title: Hymedesmia
text: # Hymedesmia
  
  Hymedesmia is a genus of sponges belonging to the family Hymedesmiidae. The genus is divided into two subgenera, Hymedesmia (Hymedesmia) and Hymedesmia (Stylopus).
  
  The genus has cosmopolitan distribution.
  
  ## Species
  
  Species:
  
  * Hymedesmia acerata (Topsent, 1904)
  * Hymedesmia aequata Lundbeck, 1910
  * Hymedesmia agariciicola van Soest, 1984
  * Hymedesmia barnesi Goodwin, Brewin & Brickle, 2012
  * Hymedesmia pharos Goodwin, Brewin & Brickle, 2012
  
  Species awaiting binomial:
  
  * Hymedesmia sp. 'Parpal Dumplin'
  