Discodermia dissoluta
| Discodermia dissoluta | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Porifera |
| Class: | Demospongiae |
| Order: | Tetractinellida |
| Family: | Theonellidae |
| Genus: | Discodermia |
| Species: | D. dissoluta |
| Binomial name | |
| Discodermia dissoluta (Schmidt, 1880)[1] | |
Discodermia dissoluta is a deep-water marine sponge found in the Eastern, Southern, and Southwestern Caribbean, and in the Greater Antilles.[1][2]
D. dissoluta is of interest from a drug discovery perspective because it produces (+)-discodermolide, a polyketide natural product with immunosuppressive and antiproliferative properties.[3]
References
- 1 2 "Discodermia dissoluta Schmidt, 1880". WoRMS. 2015. Retrieved 6 Feb 2016.
- ↑ Brück WM, Sennett SH, Pomponi SA, Willenz P, McCarthy PJ (2008). "Identification of the bacterial symbiont Entotheonella sp. in the mesohyl of the marine sponge Discodermia sp.". The ISME Journal 2: 335–339. doi:10.1038/ismej.2007.91.
- ↑ Singh R, Sharma M, Joshi P, Rawat DS (2008). "Clinical status of anti-cancer agents derived from marine sources". Anticancer Agents in Medicinal Chemistry 8 (6): 603–617. doi:10.2174/187152008785133074. PMID 18690825.
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