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Geodia Lamarck, 1815

132005  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:132005)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Porifera (Phylum)
  4. Demospongiae (Class)
  5. Heteroscleromorpha (Subclass)
  6. Tetractinellida (Order)
  7. Astrophorina (Suborder)
  8. Geodiidae (Family)
  9. Geodiinae (Subfamily)
  10. Geodia (Genus)
accepted
Genus
Geodia gibberosa Lamarck, 1815 (type by monotypy)
Geostelletta Cardenas, Xavier, Reveillaud, Schrander & Rapp, 2011 · unaccepted > unavailable name (Phylocode name)

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  1. Species Geodia acanthylastra Lendenfeld, 1910
  2. Species Geodia agassizii Lendenfeld, 1910
  3. Species Geodia alba (Kieschnick, 1896)
  4. Species Geodia amadaiba Tanita & Hoshino, 1989
  5. Species Geodia amphistrongyla Lendenfeld, 1910
  6. Species Geodia angulata (Lendenfeld, 1910)
  7. Species Geodia apiarium (Schmidt, 1870)
  8. Species Geodia arabica Carter, 1869
  9. Species Geodia areolata Carter, 1880
  10. Species Geodia arma Lehnert & Stone, 2019
  11. Species Geodia arripiens Lindgren, 1897
  12. Species Geodia ataxastra Lendenfeld, 1910
  13. Species Geodia atlantica (Stephens, 1915)
  14. Species Geodia auroristella Dendy, 1916
  15. Species Geodia australis Silva & Mothes, 2000
  16. Species Geodia barretti Bowerbank, 1858
  17. Species Geodia basilea Lévi, 1964
  18. Species Geodia berryi (Sollas, 1888)
  19. Species Geodia bibilonae Díaz & Cárdenas, 2024
  20. Species Geodia bicolor (Lendenfeld, 1910)
  21. Species Geodia boesraugi Van Soest & Hooper, 2020
  22. Species Geodia breviana Lendenfeld, 1910
  23. Species Geodia californica (Lendenfeld, 1910)
  24. Species Geodia campbellensis Sim-Smith & Kelly, 2015
  25. Species Geodia canaliculata Schmidt, 1868
  26. Species Geodia carcinophila (Lendenfeld, 1897)
  27. Species Geodia carolae (Lendenfeld, 1910)
  28. Species Geodia carteri Sollas, 1888
  29. Species Geodia chathamensis Sim-Smith & Kelly, 2015
  30. Species Geodia cidaris (Lamarck, 1815)
  31. Species Geodia composita Bösraug, 1913
  32. Species Geodia conchilega Schmidt, 1862
  33. Species Geodia contorta (Bowerbank, 1873)
  34. Species Geodia cooksoni (Sollas, 1888)
  35. Species Geodia copiosa Sim-Smith & Kelly, 2015
  36. Species Geodia cordata (Wiedenmayer, 1989)
  37. Species Geodia cribrata Rützler, Piantoni, van Soest & Díaz, 2014
  38. Species Geodia crustosa Bösraug, 1913
  39. Species Geodia cumulus Schmidt, 1870
  40. Species Geodia curacaoensis Van Soest, Meesters & Becking, 2014
  41. Species Geodia cydonium (Linnaeus, 1767)
  42. Species Geodia cylindrica Thiele, 1898
  43. Species Geodia dendyi Burton, 1926
  44. Species Geodia depressa Bowerbank, 1873
  45. Species Geodia distincta Lindgren, 1897
  46. Species Geodia dura (Tendal, 1969)
  47. Species Geodia dysoni Bowerbank, 1873
  48. Species Geodia echinastrella Topsent, 1904
  49. Species Geodia eosaster (Sollas, 1888)
  50. Species Geodia erinacea (Lendenfeld, 1888)
  51. Species Geodia ewok Sim-Smith & Kelly, 2015
  52. Species Geodia exigua Thiele, 1898
  53. Species Geodia flemingii Bowerbank, 1873
  54. Species Geodia gallica (Lendenfeld, 1907)
  55. Species Geodia garoupa Carvalho, Lopes, Cosme & Hajdu, 2016
  56. Species Geodia geodina (Schmidt, 1868)
  57. Species Geodia gibberella de Laubenfels, 1951
  58. Species Geodia gibberosa Lamarck, 1815
  59. Species Geodia glariosa (Sollas, 1888)
  60. Species Geodia globosa (Baer, 1906)
  61. Species Geodia globostellifera Carter, 1880
  62. Species Geodia globus Schmidt, 1870
  63. Species Geodia harpago Sim-Smith & Kelly, 2015
  64. Species Geodia hentscheli Cárdenas, Rapp, Schander & Tendal, 2010
  65. Species Geodia hilgendorfi Thiele, 1898
  66. Species Geodia hirsuta (Sollas, 1886)
  67. Species Geodia hyotania (Tanita, 1965)
  68. Species Geodia imperfecta Bowerbank, 1874
  69. Species Geodia inaequalis Bowerbank, 1873
  70. Species Geodia inconspicua (Bowerbank, 1873)
  71. Species Geodia isabella (Dickinson, 1945)
  72. Species Geodia japonica (Sollas, 1888)
  73. Species Geodia jousseaumei (Topsent, 1906)
  74. Species Geodia kermadecensis Sim-Smith & Kelly, 2015
  75. Species Geodia kuekenthali Thiele, 1900
  76. Species Geodia labyrinthica (Kirkpatrick, 1903)
  77. Species Geodia lacunata (Lamarck, 1815)
  78. Species Geodia lebwohli Van Soest & Hooper, 2020
  79. Species Geodia leosimi Sim-Smith & Kelly, 2015
  80. Species Geodia libera Stephens, 1915
  81. Species Geodia lindgreni (Lendenfeld, 1903)
  82. Species Geodia littoralis Stephens, 1915
  83. Species Geodia lophotriaena Lendenfeld, 1910
  84. Species Geodia macandrewii Bowerbank, 1858
  85. Species Geodia magellani (Sollas, 1886)
  86. Species Geodia margarita Sim-Smith & Kelly, 2015
  87. Species Geodia matrix Díaz & Cárdenas, 2024
  88. Species Geodia media Bowerbank, 1873
  89. Species Geodia megaster Burton, 1926
  90. Species Geodia megastrella Carter, 1876
  91. Species Geodia mesotriaena Lendenfeld, 1910
  92. Species Geodia mesotriaenella Lendenfeld, 1910
  93. Species Geodia micraster (Lendenfeld, 1907)
  94. Species Geodia micropora Lendenfeld, 1910
  95. Species Geodia micropunctata Row, 1911
  96. Species Geodia microsphaera Díaz & Cárdenas, 2024
  97. Species Geodia microspinosa (Wilson, 1925)
  98. Species Geodia neptuni (Sollas, 1886)
  99. Species Geodia nigra Lendenfeld, 1888
  100. Species Geodia nilslindgreni Van Soest & Hooper, 2020
  101. Species Geodia nitida (Sollas, 1886)
  102. Species Geodia nodastrella Carter, 1876
  103. Species Geodia nodosa (Sim-Smith & Kelly, 2015)
  104. Species Geodia obscura (Thiele, 1898)
  105. Species Geodia orthomesotriaena Lebwohl, 1914
  106. Species Geodia ostracomorpha (Lévi & Lévi, 1989)
  107. Species Geodia ovifractus Burton, 1926
  108. Species Geodia ovis Lendenfeld, 1910
  109. Species Geodia oxyastra (Lendenfeld, 1910)
  110. Species Geodia pachydermata (Sollas, 1886)
  111. Species Geodia papyracea Hechtel, 1965
  112. Species Geodia parasitica Bowerbank, 1873
  113. Species Geodia parva Hansen, 1885
  114. Species Geodia paupera Bowerbank, 1873
  115. Species Geodia perarmata Bowerbank, 1873
  116. Species Geodia pergamentacea Schmidt, 1870
  117. Species Geodia peruncinata Dendy, 1905
  118. Species Geodia philippinensis Wilson, 1925
  119. Species Geodia phlegraei (Sollas, 1880)
  120. Species Geodia phlegraeioides Díaz & Cárdenas, 2024
  121. Species Geodia picteti (Topsent, 1897)
  122. Species Geodia placenta Schmidt, 1862
  123. Species Geodia pleiades (Sollas, 1888)
  124. Species Geodia pocillum Van Soest, 2017
  125. Species Geodia poculata Bösraug, 1913
  126. Species Geodia polytriaena Almeida, Sandes, Guimarães & Muricy, 2021
  127. Species Geodia praelonga Sim-Smith & Kelly, 2015
  128. Species Geodia punctata Hentschel, 1909
  129. Species Geodia ramodigitata Carter, 1880
  130. Species Geodia ramosa (Topsent, 1928)
  131. Species Geodia regina Dendy, 1924
  132. Species Geodia reniformis Thiele, 1898
  133. Species Geodia reticulata Bowerbank, 1874
  134. Species Geodia rex Dendy, 1924
  135. Species Geodia riograndensis Silva & Mothes, 2000
  136. Species Geodia robusta Lendenfeld, 1907
  137. Species Geodia rovinjensis Müller et al., 1983
  138. Species Geodia sadiemillsae Sim-Smith & Kelly, 2015
  139. Species Geodia sagitta Sim-Smith & Kelly, 2015
  140. Species Geodia senegalensis Topsent, 1891
  141. Species Geodia sollasi (Lendenfeld, 1888)
  142. Species Geodia sparsa Wilson, 1925
  143. Species Geodia sphaeroides (Kieschnick, 1896)
  144. Species Geodia sphaerulifer (Vacelet & Vasseur, 1965)
  145. Species Geodia spheranthastra Pulitzer-Finali, 1993
  146. Species Geodia spherastrea Lévi, 1964
  147. Species Geodia spherastrella Topsent, 1904
  148. Species Geodia spherastrosa (Wilson, 1925)
  149. Species Geodia splendida Silva & Mothes, 2000
  150. Species Geodia starki Lehnert, Stone & Drumm, 2014
  151. Species Geodia stellata Lendenfeld, 1907
  152. Species Geodia stellosa Czerniavsky, 1880
  153. Species Geodia stromatodes (Uliczka, 1929)
  154. Species Geodia sulcata Van Soest, 2017
  155. Species Geodia tenera Sim-Smith & Kelly, 2015
  156. Species Geodia thomsonii Schmidt, 1870
  157. Species Geodia tuberculosa Bowerbank, 1872
  158. Species Geodia tuberosa Schmidt, 1862
  159. Species Geodia tumulosa Bowerbank, 1872
  160. Species Geodia tylastra Boury-Esnault, 1973
  161. Species Geodia ulleungensis Sim & Kang, 2004
  162. Species Geodia vadi Sim-Smith & Kelly, 2015
  163. Species Geodia variospiculosa Thiele, 1898
  164. Species Geodia vaubani Lévi & Lévi, 1983
  165. Species Geodia vestigifera (Dendy, 1924)
  166. Species Geodia vosmaeri (Sollas, 1886)
  167. Species Geodia williami Sim-Smith & Kelly, 2015
  168. Species Geodia anceps (Vosmaer, 1894) accepted as Geodia geodina (Schmidt, 1868) (unaccepted > junior objective synonym)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent + fossil
feminine
Lamarck, J.-B. de. (1815 [1814]). Suite des polypiers empâtés. <em>Mémoires du Muséum d'Histoire naturelle, Paris.</em> 1: 69-80, 162-168, 331-340.
page(s): 333 [details] OpenAccess publication
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. Geodia Lamarck, 1815. Accessed through: Marine Species Traits editorial board (2025) Marine Species Traits at: https://www.marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=132005 on 2026-02-12
Marine Species Traits editorial board (2026). Marine Species Traits. Geodia Lamarck, 1815. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=132005 on 2026-02-12
Date
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2004-12-21 15:54:05Z
created
van Soest, Rob W.M.
2005-11-27 20:29:43Z
changed
van Soest, Rob W.M.
2007-01-01 14:24:59Z
changed
van Soest, Rob W.M.
2010-02-12 09:19:42Z
changed
van Soest, Rob W.M.
2010-02-13 15:01:31Z
changed
van Soest, Rob W.M.
2012-04-19 09:30:54Z
changed
Boury-Esnault, Nicole
2018-03-02 16:15:10Z
changed
Boury-Esnault, Nicole
2020-12-15 20:21:56Z
changed
van Soest, Rob W.M.

original description Lamarck, J.-B. de. (1815 [1814]). Suite des polypiers empâtés. <em>Mémoires du Muséum d'Histoire naturelle, Paris.</em> 1: 69-80, 162-168, 331-340.
page(s): 333 [details] OpenAccess publication

original description (of Depressiogeodia Cárdenas, Rapp, Schander & Tendal, 2010) Cárdenas, P.; Rapp, H.T.; Schander, C.; Tendal, O.S. (2010). Molecular taxonomy and phylogeny of the Geodiidae (Porifera,Demospongiae, Astrophorida) - combining phylogenetic and Linnaean classification. <em>Zoologica Scripta.</em> 39 (1): 89-106., available online at https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1463-6409.2009.00402.x [details] Available for editors  PDF available

original description (of Geostelletta Cardenas, Xavier, Reveillaud, Schrander & Rapp, 2011) Cárdenas, P.; Xavier, J.R.; Reveillaud, J.; Schander, C.; Rapp, H.T. (2011). Molecular Phylogeny of the Astrophorida (Porifera, Demospongiaep) Reveals an Unexpected High Level of Spicule Homoplasy. <em>PLoS ONE.</em> 6 (4), e18318., available online at https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0018318 [details] OpenAccess publication

basis of record Uriz, M.J. (2002). Family Geodiidae Gray, 1867. Pp. 134-140. <em>In: Hooper, J.N.A., van Soest, R.W.M. (eds) Systema Porifera. A Guide to the Classification of Sponges (2 volumes). Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publ., New York.</em> 1708+xvliii, ISBN 0-306-47260-0. (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-0747-5_14 [details] Available for editors  PDF available

basis of record Uriz, M.J. (2002[2004]). Family Geodiidae Gray, 1867. Pp. 134-140. <em>In: Hooper, J.N.A., van Soest, R.W.M. (eds) Systema Porifera. A Guide to the Classification of Sponges (2 volumes). Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publ., New York.</em> ISBN 978-1-4615-0747-5 (eBook electronic version). [details] Available for editors  PDF available

additional source Van Soest, R.W.M. (2001). Porifera, <b><i>in</i></b>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification</i>. <em>Collection Patrimoines Naturels.</em> 50: 85-103. (look up in IMIS) [details] OpenAccess publication

additional source Kelly, M.; Edwards, A.R.; Wilkinson, M.R.; Alvarez, B.; Cook, S. de C.; Bergquist, P.R.; Buckeridge, St J.; Campbell, H.J.; Reiswig, H.M.; Valentine, C.; Vacelet, J. (2009). Phylum Porifera: sponges. <em>in: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 1. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia.</em> pp. 23-46. [details] Available for editors  PDF available
 
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