WoRMS name details
Hymedesmia johnsoni Bowerbank, 1864
191957 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:191957)
alternative representation (subgenus assignment)
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Bowerbank, J.S. (1864). A Monograph of the British Spongiadae.Volume 1. (Ray Society: London): i-xx, 1-290, pls I-XXXVII. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1883085
page(s): 34-35 & figs 112 & 293 [details]
page(s): 34-35 & figs 112 & 293 [details]
Type locality contained in Azores Canaries Madeira
type locality contained in Azores Canaries Madeira [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. Hymedesmia johnsoni Bowerbank, 1864. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=191957 on 2026-04-30
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Nomenclature
original description
Bowerbank, J.S. (1864). A Monograph of the British Spongiadae.Volume 1. (Ray Society: London): i-xx, 1-290, pls I-XXXVII. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1883085
page(s): 34-35 & figs 112 & 293 [details]
basis of record Arnesen, E. (1903). Spongien von der norwegischen Küste. II. Monaxonida: Halichondrina. <em>Bergens Museum Åarbog.</em> 1903: 1-30, pls I-VII. [details]
page(s): 34-35 & figs 112 & 293 [details]
basis of record Arnesen, E. (1903). Spongien von der norwegischen Küste. II. Monaxonida: Halichondrina. <em>Bergens Museum Åarbog.</em> 1903: 1-30, pls I-VII. [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Holotype BMNH [details]
