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Hymedesmia (Hymedesmia) caribica
Lehnert & van Soest, 1996
AphiaID
169155
(urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:169155)
Classification
Biota
Animalia
(Kingdom)
Porifera
(Phylum)
Demospongiae
(Class)
Heteroscleromorpha
(Subclass)
Poecilosclerida
(Order)
Hymedesmiidae
(Family)
Hymedesmia
(Genus)
Hymedesmia (Hymedesmia)
(Subgenus)
Hymedesmia (Hymedesmia) caribica
(Species)
Status
accepted
Rank
Species
Parent
Hymedesmia (Hymedesmia)
Bowerbank, 1864
Original name
Hymedesmia caribica
Lehnert & van Soest, 1996
Synonymised names
Hymedesmia caribica
Lehnert & van Soest, 1996
·
alternative representation
(subgenus assignment)
Environment
marine,
brackish
,
fresh
,
terrestrial
Fossil range
recent only
Original description
(of
Hymedesmia caribica
Lehnert & van Soest, 1996
)
Lehnert, H.; van Soest, R.W.M. (1996). North Jamaican deep fore-reef sponges. <em>Beaufortia.</em> 46 (4): 53-81.
page(s): 69-71; fig 67-70
[details]
Type data
Holotype
(of
Hymedesmia caribica Lehnert & van Soest,...
Holotype
(of
Hymedesmia caribica Lehnert & van Soest, 1996
) ZMA Por. 11325a, geounit Greater Antilles
[details]
Taxonomic citation
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.
Hymedesmia (Hymedesmia) caribica
Lehnert & van Soest, 1996. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/porifera/porifera.php?p=taxdetails&id=169155 on 2026-09-22
Taxonomic edit history
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2005-07-10 18:05:41Z
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db_admin
2007-05-12 17:06:46Z
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van Soest, Rob W.M.
2023-06-14 16:22:14Z
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Boury-Esnault, Nicole
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Specimens (1)
Attributes (5)
original description
(of
Hymedesmia caribica
Lehnert & van Soest, 1996
)
Lehnert, H.; van Soest, R.W.M. (1996). North Jamaican deep fore-reef sponges. <em>Beaufortia.</em> 46 (4): 53-81.
page(s): 69-71; fig 67-70
[details]
Present
Inaccurate
Introduced: alien
Containing type locality
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Holotype
(of
Hymedesmia caribica Lehnert & van Soest, 1996
) ZMA Por. 11325a, geounit Greater Antilles
[details]
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