Aaptos aaptos
(No common name)
Taxonomy
- Domain: Eukaryota
Whittaker & Margulis,1978 - eukaryotes
- Kingdom: Animalia
Linnaeus, 1758 - Linnaeus, 1758 - animals
- Subkingdom: Radiata
(rad-ee-AY-tuh)
(Linnaeus, 1758) Cavalier-Smith, 1983 - Radiates
- Infrakingdom: Spongiaria
De Blainville, 1816
- Phylum: Porifera
Grant in Todd, 1836 - Sponges
Unambiguous Synonyms:
- Aaptos adriatica Gray, 1867
- Ancorina aaptos Schmidt, 1864
- Ancorina adriatica (Gray, 1867)
- Suberites spissus Topsent, 1892
- Tuberella tethyoides Keller, 1880
Notes:
Name Status: Accepted Name. Latest taxonomic scrutiny: Hooper J., 03-Feb-2006
Physical Description
Distribution
Range and Population
ERMS scope
Similar Species
Members of the genus Aaptos:
There are approximately 16 species and subspecies in this genus: A. A. ·
A. bergmanni ·
A. ciliata ·
A. confertus ·
A. duchassaingi ·
A. durissima ·
A. globosum ·
A. horrida ·
A. niger ·
A. nuda ·
A. papillata ·
A. pernucleata ·
A. rosacea ·
A. suberitoides ·
A. tentum ·
A. vannamei
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Contributors:
- Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
- Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-2005. Systema Naturae 2000. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. [http://sn2000.taxonomy.nl/Taxonomicon/]. Access date: Nov 23, 2005
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed March 06, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 2 providers.
- World Porifera Database, 1.0, 2006.
Data Sources:
Accessed through GBIF Data Portal March 06, 2008:
- Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University: MedOBIS
- National Museum of Natural History: NMNH Invertebrate Zoology Collections
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Last Revised: March 06, 2008