Aaptos aaptos

Other invertebrates
IUCN: Not evaluated

Usual depth13–100 m
Water temperature14–30 °C
Best monthsJune, July, and December
How commonRare

About this species

Aaptos aaptos is a species of sea sponge belonging to the family Suberitidae, first described in 1864 by Eduard Oscar Schmidt.

Text from the Wikipedia article “Aaptos aaptos”, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the article

Where and when

Where it has been recorded

Worldwide

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Best months

Worldwide (open data)

January: 1 records
February: 5 records
March: 6 records
April: 4 records
May: 7 records
June: 12 records
July: 8 records
August: 4 records
September: 2 records
October: 6 records
November: 3 records
December: 11 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 13–100 m · Deepest record: 357.5 m

0–10 m: 2 records
10–20 m: 18 records
20–30 m: 3 records
30–40 m: 1 records
40–50 m: 1 records
50–60 m: 0 records
60–70 m: 3 records
70–80 m: 1 records
80–90 m: 0 records
90–100 m: 0 records
100–110 m: 1 records
110+ m: 3 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 14–30 °C

12–14 °C: 2 records
14–16 °C: 2 records
16–18 °C: 6 records
18–20 °C: 12 records
20–22 °C: 1 records
22–24 °C: 7 records
24–26 °C: 27 records
26–28 °C: 29 records
28–30 °C: 12 records

Names and classification

Names in 1 more languages

Japanese: シンジョウカイメン

Other scientific names: Aaptos adriatica, Ancorina aaptos, Ancorina adriatica, Suberites aaptus, Suberites spissus, Tuberella aaptos, Tuberella tethyoides

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Sources and credits

Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).

Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
102 open-data records from 1864 to 2008.
Species data updated October 27, 2026.

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