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Hyalonema Gray, 1832

Hyalonema sp., 448 m Triceratops, South Atlantic Bight. Photograph courtesy of S. Brooke et al., NOAA-OE, HBOI. Identification by J. Reed.

132096  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:132096)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Porifera (Phylum)
  4. Hexactinellida (Class)
  5. Amphidiscophora (Subclass)
  6. Amphidiscosida (Order)
  7. Hyalonematidae (Family)
  8. Hyalonema (Genus)
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  1. Subgenus Hyalonema (Corynonema) Ijima, 1927
    1. Species Hyalonema (Corynonema) natalense Lévi, 1964
  2. Subgenus Hyalonema (Cyliconema) Ijima, 1927
    1. Species Hyalonema (Cyliconema) abyssale Lévi, 1964
    2. Species Hyalonema (Cyliconema) coniforme Schulze, 1904
    3. Species Hyalonema (Cyliconema) curvisclera Lévi, 1964
    4. Species Hyalonema (Cyliconema) eupinnulum (Lévi, 1964)
    5. Species Hyalonema (Cyliconema) infundibulum Topsent, 1896
    6. Species Hyalonema (Cyliconema) madagascarense Lévi, 1964
    7. Species Hyalonema (Cyliconema) molle Schulze, 1904
    8. Species Hyalonema (Cyliconema) simile Schulze, 1904
    9. Species Hyalonema (Cyliconema) somalicum Schulze, 1904
    10. Species Hyalonema (Cyliconema) thomsonis Marshall, 1875
  3. Subgenus Hyalonema (Cyliconemaoida) Dohrmann, 2017
    1. Species Hyalonema (Cyliconemaoida) choaniferum Lévi, 1964
    2. Species Hyalonema (Cyliconemaoida) lusitanicum Barboza du Bocage, 1864
  4. Subgenus Hyalonema (Oonema) Lendenfeld, 1915
    1. Species Hyalonema (Oonema) ovichela Lévi, 1964
  5. Subgenus Hyalonema (Prionema) Lendenfeld, 1915
    1. Species Hyalonema (Prionema) validum Schulze, 1904
  6. Subgenus Hyalonema (Leptonema) Lendenfeld, 1915 accepted as Hyalonema (Cyliconemaoida) Dohrmann, 2017 (preoccupied)
    1. Species Hyalonema thomsoni accepted as Hyalonema (Cyliconema) thomsonis Marshall, 1875 (misspelling of species name and subgenus assignment)
    2. Species Hyalonema coniforme Schulze, 1904 represented as Hyalonema (Cyliconema) coniforme Schulze, 1904 (subgenus assignment)
    3. Species Hyalonema infundibulum Topsent, 1896 represented as Hyalonema (Cyliconema) infundibulum Topsent, 1896 (subgenus assignment)
    4. Species Hyalonema lusitanica Barboza du Bocage, 1864 represented as Hyalonema (Cyliconemaoida) lusitanicum Barboza du Bocage, 1864 (subgenus assignment & disagreement in gender)
    5. Species Hyalonema molle Schulze, 1904 represented as Hyalonema (Cyliconema) molle Schulze, 1904 (subgenus assignment)
    6. Species Hyalonema simile Schulze, 1904 represented as Hyalonema (Cyliconema) simile Schulze, 1904 (subgenus assignment)
    7. Species Hyalonema somalicum Schulze, 1904 represented as Hyalonema (Cyliconema) somalicum Schulze, 1904 (subgenus assignment)
    8. Species Hyalonema thomsonis Marshall, 1875 represented as Hyalonema (Cyliconema) thomsonis Marshall, 1875 (subgenus assignment)
    9. Species Hyalonema validum Schulze, 1904 represented as Hyalonema (Prionema) validum Schulze, 1904 (subgenus assignment)
    marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
    recent + fossil
    neuter
    Gray, J.E. (1832). Synopsis of the contents of the British Museum. London (27th edition.). (4): 1-212.
    page(s): 79 [details] OpenAccess publication
    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. Hyalonema Gray, 1832. Accessed through: Odido, M.; Appeltans, W.; BelHassen, M.; Mussai, P.; Nsiangango, S.E.; Vandepitte, L.; Wambiji, N.; Zamouri, N. Jiddou, A.M. (Eds) (2025) African Register of Marine Species at: https://marinespecies.org/afremas/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=132096 on 2026-02-14
    Odido, M.; Appeltans, W.; BelHassen, M.; Mussai, P.; Nsiangango, S.E.; Vandepitte, L.; Wambiji, N.; Zamouri, N. Jiddou, A.M. (Eds) (2026). African Register of Marine Species. Hyalonema Gray, 1832. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/afremas/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=132096 on 2026-02-14
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    2004-12-21 15:54:05Z
    created
    van Soest, Rob W.M.
    2008-09-21 18:07:31Z
    changed
    van Soest, Rob W.M.
    2019-10-03 08:32:51Z
    changed
    Boury-Esnault, Nicole
    2020-12-17 10:11:20Z
    changed
    van Soest, Rob W.M.
    2021-07-05 12:10:11Z
    changed
    Dohrmann, Martin

    original description Gray, J.E. (1832). Synopsis of the contents of the British Museum. London (27th edition.). (4): 1-212.
    page(s): 79 [details] OpenAccess publication

    context source (MSBIAS) MEDIN. (2011). UK checklist of marine species derived from the applications Marine Recorder and UNICORN. version 1.0. [details] 

    basis of record Tabachnick, K.R.; Menshenina, L.L. (2002 [2004]). Family Hyalonematidae Gray, 1857. pp. 1232-1263. <i>In</i>: Hooper, J. N. A. & Van Soest, R. W. M. (2002 [2004]) Systema Porifera - A guide to the classification of sponges. (2 volumes). Kluwer Academic/ Plenum Publishers: New York, Boston, Dordrecht, London, Moscow), 1708 + xvliii. ISBN 978-1-4615-0747-5 (eBook electronic version). [details] Available for editors  PDF available

    basis of record Schulze, F.E. (1887). Report on the Hexactinellida collected by H.M.S. ‘Challenger' during the years 1873-76. <em>Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873–76. Zoology.</em> 21 (part 53): 1-514, pl. 1-104., available online at http://www.19thcenturyscience.org/HMSC/HMSC-Reports/Zool-53/README.htm
    page(s): 179-189 [details] OpenAccess publication

    basis of record Tabachnick, K.R.; Menshenina, L.L. (2002). Family Hyalonematidae Gray, 1857. pp. 1232-1263. <i>In</i>: Hooper, J. N. A. & Van Soest, R. W. M. (ed.) Systema Porifera. A guide to the classification of sponges. Vol. 2 (Kluwer Academic/ Plenum Publishers: New York, Boston, Dordrecht, London, Moscow). (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-0747-5_127 [details] Available for editors  PDF available

    additional source Kelly, M.; Edwards, A.R.; Wilkinson, M.R.; Alvarez, B.; Cook, S. de C.; Bergquist, P.R.; Buckeridge, St J.; Campbell, H.J.; Reiswig, H.M.; Valentine, C.; Vacelet, J. (2009). Phylum Porifera: sponges. <em>in: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 1. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia.</em> pp. 23-46. [details] Available for editors  PDF available

    additional source Le Renard, J.; Lévi, C.; Conruyt, N.; Manago, M. (1996). Sur la représentation et le traitement des connaissances descriptives: une application au domaine des éponges du genre <i>Hyalonema</i>. <em>Bulletin de l'Institut royal des Sciences naturelles de Belgique.</em> 66 suppl. : 3 7-48,. [details] Available for editors  PDF available

    additional source Van Soest, R.W.M. (2001). Porifera, <b><i>in</i></b>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification</i>. <em>Collection Patrimoines Naturels.</em> 50: 85-103. (look up in IMIS) [details] OpenAccess publication
    		 
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