''Geodia'' is a
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...
of
sea sponge
Sponges, the members of the phylum Porifera (; meaning 'pore bearer'), are a basal animal clade as a sister of the diploblasts. They are multicellular organisms that have bodies full of pores and channels allowing water to circulate through t ...
belonging to the family
Geodiidae. It is the
type genus
In biological taxonomy, the type genus is the genus which defines a biological family and the root of the family name.
Zoological nomenclature
According to the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature, "The name-bearing type of a nominal f ...
of its taxonomic family.
This genus is characterized by a high density of
siliceous
Silicon dioxide, also known as silica, is an oxide of silicon with the chemical formula , most commonly found in nature as quartz and in various living organisms. In many parts of the world, silica is the major constituent of sand. Silica is one ...
spicule
Spicules are any of various small needle-like anatomical structures occurring in organisms
Spicule may also refer to:
*Spicule (sponge), small skeletal elements of sea sponges
*Spicule (nematode), reproductive structures found in male nematodes ( ...
s. Members of this genus are known to be eaten by
hawksbill turtle
The hawksbill sea turtle (''Eretmochelys imbricata'') is a critically endangered sea turtle belonging to the family Cheloniidae. It is the only extant species in the genus ''Eretmochelys''. The species has a global distribution, that is large ...
s.
Species
* ''
Geodia acanthylastra''
Lendenfeld, 1910
* ''
Geodia agassizi''
Lendenfeld, 1910
* ''
Geodia alba''
(Kieschnick, 1896)
* ''
Geodia amadaiba''
Tanita & Hoshino, 1989
* ''
Geodia amphistrongyla''
Lendenfeld, 1910
* ''
Geodia anceps''
(Vosmaer, 1894)
* ''
Geodia angulata''
(Lendenfeld, 1910)
* ''
Geodia apiarium''
(Schmidt, 1870)
* ''
Geodia arabica''
Carter, 1869
* ''
Geodia areolata''
Carter, 1880
* ''
Geodia arma''
Lehnert & Stone, 2019
* ''
Geodia arripiens''
Lindgren, 1897
* †''
Geodia asteroderma''
Hughes, 1985
* ''
Geodia ataxastra''
Lendenfeld, 1910
* ''
Geodia atlantica''
(Stephens, 1915)
* ''
Geodia auroristella''
Dendy, 1916
* ''
Geodia australis''
Da Silva & Mothes, 2000
* ''
Geodia barretti
''Geodia barretti'' is a massive deep-sea sponge species found in the boreal waters of the North Atlantic Ocean, and is fairly common on the coasts of Norway and Sweden. It is a dominant species in boreal sponge grounds. Supported by morphology ...
''
Bowerbank, 1858
* ''
Geodia basilea''
Lévi, 1964
* ''
Geodia berryi''
(Sollas, 1888)
* ''
Geodia bicolor''
(Lendenfeld, 1910)
* ''
Geodia boesraugi
''Geodia'' is a genus of sea sponge belonging to the family Geodiidae. It is the type genus of its taxonomic family.
This genus is characterized by a high density of siliceous spicules. Members of this genus are known to be eaten by hawksbill t ...
''
Van Soest & Hooper, 2020
* ''
Geodia breviana''
Lendenfeld, 1910
* ''
Geodia californica''
(Lendenfeld, 1910)
* ''
Geodia campbellensis''
Sim-Smith & Kelly, 2015
* ''
Geodia canaliculata''
Schmidt, 1868
* ''
Geodia carcinophila''
(Lendenfeld, 1897)
* ''
Geodia carolae''
(Lendenfeld, 1910)
* ''
Geodia carteri''
Sollas, 1888
* ''
Geodia chathamensis''
Sim-Smith & Kelly, 2015
* ''
Geodia cidaris''
(Lamarck, 1815)
* ''
Geodia composita''
Bösraug, 1913
* ''
Geodia conchilega''
Schmidt, 1862
* ''
Geodia contorta''
(Bowerbank, 1873)
* ''
Geodia cooksoni''
(Sollas, 1888)
* ''
Geodia copiosa''
Sim-Smith & Kelly, 2015
* ''
Geodia corticostylifera''
Hajdu, Muricy, Custodio, Russo & Peixinho, 1992
* ''
Geodia cribrata''
Rützler, Piantoni, van Soest & Díaz, 2014
* ''
Geodia crustosa''
Bösraug, 1913
* ''
Geodia cumulus''
Schmidt, 1870
* ''
Geodia curacaoensis''
Van Soest, Meesters & Becking, 2014
* ''
Geodia cydonium''
(Linnaeus, 1767)
* ''
Geodia cylindrica''
Thiele, 1898
* ''
Geodia dendyi''
Burton, 1926
* ''
Geodia depressa''
Bowerbank, 1873
* ''
Geodia distincta''
Lindgren, 1897
* ''
Geodia dura''
(Tendal, 1969)
* ''
Geodia dysoni''
Bowerbank, 1873
* ''
Geodia echinastrella''
Topsent, 1904
* ''
Geodia eosaster''
(Sollas, 1888)
* ''
Geodia erinacea''
(Lendenfeld, 1888)
* ''
Geodia ewok''
Sim-Smith & Kelly, 2015
* ''
Geodia exigua''
Thiele, 1898
* ''
Geodia flemingi''
Bowerbank, 1873
* ''
Geodia gallica''
(Lendenfeld, 1907)
* ''
Geodia garoupa''
Carvalho, Lopes, Cosme & Hajdu, 2016
* ''
Geodia geodina''
(Schmidt, 1868)
* ''
Geodia gibberella''
de Laubenfels, 1951
* ''
Geodia gibberosa
''Geodia gibberosa'', commonly known as the white encrusting sponge, is a species of sea sponge found in the Caribbean. It is eaten by hawksbill turtles. It was first described by Lamarck in 1815.
Description
''Geodia gibberosa'' is a large, de ...
''
Lamarck, 1815
* ''
Geodia glariosa''
(Sollas, 1886)
* ''
Geodia globosa''
(Baer, 1906)
* ''
Geodia globostellifera''
Carter, 1880
* ''
Geodia globus''
Schmidt, 1870
* ''
Geodia harpago''
Sim-Smith & Kelly, 2015
* ''
Geodia hentscheli''
Cárdenas, Rapp, Schander & Tendal, 2010
* ''
Geodia hilgendorfi''
Thiele, 1898
* ''
Geodia hirsuta''
(Sollas, 1886)
* ''
Geodia hyotania''
(Tanita, 1965)
* ''
Geodia imperfecta''
Bowerbank, 1874
* ''
Geodia inaequalis''
Bowerbank, 1873
* ''
Geodia inconspicua''
(Bowerbank, 1873)
* ''
Geodia isabella''
(Dickinson, 1945)
* ''
Geodia japonica''
Sollas, 1888
* ''
Geodia jousseaumei''
(Topsent, 1906)
* ''
Geodia kermadecensis''
Sim-Smith & Kelly, 2015
* ''
Geodia kuekenthali''
Thiele, 1900
* ''
Geodia labyrinthica''
(Kirkpatrick, 1903)
* ''
Geodia lacunata''
(Lamarck, 1815)
* ''
Geodia lebwohli''
Van Soest & Hooper, 2020
* ''
Geodia leosimi''
Sim-Smith & Kelly, 2015
* ''
Geodia libera''
Stephens, 1915
* ''
Geodia lindgreni''
(Lendenfeld, 1903)
* ''
Geodia littoralis''
Stephens, 1915
* ''
Geodia lophotriaena''
Lendenfeld, 1910
* ''
Geodia macandrewii''
Bowerbank, 1858
* ''
Geodia magellani''
(Sollas, 1886)
* ''
Geodia margarita''
Sim-Smith & Kelly, 2015
* ''
Geodia media''
Bowerbank, 1873
* ''
Geodia megaster''
Burton, 1926
* ''
Geodia megastrella''
Carter, 1876
* ''Geodia mesotriaena''
Lendenfeld, 1910
* ''
Geodia mesotriaenella''
Lendenfeld, 1910
* ''
Geodia micraster''
(Lendenfeld, 1907)
* ''
Geodia micropora''
Lendenfeld, 1910
* ''
Geodia micropunctata''
Row, 1911
* ''
Geodia microspinosa''
(Wilson, 1925)
* ''
Geodia neptuni''
(Sollas, 1886)
* ''
Geodia nigra''
Lendenfeld, 1888
* ''
Geodia nilslindgreni''
Van Soest & Hooper, 2020
* ''
Geodia nitida''
(Sollas, 1886)
* ''
Geodia nodastrella''
Carter, 1876
* ''
Geodia nodosa''
(Sim-Smith & Kelly, 2015)
* ''
Geodia obscura''
(Thiele, 1898)
* ''
Geodia orthomesotriaena''
Lebwohl, 1914
* ''
Geodia ostracomorpha''
(Lévi & Lévi, 1989)
* ''
Geodia ovifractus''
Burton, 1926
* ''
Geodia ovis''
Lendenfeld, 1910
* ''
Geodia oxyastra''
(Lendenfeld, 1910)
* ''
Geodia pachydermata''
(Sollas, 1886)
* ''
Geodia papyracea''
Hechtel, 1965
* ''
Geodia parasitica''
Bowerbank, 1873
* ''
Geodia parva''
Hansen, 1885
* ''
Geodia paupera''
Bowerbank, 1873
* ''
Geodia perarmata''
Bowerbank, 1873
* ''
Geodia pergamentacea''
Schmidt, 1870
* ''
Geodia peruncinata''
Dendy, 1905
* ''
Geodia philippinensis''
Wilson, 1925
* ''
Geodia phlegraei''
(Sollas, 1880)
* ''
Geodia picteti''
(Topsent, 1897)
* ''
Geodia placenta''
Schmidt, 1862
* ''
Geodia pleiades''
(Sollas, 1888)
* ''
Geodia pocillum''
Van Soest, 2017
* ''
Geodia poculata''
Bösraug, 1913
* ''
Geodia praelonga''
Sim-Smith & Kelly, 2015
* ''
Geodia punctata''
Hentschel, 1909
* ''
Geodia ramodigitata''
Carter, 1880
* ''
Geodia ramosa''
(Topsent, 1928)
* ''
Geodia regina''
Dendy, 1924
* ''
Geodia reniformis''
Thiele, 1898
* ''
Geodia reticulata''
Bowerbank, 1874
* ''
Geodia rex''
Dendy, 1924
* ''
Geodia riograndensis''
Silva & Mothes, 2000
* ''
Geodia robusta''
Lendenfeld, 1907
* ''
Geodia rovinjensis''
Müller et al., 1983
* ''
Geodia sadiemillsae''
Sim-Smith & Kelly, 2015
* ''
Geodia sagitta''
Sim-Smith & Kelly, 2015
* ''
Geodia senegalensis''
Topsent, 1891
* ''
Geodia sollasi''
(Lendenfeld, 1888)
* ''
Geodia sparsa''
Wilson, 1925
* ''
Geodia sphaeroides''
(Kieschnick, 1896)
* ''
Geodia sphaerulifer''
(Vacelet & Vasseur, 1965)
* ''
Geodia spheranthastra''
Pulitzer-Finali, 1993
* ''
Geodia spherastrea''
Lévi, 1964
* ''
Geodia spherastrella''
Topsent, 1904
* ''
Geodia spherastrosa''
(Wilson, 1925)
* ''
Geodia splendida''
Silva & Mothes, 2000
* ''
Geodia starki''
Lehnert, Stone & Drumm, 2014
* ''
Geodia stellata''
Lendenfeld, 1907
* ''
Geodia stellosa''
(Czerniavsky, 1880)
* ''
Geodia stromatodes''
(Uliczka, 1929)
* ''
Geodia sulcata''
Van Soest, 2017
* ''
Geodia tenera''
Sim-Smith & Kelly, 2015
* ''
Geodia thomsonii''
Schmidt, 1870
* ''
Geodia tuberculosa''
Bowerbank, 1872
* ''
Geodia tuberosa''
Schmidt, 1862
* ''
Geodia tumulosa''
Bowerbank, 1872
* ''
Geodia tylastra''
Boury-Esnault, 1973
* ''
Geodia ulleungensis''
Sim & Kang, 2004
* ''
Geodia vadi''
Sim-Smith & Kelly, 2015
* ''
Geodia variospiculosa''
Thiele, 1898
* ''
Geodia vaubani''
Lévi & Lévi, 1983
* ''
Geodia vestigifera''
(Dendy, 1924)
* ''
Geodia vosmaeri''
(Sollas, 1886)
* ''
Geodia williami''
Sim-Smith & Kelly, 2015
External links
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References
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Tetractinellida
Extant Campanian first appearances
Taxa named by Jean-Baptiste Lamarck
Sponge genera