Aaptos

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

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Aaptos
Aaptos tenta
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Porifera
Class: Demospongiae
Order: Suberitida
Family: Suberitidae
Genus: Aaptos
Gray, 1867 [1]
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  • Tethyophaena Schmidt, 1880
  • Trachya Carter, 1870
  • Tuberella Keller, 1880
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It was first described by John Edward Gray in 1867.[2][3]

Species

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

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