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:

Spugne 

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) 

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• Geodia chathamensis
• Geodia cidaris
• Geodia composita
• Geodia conchilega
• Geodia contorta
• Geodia cooksoni
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• Geodia cribrata
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• Geodia dura
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• Geodia globosa
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• Geodia hyotania
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• Geodia kermadecensis
• Geodia kuekenthali
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• Geodia lendenfeldi
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• Geodia libera
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• Geodia lophotriaena
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• Geodia maculosa
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• Geodia megaster
• Geodia megastrella
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  Geodia neptuni
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Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2014-09-07 18:25:14 

Last edit:

2026-02-20 19:22:46 

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