WoRMS taxon details
Hamacantha (Hamacantha) schmidtii (Carter, 1882)
168426 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:168426)
accepted
Species
Desmacella schmidtii (Carter, 1882) · unaccepted (genus transfer)
Hamacantha schmidtii (Carter, 1882) · alternative representation (subgenus assignment)
Hymedesmia schmidtii Carter, 1882 · unaccepted (genus transfer)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
(of Hymedesmia schmidtii Carter, 1882) Carter, H.J. (1882). Some Sponges from the West Indies and Acapulco in the Liverpool Free Museum described, with general and classificatory Remarks. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> (5) 9(52): 266-301, 346-368, pls XI-XII., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/26194801#page/360/mode/1up
page(s): 297-298 [details]
page(s): 297-298 [details]
Holotype (of Hymedesmia schmidtii Carter, 1882) BMNH...
Holotype (of Hymedesmia schmidtii Carter, 1882) BMNH 1870.5.3.28, geounit Floridian [details]
Taxonomy Replacement name for Hamacantha (H.) johnsoni sensu Schmidt, 1870 (not: Bowerbank, 1874). All specimen from NE Atlantic are...
Taxonomy Replacement name for Hamacantha (H.) johnsoni sensu Schmidt, 1870 (not: Bowerbank, 1874). All specimen from NE Atlantic are considered as Hamacantha (H.) johnsoni Bowerbank, 1874 [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.; Schönberg, C.; Turner, T.; Vacelet, J.; van Soest, R.W.M.; Xavier, J. (2026). World Porifera Database. Hamacantha (Hamacantha) schmidtii (Carter, 1882). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=168426 on 2026-02-13
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Hymedesmia schmidtii Carter, 1882) Carter, H.J. (1882). Some Sponges from the West Indies and Acapulco in the Liverpool Free Museum described, with general and classificatory Remarks. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> (5) 9(52): 266-301, 346-368, pls XI-XII., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/26194801#page/360/mode/1up
page(s): 297-298 [details]
basis of record Hajdu, E.; Castello-Branco, C. (2014). <em>Hamacantha (Hamacantha) boomerang </em>sp. nov. from deep-sea coral mounds at Campos Basin, SW Atlantic, and redescription of <em>H. (H.) schmidtii </em>(Carter, 1882) (Hamacanthidae, Poecilosclerida, Demospongiae). <em>Zootaxa.</em> 3753(4): 384-390., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3753.4.7
page(s): 387 [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 297-298 [details]
basis of record Hajdu, E.; Castello-Branco, C. (2014). <em>Hamacantha (Hamacantha) boomerang </em>sp. nov. from deep-sea coral mounds at Campos Basin, SW Atlantic, and redescription of <em>H. (H.) schmidtii </em>(Carter, 1882) (Hamacanthidae, Poecilosclerida, Demospongiae). <em>Zootaxa.</em> 3753(4): 384-390., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3753.4.7
page(s): 387 [details] Available for editors
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redescription
Stephens, J. (1921 [1920]). Sponges of the Coasts of Ireland. II. The Tetraxonida (concluded). <em>Scientific Investigations of the Fisheries Branch. Department of Agriculture for Ireland.</em> 1920 (2): 1-75, pls I-VI. [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Holotype (of Hymedesmia schmidtii Carter, 1882) BMNH 1870.5.3.28, geounit Floridian [details]
Nontype (of Hamacantha schmidtii (Carter, 1882)) MNHN DT 1074, geounit Azores Canaries Madeira (probably not valid) [details]
Nontype (of Hamacantha schmidtii (Carter, 1882)) MNHN DT 1075 (probably not valid) [details]
From editor or global species database
Taxonomy Replacement name for Hamacantha (H.) johnsoni sensu Schmidt, 1870 (not: Bowerbank, 1874). All specimen from NE Atlantic are considered as Hamacantha (H.) johnsoni Bowerbank, 1874 [details]
