''Aaptos aaptos'' is a species of

sea sponge Sponges, the members of the phylum Porifera (; meaning 'pore bearer'), are a basal animal clade as a sister of the diploblasts. They are multicellular organisms that have bodies full of pores and channels allowing water to circulate through th ...

belonging to the family

Suberitidae Suberitidae is a family of sea sponges belonging to the order Suberitida. Genera *Suberites *Homaxinella *Rhizaxinella *Caulospongia *Pseudospongosorites *Aaptos ... References

Suberitidae, Sponge families {{demosponge-stub ...

. This particular species is known to contain

adrenoreceptor The adrenergic receptors or adrenoceptors are a class of G protein-coupled receptors that are targets of many catecholamines like norepinephrine (noradrenaline) and epinephrine (adrenaline) produced by the body, but also many medications like beta ...

-blocking compounds. While it is highly toxic to fish, it is known to be preyed upon by the

hawksbill turtle The hawksbill sea turtle (''Eretmochelys imbricata'') is a critically endangered sea turtle belonging to the family Cheloniidae. It is the only extant species in the genus ''Eretmochelys''. The species has a global distribution, that is large ...

, ''

Eretmochelys imbricata The hawksbill sea turtle (''Eretmochelys imbricata'') is a critically endangered sea turtle belonging to the family Cheloniidae. It is the only extant species in the genus ''Eretmochelys''. The species has a global distribution, that is large ...

''.

References

Aaptos Sponges described in 1864 {{demosponge-stub