MSBIAS taxon details
Hymedesmia (Hymedesmia) helgae Stephens, 1916
133581 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:133581)
accepted
Species
Hymedesmia helgae Stephens, 1916 · alternative representation (subgenus assignment)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
(of Hymedesmia helgae Stephens, 1916) Stephens, J. (1916). Preliminary Notice of some Irish Sponges. The Monaxonellida (Suborder Sigmatomonaxonellida) obtained by the Fisheries Branch of the Department of Agriculture and Technical Instruction, Ireland. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> (8) 17: 232-242., available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/00222931508693773
page(s): 236-237 [details]
(of Hymedesmia helgae Stephens, 1916) 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.
page(s): 40-41 [details]
page(s): 236-237 [details]
(of Hymedesmia helgae Stephens, 1916) 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.
page(s): 40-41 [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 (Hymedesmia) helgae Stephens, 1916. Accessed through: The UK Marine Environmental Data and Information Network (2026) Marine Species of Britain, Ireland and Adjacent Seas (MSBIAS): a checklist of species derived from the UNICORN and Marine Recorder applications at: https://www.marinespecies.org/msbias/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=133581 on 2026-07-12
The UK Marine Environmental Data and Information Network (2026). Marine Species of Britain, Ireland and Adjacent Seas (MSBIAS): a checklist of species derived from the UNICORN and Marine Recorder applications. Hymedesmia (Hymedesmia) helgae Stephens, 1916. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/MSBIAS/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=133581 on 2026-07-12
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(of Hymedesmia helgae Stephens, 1916) Stephens, J. (1916). Preliminary Notice of some Irish Sponges. The Monaxonellida (Suborder Sigmatomonaxonellida) obtained by the Fisheries Branch of the Department of Agriculture and Technical Instruction, Ireland. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> (8) 17: 232-242., available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/00222931508693773
page(s): 236-237 [details]
original description (of Hymedesmia helgae Stephens, 1916) 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.
page(s): 40-41 [details]
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]
page(s): 236-237 [details]
original description (of Hymedesmia helgae Stephens, 1916) 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.
page(s): 40-41 [details]
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]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
