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Geodia neptuni Leathery Barrel Sponge

Geodia neptuni is commonly referred to as Leathery Barrel Sponge. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.


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lexID:
7508 
AphiaID:
418825 
Scientific:
Geodia neptuni 
German:
Ledriger Faßschwamm, Neptun Schwamm 
English:
Leathery Barrel Sponge 
Category:
Губки 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Porifera (Phylum) > Demospongiae (Class) > Tetractinellida (Order) > Geodiidae (Family) > Geodia (Genus) > neptuni (Species) 
Initial determination:
(Sollas, ), 1886 
Occurrence:
Belize, Bermuda, Brazil, Cuba, Florida, Gulf of California, The Bahamas, the Caribbean, the Cayman Islands, USA 
Sea depth:
12 - 20 Meter 
Habitats:
Seawater, Sea water 
Size:
11.81" - 29.92" (30cm - 76cm) 
Temperature:
°F - 82.4 °F (°C - 28°C) 
Food:
Filter feeder, Plankton, Suspension feeder 
Difficulty:
Not suitable for aquarium keeping 
Offspring:
None 
Toxicity:
Toxic hazard unknown 
CITES:
Not evaluated 
Red List:
Not evaluated (NE) 
Related species at
Catalog of Life
:
  • Geodia acanthylastra
  • Geodia agassizii
  • Geodia alba
  • Geodia amadaiba
  • Geodia amphistrongyla
  • Geodia anceps
  • Geodia angulata
  • Geodia apiarium
  • Geodia arabica
  • Geodia areolata
 
Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2026-02-20 19:22:46 

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Geodia neptuni (Sollas, 1886)

Synonymised names
Geodia (Sidonops) neptuni (Sollas, 1886) · unaccepted (junior synonym)
Sidonops neptuni (Sollas, 1886) · unaccepted (genus transfer)
Synops neptuni Sollas, 1886 · unaccepted (genus transfer)

External links

  1. DORIS (fr). Abgerufen am 20.02.2026.
  2. Reefguide.org (en). Abgerufen am 20.02.2026.

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