Aaptos is 'n genus van sponsdiere in die taksonomiese indeling van die Demospongiae (gewone sponse). Die genus behoort tot die familie Suberitidae. Aaptos is die eerste keer in 1867 wetenskaplik beskryf deur Gray. Die genus bestaan uit 20 spesies.

Aaptos
Wetenskaplike klassifikasie
Koninkryk:
Animalia (diere)
Subkoninkryk:
Parazoa (sponsagtiges)
Filum:
Porifera (sponsdiere)
Klas:
Demospongiae (gewone sponse)
Subklas:
Orde:
Familie:

Spesies

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Bronne

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  • Gray, J.E. 1867a. Notes on the Arrangement of Sponges, with the Descriptions of some New Genera. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1867(2): 492-558, pls XXVII-XXVIII.
  • Rob van Soest, R.W.M. 2002. Family Suberitidae. In: Hooper, J.N.A & Van Soest, R.W.M. (eds). Systema Porifera, a guide to the classification of the sponges (in 2 volumes). Kluwer Academic / Plenum Publishers, New York: 1-1708, i-xlviii
  • Kelly, M. (2009). Demospongiae, Calcarea (Porifera). In: Gordon, D. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand Inventory of Biodiversity. Volume One: Kingdom Animalia. 584 pp
  • Van Soest, R.W.M. 2001. Porifera, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 85-103