Aaptos is a genus of sea sponges in the family Suberitidae.[1]

Aaptos
Aaptos tenta
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Porifera
Class: Demospongiae
Order: Suberitida
Family: Suberitidae
Genus: Aaptos
Gray, 1867 [1]
Synonyms
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  • Tethyophaena Schmidt, 1880
  • Trachya Carter, 1870
  • Tuberella Keller, 1880

It was first described by John Edward Gray in 1867.[2][3]

Species

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The following species are recognised in the genus Aaptos:[1][4]

References

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  1. ^ a b c World Register of Marine Species Retrieved August 25, 2012
  2. ^ "Australian Faunal Directory: Aaptos". biodiversity.org.au. Archived from the original on 2021-10-31. Retrieved 2021-12-27.
  3. ^ Gray, J.E. (1867). "Notes on the arrangement of sponges, with the description of some new genera". Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 1867: 492-558 pls 27-28 [519].
  4. ^ Animal Diversity Retrieved August 25, 2012