (of Hamacantha Gray, 1867) Gray, J.E. (1867). Notes on the Arrangement of Sponges, with the Descriptions of some New Genera. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 1867(2): 492-558, pls XXVII-XXVIII. [details]
basis of record Hajdu, E. (2002). Family Hamacanthidae Gray, 1872. pp. 665-668. <i>In</i>: Hooper, J.N.A.; Van Soest, R.W.M. (2002). <em>Systema Porifera - A Guide to the Classification of Sponges (2 volumes).</em> Kluwer Academic/Plenum, NY, 1708 + xvliii. ISBN 0-306-47260-0 (printed version)., available online at https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-0747-5_72 [details] Available for editors
basis of record Hajdu, E. (2002 [2004]). Family Hamacanthidae Gray, 1872. pp. 665-668. <i>In:</i> Hooper, J.N.A.; Van Soest, R.W.M. (2002 [2004]). <em>Systema Porifera - A Guide to the Classification of Sponges (2 volumes).</em> Kluwer Academic/Plenum, NY, 1708 + xvliii. ISBN 978-1-4615-0747-5 (eBook electronic version). [details] Available for editors
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