Aaptos aaptos

Aaptos aaptos
Scientific classification
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.^[1]

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.^[2]

Aaptamine, an alkaloid isolated from Aaptos aaptos^[3]

References

^ ^a ^b World Register of Marine Species Retrieved August 25, 2012
^ Meylan, Anne (1988-01-12). "Spongivory in Hawksbill Turtles: A Diet of Glass". Science. American Association for the Advancement of Science. 239 (4838): 393–395. doi:10.1126/science.239.4838.393. JSTOR 1700236. PMID 17836872.
^ Nakamura, H. et al., Tetrahedron Lett., 1982, 5555

[WoRMS-1] World Register of Marine Species Retrieved August 25, 2012

[ScienceSpongi-2] Meylan, Anne (1988-01-12). "Spongivory in Hawksbill Turtles: A Diet of Glass". Science. American Association for the Advancement of Science. 239 (4838): 393–395. doi:10.1126/science.239.4838.393. JSTOR 1700236. PMID 17836872.

[3] Nakamura, H. et al., Tetrahedron Lett., 1982, 5555

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