Understanding the Ecospheres Category
The Ecospheres category, identified by ID 6935, is a specific classification within the Home & Garden taxonomy. It covers self-contained, often glass-encased, miniature ecosystems that function independently of external maintenance.
Products suitable for this category include closed aquatic ecosystem pods featuring shrimp, handcrafted glass shrimpariums, and various self-sustaining biospheres. You may also include specialized terrariums such as those designed for moss balls, rainforest micro-habitats, desert domes, or mushroom cultivation kits. These examples, sourced from the US market, represent products where the biological contents and their environment are integrated into a single, functional, and decorative living unit.
Do not place items here that are merely decorative containers without a self-sustaining ecosystem or living organisms. Vases should be placed in Vases, while artificial flora or dried flowers belong in their respective categories. Standard home decor like figurines, decorative jars, or glass globes that do not contain a living, self-maintaining biological environment should be mapped to the most relevant neighbouring category, such as Figurines or Decorative Jars, rather than Ecospheres.
There are no subcategories for this specific level, so all items fitting this description should be assigned directly to this category ID.
To include this in your feed, use the numeric ID 6935 or the full path: Home & Garden > Decor > Ecospheres. While this attribute is optional, providing it manually prevents Google from miscategorizing your items. Remember that product_type is for your internal use and does not replace this required taxonomy mapping.