Aaptos kanuux
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| Aaptos kanuux Lehnert, Hocevar & Stone, 2008 [1]
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Aaptos kanuux is a sea sponge belonging to the phylum Porifera.[1] It is a newly discovered species of sea sponge and it is named after the Aleutian word for heart.[2]
Greenpeace Discovery
Greenpeace announced the discovery on April 28, 2008. It was discovered in the summer of 2007 while investigating deep sea canyons of the Bering Sea. Kenneth Lowyck discovered the new species while exploring the bottom of the canyon in a Deep Worker. George Pletnikoff, Greenpeace Alaska Ocean's Campaigner and an Aleut/Unangan from St. George Island was given the honor of naming the sponge and subsequently chose the Aleut/Unangan word for heart.
References
- ^ a b World Register of Marine Species Retrieved August 25, 2012
- ^ Aaptos kanuux, New Species of Sponge
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