Geodiidae
Encyclopedia
Geodiidae is an family
of sea sponge
s. It contains the following genera:
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
of sea sponge
Sea sponge
Sponges are animals of the phylum Porifera . Their bodies consist of jelly-like mesohyl sandwiched between two thin layers of cells. While all animals have unspecialized cells that can transform into specialized cells, sponges are unique in having some specialized cells, but can also have...
s. It contains the following genera:
- Caminus
- Erylus
- GeodiaGeodiaGeodia 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...
- Isops
- Pachymatisma
- Sidonops