''Aaptos alphiensis'' is a species of
sea sponge
Sponges or sea sponges are primarily marine invertebrates of the animal phylum Porifera (; meaning 'pore bearer'), a basal clade and a sister taxon of the diploblasts. They are sessile filter feeders that are bound to the seabed, and are o ...
belonging to the family
Suberitidae
Suberitidae is a family of sea sponges belonging to the order Suberitida. Genera
*''Aaptos''
*''Caulospongia''
*''Homaxinella''
*''Pseudospongosorites''
*''Rhizaxinella''
*''Suberites''
References
Suberitidae,
Sponge families
{{demos ...
. The species was described in 2005 by Samaai & Gibbons.
References
alphiensis
Animals described in 2005
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