Aaptos aaptos

Aaptos aaptos
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Porifera
Class:	Demospongiae
Order:	Suberitida
Family:	Suberitidae
Genus:	Aaptos aaptos ; (Schmidt, 1864)
Synonyms
	List Aaptos adriaticaGray, 1867; Ancorina aaptosSchmidt, 1864; Ancorina adriaticasensu Van Soest, 2002 [lapsus]; Suberites aaptus(Schmidt, 1864); Suberites spissusTopsent, 1892; Tuberella aaptos(Schmidt, 1864); Tuberella tethyoidesKeller, 1880;

Last updated May 24, 2025

Aaptos aaptos is a species of sea sponge belonging to the family Suberitidae, first described in 1864 by.^[1]^[2]

This particular species is known to contain adrenoceptor-blocking compounds.^[3] While it is highly toxic to fish, it is known to be preyed upon by the hawksbill turtle, Eretmochelys imbricata .^[4]

The methanol extract of Aaptos aaptos has been found to reduce the antioxidants in cancer cells, which increases oxidative stress selectively in cells which contributes to their antiproliferative effects.^[5]

Aaptamine, an alkaloid isolated from Aaptos aaptos Aaptamine.svg — Aaptamine, an alkaloid isolated from *Aaptos aaptos*

References

1 2 World Register of Marine Species Retrieved August 25, 2012
↑ Schmidt, E.O. (1864) Supplement der Spongien des adriatischen Meeres. Enthaltend die Histiologie und systematische Ergänzungen. Leipzig : Engelmann 48 pp. 4 pls. [33].
1 2 Nakamura, Hideshi; Kobayashi, Jun'ichi; Ohizumi, Yasushi; Hirata, Yoshimasa (1982). "Isolation and structure of aaptamine a novel heteroaromatic substance possessing α-blocking activity from the sea sponge Aaptos aaptos" . Tetrahedron Letters. 23 (52): 5555–5558. doi:10.1016/S0040-4039(00)85893-1. ISSN 0040-4039.
↑ Meylan, Anne (1988-01-12). "Spongivory in Hawksbill Turtles: A Diet of Glass". Science. 239 (4838). American Association for the Advancement of Science: 393–395. doi:10.1126/science.239.4838.393. JSTOR 1700236. PMID 17836872.
↑ Shiau, Jun-Ping; Lee, Min-Yu; Tang, Jen-Yang; Huang, Hsin; Lin, Zheng-Yu; Su, Jui-Hsin; Hou, Ming-Feng; Cheng, Yuan-Bin; Chang, Hsueh-Wei (2022-12-16) [Published December 16, 2022]. "Marine Sponge Aaptos suberitoides Extract Improves Antiproliferation and Apoptosis of Breast Cancer Cells without Cytotoxicity to Normal Cells In Vitro". Pharmaceuticals: 19 – via MDPI.

This article about a demosponge is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.

[WoRMS-1] 1 2 World Register of Marine Species Retrieved August 25, 2012

[2] Schmidt, E.O. (1864) Supplement der Spongien des adriatischen Meeres. Enthaltend die Histiologie und systematische Ergänzungen. Leipzig : Engelmann 48 pp. 4 pls. [33].

[:0-3] 1 2 Nakamura, Hideshi; Kobayashi, Jun'ichi; Ohizumi, Yasushi; Hirata, Yoshimasa (1982). "Isolation and structure of aaptamine a novel heteroaromatic substance possessing α-blocking activity from the sea sponge Aaptos aaptos" . Tetrahedron Letters. 23 (52): 5555–5558. doi:10.1016/S0040-4039(00)85893-1. ISSN 0040-4039.

[ScienceSpongi-4] Meylan, Anne (1988-01-12). "Spongivory in Hawksbill Turtles: A Diet of Glass". Science. 239 (4838). American Association for the Advancement of Science: 393–395. doi:10.1126/science.239.4838.393. JSTOR 1700236. PMID 17836872.

[5] Shiau, Jun-Ping; Lee, Min-Yu; Tang, Jen-Yang; Huang, Hsin; Lin, Zheng-Yu; Su, Jui-Hsin; Hou, Ming-Feng; Cheng, Yuan-Bin; Chang, Hsueh-Wei (2022-12-16) [Published December 16, 2022]. "Marine Sponge Aaptos suberitoides Extract Improves Antiproliferation and Apoptosis of Breast Cancer Cells without Cytotoxicity to Normal Cells In Vitro". Pharmaceuticals: 19 – via MDPI.

[1]

[2]

[3]

[4]

[5]