WoRMS name details
Hymedesmia pulchella Bowerbank, 1882
1288546 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1288546)
unaccepted (junior synonym)
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Bowerbank, J.S.; Norman, A.M. (1882). A Monograph of the British Spongiadae. Volume 4 (Supplement). (Ray Society: London): i-xvii, 1-250, pls I-XVII., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1908675
page(s): 61-64, pl II figs 5-8 [details]
page(s): 61-64, pl II figs 5-8 [details]
Type locality contained in Celtic Seas
type locality contained in Celtic Seas [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. (2026). World Porifera Database. Hymedesmia pulchella Bowerbank, 1882. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1288546 on 2026-01-20
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Nomenclature
original description
Bowerbank, J.S.; Norman, A.M. (1882). A Monograph of the British Spongiadae. Volume 4 (Supplement). (Ray Society: London): i-xvii, 1-250, pls I-XVII., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1908675
page(s): 61-64, pl II figs 5-8 [details]
page(s): 61-64, pl II figs 5-8 [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Synonymy Synonymy was suggested by Arndt (1935), p.67. Previously, Lundbeck (1910), p. 116, stated that it 'seems to be ... an Eurypon', but that is unlikely to be the case as Bowerbank's description and figure clearly demonstrate the presence of isochelae, lacking from Eurypon. [details]
