Aaptos aaptos
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Porifera |
Class: | Demospongiae |
Order: | Suberitida |
Family: | Suberitidae |
Genus: | Aaptos aaptos (Schmidt, 1864)[1] |
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Aaptos aaptos is a species of sea sponge belonging to the family Suberitidae, first described in 1864 by.[1][2]
This particular species is known to contain adrenoceptor-blocking compounds.[3] While it is highly toxic to fish, it is known to be preyed upon by the hawksbill turtle, Eretmochelys imbricata.[4]
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References
[edit]- ^ a b World Register of Marine Species Retrieved August 25, 2012
- ^ Schmidt, E.O. (1864) Supplement der Spongien des adriatischen Meeres. Enthaltend die Histiologie und systematische Ergänzungen. Leipzig : Engelmann 48 pp. 4 pls. [33].
- ^ a b Nakamura, Hideshi; Kobayashi, Jun'ichi; Ohizumi, Yasushi; Hirata, Yoshimasa (1982). "Isolation and structure of aaptamine a novel heteroaromatic substance possessing α-blocking activity from the sea sponge Aaptos aaptos". Tetrahedron Letters. 23 (52): 5555–5558. doi:10.1016/S0040-4039(00)85893-1. ISSN 0040-4039.
- ^ Meylan, Anne (1988-01-12). "Spongivory in Hawksbill Turtles: A Diet of Glass". Science. 239 (4838). American Association for the Advancement of Science: 393–395. doi:10.1126/science.239.4838.393. JSTOR 1700236. PMID 17836872.