Discodermia Explained
Discodermia is a genus of deep-water sea sponge.[1]
Species
The following species are accepted within Discodermia:
- Discodermia adhaerens Van Soest, Meesters & Becking, 2014
- Discodermia arbor Carvalho & Xavier, 2020
- Discodermia aspera Carter, 1880
- Discodermia calyx Döderlein, 1884
- Discodermia claviformis Kieschnick, 1896
- Discodermia discifera (Lendenfeld, 1907)
- Discodermia discifurca Sollas, 1888
- Discodermia dissoluta Schmidt, 1880
- Discodermia dubia Vacelet & Vasseur, 1971
- Discodermia emarginata Dendy, 1905
- Discodermia gorgonoides Burton, 1928
- Discodermia inscripta (Schmidt, 1879)
- Discodermia interspersa Kumar, 1925
- Discodermia irregularis Hoshino, 1976
- Discodermia japonica Döderlein, 1884
- Discodermia jogashima Tanita & Hoshino, 1989
- Discodermia kellyae Carvalho & Xavier, 2020
- Discodermia kiiensis Hoshino, 1977
- Discodermia koreana Sim, 1982
- Discodermia laevidiscus Carter, 1880
- Discodermia natalensis Kirkpatrick, 1903
- Discodermia ornata Sollas, 1888
- Discodermia panoplia Sollas, 1888
- Discodermia papillata Carter, 1880
- Discodermia polydiscus (Bowerbank, 1869)
- Discodermia polymorpha Pisera & Vacelet, 2011
- Discodermia proliferans Lévi & Lévi, 1983
- Discodermia ramifera Topsent, 1892
- Discodermia sinuosa Carter, 1881
- Discodermia stylifera Keller, 1891
- Discodermia tuberosa Dendy, 1922
- Discodermia vermicularis Döderlein, 1884
- Discodermia verrucosa Topsent, 1928
Pharmacology
thumb|Discodermins B-DD. dissoluta is of interest to bio and organic chemists because it produces (+)-discodermolide, a polyketide natural product with immunosuppressive and cancer killing properties.[2]
Antimicrobial/anticancer peptides called discodermins have been isolated from D. kiiensis.[3]
Notes and References
- 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. 3. 335–339. 10.1038/ismej.2007.91. 18256706. free. 2008ISMEJ...2..335B .
- Singh R, Sharma M, Joshi P, Rawat DS. 2008. Clinical status of anti-cancer agents derived from marine sources. Anti-Cancer Agents in Medicinal Chemistry. 8. 6. 603–617. 10.2174/187152008785133074. 18690825.
- 20065108. 2010. Otero-González. AJ. Magalhaes. BS. Garcia-Villarino. M. Lopez-Abarrategui. C . Sousa . DA . Dias . SC . Franco . OL . Antimicrobial peptides from marine invertebrates as a new frontier for microbial infection control. 24. 5. 1320–34. 10.1096/fj.09-143388. FASEB Journal. free . 23976702.
