A new Hymedesmia (Demospongiae, Poecilosclerida) with large sigmas off western Sweden

• Hymedesmia (Hymedesmia) lindstroemae sp. nov. collected at 178–210 m depth off the western Swedish coast is described. This encrusting sponge is notably characterized by its unusually large sigmas. This new species brings the number of Hymedesmia (Hymedesmia) species in Swedish waters to 30. A key for all the North Atlantic Hymedesmia (Hymedesmia) species with sigmas (32 species) is included.

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NATURVETENSKAP  -- Biologi -- Zoologi (hsv//swe)

NATURAL SCIENCES  -- Biological Sciences -- Zoology (hsv//eng)

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Porifera

sponge

Hymedesmia

taxonomy

new species

North Atlantic

sigma

Systematic Zoology

Systematisk zoologi

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