Aaptos aaptos
| Aaptos aaptos | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Porifera |
| Class: | Demospongiae |
| Order: | Hadromerida |
| Family: | Suberitidae |
| Genus: | Aaptos |
| Species: | A. aaptos |
| Binomial name | |
| Aaptos aaptos (Schmidt, 1864) [1] | |
Aaptos aaptos is a sea sponge belonging to the Phylum Porifera.[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
- 1 2 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., Tet. Lett., 1982, 5555
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