WoRMS taxon details
Desmoxya Hallmann, 1917
165970 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:165970)
accepted
Genus
Higginsia lunata Carter, 1885 accepted as Desmoxya lunata (Carter, 1885) (type by original designation)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
feminine
Hallmann, E.F. (1917 [1916]). A revision of the genera with microscleres included, or provisionally included, in the family Axinellidae; with descriptions of some Australian species. Part III. <em>Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales.</em> 41 (164): 634-675, pls XXIX, figs 3, 5, 6; XXXIII, fig. 6; XXXVIII, figs 5-9.
page(s): 649-650 [details]
page(s): 649-650 [details]
Taxonomy Hooper (2002) treated this as a junior synonym of Higginsia, but the finding of a second species showing strong...
Taxonomy Hooper (2002) treated this as a junior synonym of Higginsia, but the finding of a second species showing strong similarities with the type species, convinced us that Desmoxya is a distinct genus. In contrast to Higginsia, its affiliation is provisionally found to be with Poecilosclerida instead of the previously supposed Axinellida. The status as Poecilosclerida is based on molecular sequence data of Desmoxya pelagiae and is provsional as long as molecular data are lacking of the type species Desmoxya lunata. [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.; Rützler, K.; Schönberg, C.; Turner, T.; Vacelet, J.; van Soest, R.W.M.; Xavier, J. (2025). World Porifera Database. Desmoxya Hallmann, 1917. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=165970 on 2025-04-08
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Nomenclature
original description
Hallmann, E.F. (1917 [1916]). A revision of the genera with microscleres included, or provisionally included, in the family Axinellidae; with descriptions of some Australian species. Part III. <em>Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales.</em> 41 (164): 634-675, pls XXIX, figs 3, 5, 6; XXXIII, fig. 6; XXXVIII, figs 5-9.
page(s): 649-650 [details]
basis of record Van Soest, R.W.M.; Hooper, J.N.A. (2005). Resurrection of <i>Desmoxya</i> (Porifera: Halichondrida), with the description of a new species from Rockall Bank bathyal coral reefs, North Atlantic. <em>Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom.</em> 85: 1367-1371. [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 649-650 [details]
basis of record Van Soest, R.W.M.; Hooper, J.N.A. (2005). Resurrection of <i>Desmoxya</i> (Porifera: Halichondrida), with the description of a new species from Rockall Bank bathyal coral reefs, North Atlantic. <em>Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom.</em> 85: 1367-1371. [details] Available for editors

Taxonomy
redescription
Morrow, C.; Cárdenas, P.; Boury-Esnault, N.; Picton, B.; McCormack, G.; Van Soest, R.; Collins, A.; Redmond, N.; Maggs, C.; Sigwart, J.; Allcock, L.A. (2019). Integrating morphological and molecular taxonomy with the revised concept of Stelligeridae (Porifera: Demospongiae). <em>Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society.</em> 187 (1): 31-81., available online at https://doi.org/10.1093/zoolinnean/zlz017
page(s): 69-70 [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 69-70 [details] Available for editors

Other
additional source
Hooper, J. N. A. (2002 [2004]). Family Desmoxyidae Hallmann, 1917. Pp. 755–772. <em>In: </em>Hooper, J.N.A.; Van Soest, R.W.M. (2002 [2004]). <em>Systema Porifera. A Guide to the Classification of Sponges.</em> (2 volumes). Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publ., New York. 1708+xlviii. ISBN 978-1-4615-0747-5 (eBook electronic version). [details] Available for editors
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additional source Hooper, J.N.A. (2002). Family Desmoxyidae Hallmann, 1916. pp. 755-772. <i>In</i>: Hooper, J.N.A. & Van Soest, R.W.M. (eds.) Systema Porifera. A guide to the classification of sponges. Volume 1 (Kluwer Academic/ Plenum Publishers: New York, Boston, Dordrecht, London, Moscow). [details] Available for editors
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additional source Hooper, J.N.A. (2002). Family Desmoxyidae Hallmann, 1916. pp. 755-772. <i>In</i>: Hooper, J.N.A. & Van Soest, R.W.M. (eds.) Systema Porifera. A guide to the classification of sponges. Volume 1 (Kluwer Academic/ Plenum Publishers: New York, Boston, Dordrecht, London, Moscow). [details] Available for editors





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Taxonomy Hooper (2002) treated this as a junior synonym of Higginsia, but the finding of a second species showing strong similarities with the type species, convinced us that Desmoxya is a distinct genus. In contrast to Higginsia, its affiliation is provisionally found to be with Poecilosclerida instead of the previously supposed Axinellida. The status as Poecilosclerida is based on molecular sequence data of Desmoxya pelagiae and is provsional as long as molecular data are lacking of the type species Desmoxya lunata. [details]