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.[1][2]

Aaptos conferta
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Porifera
Class: Demospongiae
Order: Suberitida
Family: Suberitidae
Genus: Aaptos
Species:
A. conferta
Binomial name
Aaptos conferta

It is found in waters off the North Island of New Zealand.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b World Register of Marine Species: Aapton conferta Retrieved August 25, 2012
  2. ^ Michelle Kelly-Borges; Patricia R. Bergquist (October 1994). "A redescription of Aaptos aaptos with descriptions of new species of Aaptos (Hadromerida: Suberitidae) from northern New Zealand". Journal of Zoology: Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 234 (2): 301-323 [313]. doi:10.1111/J.1469-7998.1994.TB06077.X. Wikidata Q99975317.
  3. ^ "Aaptos conferta Kelly-Borges & Bergquist, 1994". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2024-10-28.
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