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Aaptos tenta

  • Other invertebrates
  • IUCN: Not evaluated
  • Usual depth0–24 m
  • Water temperature17–18 °C
  • Best monthsJuly
  • How commonRare
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About this species

Aaptos tenta is a species of sea sponge belonging to the family Suberitidae. The species was described in 1994 by Michelle Kelly-Borges and Patricia Bergquist.

Text from the Wikipedia article “Aaptos tenta”, 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: 0 records
  • February: 0 records
  • March: 1 records
  • April: 0 records
  • May: 1 records
  • June: 1 records
  • July: 5 records
  • August: 1 records
  • September: 0 records
  • October: 1 records
  • November: 1 records
  • December: 0 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 0–24 m · Deepest record: 25 m

  • 0–10 m: 12 records
  • 10–20 m: 1 records
  • 20–30 m: 5 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 17–18 °C

  • 16–18 °C: 22 records

Names and classification

Other scientific names: Aaptos tentum

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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).
  • 58 open-data records from 1988 to 2017.

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