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Aaptos conferta
- Usual depth12–18 m
- Water temperature17–18 °C
- Best monthsJuly
- How commonRare
About this species
Aaptos conferta is a species of sea sponge belonging to the family Suberitidae and is found in New Zealand. The species was described in 1994 by Michelle Kelly-Borges & Patricia Bergquist.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Aaptos conferta”, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the article
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 0 records
- February: 1 records
- March: 1 records
- April: 1 records
- May: 0 records
- June: 0 records
- July: 2 records
- August: 0 records
- September: 0 records
- October: 0 records
- November: 0 records
- December: 1 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 12–18 m · Deepest record: 18 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 17–18 °C
Names and classification
Other scientific names: Aaptos confertus
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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).
- 10 open-data records from 1988 to 2007.
- Species data updated October 27, 2026.
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