Aaptos globosa is a species of sea sponge belonging to the family Suberitidae. The species was described in 1994 by Michelle Kelly-Borges & Patricia Bergquist.[2][3]
| Aaptos globosa | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Porifera |
| Class: | Demospongiae |
| Order: | Suberitida |
| Family: | Suberitidae |
| Genus: | Aaptos |
| Species: | A. globosa
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| Binomial name | |
| Aaptos globosa | |
This sponge has been observed in the waters off the North Island of New Zealand.[4]
References
edit- ^ GBIF occurrence 4855556464 Aaptos globosa
- ^ a b World Register of Marine Species: Aaptos globosa Retrieved August 25, 2012
- ^ Michelle Kelly-Borges; Patricia R. Bergquist (October 1994). "A redescription of Aaptos aaptos with descriptions of new species of Aaptos (Hadromerida: Suberitidae) from northern New Zealand". Journal of Zoology: Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 234 (2): 301-323 [309]. doi:10.1111/J.1469-7998.1994.TB06077.X. Wikidata Q99975317.
- ^ "Aaptos globosa Kelly-Borges & Bergquist, 1994". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2024-10-28.
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