Aaptos aaptos

Taxobox
name = "Aaptos aaptos"
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Porifera
classis = Demospongiae
ordo = Hadromerida
familia = Suberitidae
genus = "Aaptos"
species = "A. aaptos"
binomial = "Aaptos aaptos"

"Aaptos aaptos" is a sea sponge belonging to the Phylum Porifera.

This particular species is known to contain adrenoreceptor-blocking compounds. While it is highly toxic to fish, it is known to be preyed upon by the hawksbill turtle, "Eretmochelys imbricata".cite journal | last =Meylan | first =Anne | authorlink =Anne Meylan | title =Spongivory in Hawksbill Turtles: A Diet of Glass | journal =Science | volume =239 | issue =| pages =393–395 | publisher =American Association for the Advancement of Science | date =1988-01-12 | url=http://links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0036-8075%2819880122%293%3A239%3A4838%3C393%3ASIHTAD%3E2.0.CO%3B2-H
doi = | id = | accessdate = 2007-02-15 ]

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