NOAA National Benthic Inventory

Taxonomy and Nomenclature

Kingdom: Animalia
Rank: Genus

Taxonomic Status

Current Standing: valid
Credibility Rating: TWG standards met
Global Species Completeness: unknown
Latest Record Review: 2004

Taxonomic Heirarchy

  Family - Geodiidae
  Order - Astrophorida
  Class - Demospongiae
  Phylum - Porifera
  Subkingdom - Radiata
  Kingdom - Animalia

      Direct Children

      Species - Geodia gibberosa
      Species - Geodia neptuni
      Species - Geodia mesotriaena
      Species - Geodia angulata
      Species - Geodia atlantica
      Species - Geodia cydonium
      Species - Geodia nodastrella
      Species - Geodia pyriformis