Aaptos
Taxonomy
This page represents the following TreeOfLife-200M taxonomic path.[1]
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Porifera
- Class: Demospongiae
- Order: Suberitida
- Family: Suberitidae
- Genus: Aaptos
Visual Description
Sponges of the genus Aaptos typically exhibit a massive, rounded, or globular growth form. Observations of specimens in the TreeOfLife-200M dataset reveal surfaces that can appear smooth, leathery, or slightly granular, often with a firm, dense texture.[1] The coloration is variable, ranging from shades of brown and tan to reddish-brown or yellowish tones.[1]
Biology and Chemistry
Research on Aaptos suberitoides has provided insights into the biological and chemical characteristics of the genus. Studies of specimens from Tulamben, Bali, have confirmed their identity through DNA barcoding of the cytochrome oxidase subunit I (COI) gene.[2]
The microbiome of A. suberitoides is notably enriched and dominated by the phyla Proteobacteria, Chloroflexi, Actinobacteria, and Acidobacteria.[2] Chemically, these sponges are known to produce aaptamines, including aaptamine and isoaaptamine, which are of interest in marine natural product research.[2]
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References
- 1 2 3 Dataset view for Animalia / Porifera / Demospongiae / Suberitida / Suberitidae / Aaptos constructed from imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M records under this taxonomic path. Hugging Face Datasets. https://huggingface.co/datasets/imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M.
- 1 2 3 Ni Kadek Dita Cahyani; Noer Kasanah; Dewi Kurnia; Mark T. Hamann. Profiling Prokaryotic Communities and Aaptamines of Sponge Aaptos suberitoides from Tulamben, Bali. Marine Biotechnology. 2023. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10126-023-10268-7.