Aaptos kanuux

Aaptos kanuux is a newly discovered species of sea sponge. It is named after the Aleutian word for heart. [ [http://www.greenpeace.org/usa/news/new-sponge-discovered Aaptos kanuux, New Species of Sponge] ]

Greenpeace Discovery

Greenpeace announced the discovery on April 28, 2008. It was discovered sometime during 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.

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