World Porifera Database - Species - Hymetrichita Topsent, 1928

Porifera taxon details

Hymetrichita Topsent, 1928

AphiaID

382797 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:382797)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Typetaxon

Leptosia rhaphigena Topsent, 1904 accepted as Hymetrichita rhaphigena (Topsent, 1904) (type by monotypy)

Parent

Hymedesmiidae Topsent, 1928

Orig. name

Hymetrichita Topsent, 1928

Direct children (2)

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Species Hymetrichita rectirhaphis Pulitzer-Finali, 1983
Species Hymetrichita rhaphigena (Topsent, 1904)

Environment

marine, ~~brackish~~, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Fossil range

recent only

Grammatical gender

feminine

Original description

Topsent, E. (1928). Spongiaires de l'Atlantique et de la Méditerranée provenant des croisières du Prince Albert ler de Monaco. <em>Résultats des campagnes scientifiques accomplies par le Prince Albert I. Monaco.</em> 74:1-376, pls I-XI.
page(s): 56-57 [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. (2024). World Porifera Database. Hymetrichita Topsent, 1928. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/porifera/porifera.php/porifera.php?p=taxdetails&id=382797 on 2024-04-19

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2009-02-20 09:01:33Z

created

van Soest, Rob W.M.

2022-03-21 10:47:31Z

changed

van Soest, Rob W.M.

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Notes (1)

original description Topsent, E. (1928). Spongiaires de l'Atlantique et de la Méditerranée provenant des croisières du Prince Albert ler de Monaco. <em>Résultats des campagnes scientifiques accomplies par le Prince Albert I. Monaco.</em> 74:1-376, pls I-XI.
page(s): 56-57 [details]

From editor or global species database

Classification The genus was ignored in the Systema Porifera (Van Soest, 2002: Hymedesmiidae chapter), and subsequently referred to Hymedesmia until recently. Pulitzer-Finali (1983) used it for his H.rectirhaphis. Having two Hymedesmia-like species with raphides, is sufficient support for maintaining it as distinct.. [details]