Aaptos aaptos

Aaptos aaptos
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Porifera
Class:	Demospongiae
Order:	Suberitida
Family:	Suberitidae
Genus:	Aaptos aaptos; (Schmidt, 1864)
Synonyms
	List Aaptos adriatica Gray, 1867; Ancorina aaptos Schmidt, 1864; Ancorina adriatica sensu Van Soest, 2002 [lapsus]; Suberites aaptus (Schmidt, 1864); Suberites spissus Topsent, 1892; Tuberella aaptos (Schmidt, 1864); Tuberella tethyoides Keller, 1880;

Aaptos aaptos is a species of sea sponge belonging to the family Suberitidae, first described in 1864 by.^[1]^[2]

This particular species is known to contain adrenoceptor-blocking compounds.^[3] While it is highly toxic to fish, it is known to be preyed upon by the hawksbill turtle, Eretmochelys imbricata.^[4]

References

^ ^a ^b World Register of Marine Species Retrieved August 25, 2012
^ Schmidt, E.O. (1864) Supplement der Spongien des adriatischen Meeres. Enthaltend die Histiologie und systematische Ergänzungen. Leipzig : Engelmann 48 pp. 4 pls. [33].
^ ^a ^b Nakamura, Hideshi; Kobayashi, Jun'ichi; Ohizumi, Yasushi; Hirata, Yoshimasa (1982). "Isolation and structure of aaptamine a novel heteroaromatic substance possessing α-blocking activity from the sea sponge Aaptos aaptos". Tetrahedron Letters. 23 (52): 5555–5558. doi:10.1016/S0040-4039(00)85893-1. ISSN 0040-4039.
^ Meylan, Anne (1988-01-12). "Spongivory in Hawksbill Turtles: A Diet of Glass". Science. 239 (4838). American Association for the Advancement of Science: 393–395. doi:10.1126/science.239.4838.393. JSTOR 1700236. PMID 17836872.

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