''Cephalodiscus gilchristi'' is a sessile hemichordate belonging to the order Cephalodiscida. It is found in

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in 1908.

Parasites

The parasitic copepod '' Zanclopus cephalodisci'' has been found in the intestines of ''Cephalodiscus gilchristi''.Maletz, Jörg. (2017) ''Graptolite Paleobiology''. Wiley-Blackwell.

Isolated molecules

Cephalostatin-1, is a steroidic 13-ringed pyrazine with the empirical formula C₅₄H₇₄N₂O₁₀ that was isolated from ''Cephalodiscus gilchristi''. It is a potent anti-cancer agent that causes cell death in the subnanomolar to picomolar ranges via an atypical apoptosis pathway. :

References

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