MSBIAS taxon details
Geodia Lamarck, 1815
132005 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:132005)
accepted
Genus
Isops Sollas, 1880 · unaccepted (junior synonym)
Sidonops Sollas, 1889 · unaccepted (junior synonym)
- Species Geodia atlantica (Stephens, 1915)
- Species Geodia cydonium (Linnaeus, 1767)
- Species Geodia nodastrella Carter, 1876
- Species Geodia phlegraei (Sollas, 1880)
- Species Geodia pyriformis (Vosmaer, 1882) accepted as Geodia phlegraei (Sollas, 1880) (genus transfer and junior 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]
page(s): 333 [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. (2026). World Porifera Database. Geodia Lamarck, 1815. Accessed through: The UK Marine Environmental Data and Information Network (2026) Marine Species of Britain, Ireland and Adjacent Seas (MSBIAS): a checklist of species derived from the UNICORN and Marine Recorder applications at: https://www.marinespecies.org/msbias/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=132005 on 2026-01-15
The UK Marine Environmental Data and Information Network (2026). Marine Species of Britain, Ireland and Adjacent Seas (MSBIAS): a checklist of species derived from the UNICORN and Marine Recorder applications. Geodia Lamarck, 1815. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/msbias/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=132005 on 2026-01-15
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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]
original description (of Isops Sollas, 1880) Sollas, W.J. (1880). The sponge-fauna of Norway; a Report on the Rev. A.M. Norman's Collection of Sponges from the Norwegian Coast. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> (5) 5(27): 130-144, pls VI-VII; 241-259, pls X-XII; (29) 396-409, pl. XVII.
page(s): 396 [details]
original description (of Sidonops Sollas, 1889) Sollas, W.J. (1889). On the Geodine Genera, <i>Synops</i>, Vosm., and <i>Sidonops</i>. A Correction. <em>Scientific Proceedings of the Royal Dublin Society.</em> 6(5): 276-277.
page(s): 276 [details]
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) [details] Available for editors
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
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
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]
page(s): 333 [details]
original description (of Isops Sollas, 1880) Sollas, W.J. (1880). The sponge-fauna of Norway; a Report on the Rev. A.M. Norman's Collection of Sponges from the Norwegian Coast. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> (5) 5(27): 130-144, pls VI-VII; 241-259, pls X-XII; (29) 396-409, pl. XVII.
page(s): 396 [details]
original description (of Sidonops Sollas, 1889) Sollas, W.J. (1889). On the Geodine Genera, <i>Synops</i>, Vosm., and <i>Sidonops</i>. A Correction. <em>Scientific Proceedings of the Royal Dublin Society.</em> 6(5): 276-277.
page(s): 276 [details]
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) [details] Available for editors
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
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
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]
Present
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Introduced: alien
Containing type locality