''Discodermia '' is a genus of deep-water
sea sponge.
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
''Discodermia dissoluta'' is a deep-water sea sponge found in the Eastern, Southern, and Southwestern Caribbean, and in the Greater Antilles.
''D. dissoluta'' is of interest to bio and organic chemists because it produces (+)-discodermolide, a ...
''
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
''Discodermia '' is a genus of deep-water sea sponge.
Species
The following species are accepted within ''Discodermia'':
* '' Discodermia adhaerens'' Van Soest, Meesters & Becking, 2014
* '' Discodermia arbor'' Carvalho & Xavier, 2020
* '' D ...
''
Carvalho & Xavier, 2020
* ''
Discodermia kiiensis''
Hoshino, 1977
* ''
Discodermia koreana
''Discodermia '' is a genus of deep-water sea sponge.
Species
The following species are accepted within ''Discodermia'':
* '' Discodermia adhaerens'' Van Soest, Meesters & Becking, 2014
* '' Discodermia arbor'' Carvalho & Xavier, 2020
* '' D ...
''
Sim, 1982
* ''
Discodermia laevidiscus''
Carter, 1880
* ''
Discodermia natalensis
''Discodermia '' is a genus of deep-water sea sponge.
Species
The following species are accepted within ''Discodermia'':
* '' Discodermia adhaerens'' Van Soest, Meesters & Becking, 2014
* '' Discodermia arbor'' Carvalho & Xavier, 2020
* '' D ...
''
Kirkpatrick, 1903
* ''
Discodermia ornata
''Discodermia '' is a genus of deep-water sea sponge.
Species
The following species are accepted within ''Discodermia'':
* '' Discodermia adhaerens'' Van Soest, Meesters & Becking, 2014
* '' Discodermia arbor'' Carvalho & Xavier, 2020
* '' D ...
''
Sollas, 1888
* ''
Discodermia panoplia
''Discodermia '' is a genus of deep-water sea sponge.
Species
The following species are accepted within ''Discodermia'':
* '' Discodermia adhaerens'' Van Soest, Meesters & Becking, 2014
* '' Discodermia arbor'' Carvalho & Xavier, 2020
* '' D ...
''
Sollas, 1888
* ''
Discodermia papillata
''Discodermia '' is a genus of deep-water sea sponge.
Species
The following species are accepted within ''Discodermia'':
* '' Discodermia adhaerens'' Van Soest, Meesters & Becking, 2014
* '' Discodermia arbor'' Carvalho & Xavier, 2020
* '' D ...
''
Carter, 1880
* ''
Discodermia polydiscus
''Discodermia '' is a genus of deep-water sea sponge.
Species
The following species are accepted within ''Discodermia'':
* '' Discodermia adhaerens'' Van Soest, Meesters & Becking, 2014
* '' Discodermia arbor'' Carvalho & Xavier, 2020
* '' D ...
''
(Bowerbank, 1869)
* ''
Discodermia polymorpha
''Discodermia '' is a genus of deep-water sea sponge.
Species
The following species are accepted within ''Discodermia'':
* '' Discodermia adhaerens'' Van Soest, Meesters & Becking, 2014
* '' Discodermia arbor'' Carvalho & Xavier, 2020
* '' D ...
''
Pisera & Vacelet, 2011
* ''
Discodermia proliferans
''Discodermia '' is a genus of deep-water sea sponge.
Species
The following species are accepted within ''Discodermia'':
* '' Discodermia adhaerens'' Van Soest, Meesters & Becking, 2014
* '' Discodermia arbor'' Carvalho & Xavier, 2020
* '' D ...
''
Lévi & Lévi, 1983
* ''
Discodermia ramifera
''Discodermia '' is a genus of deep-water sea sponge.
Species
The following species are accepted within ''Discodermia'':
* '' Discodermia adhaerens'' Van Soest, Meesters & Becking, 2014
* '' Discodermia arbor'' Carvalho & Xavier, 2020
* '' D ...
''
Topsent, 1892
* ''
Discodermia sinuosa
''Discodermia '' is a genus of deep-water sea sponge.
Species
The following species are accepted within ''Discodermia'':
* '' Discodermia adhaerens'' Van Soest, Meesters & Becking, 2014
* '' Discodermia arbor'' Carvalho & Xavier, 2020
* '' D ...
''
Carter, 1881
* ''
Discodermia stylifera
''Discodermia '' is a genus of deep-water sea sponge.
Species
The following species are accepted within ''Discodermia'':
* '' Discodermia adhaerens'' Van Soest, Meesters & Becking, 2014
* '' Discodermia arbor'' Carvalho & Xavier, 2020
* '' D ...
''
Keller, 1891
* ''
Discodermia tuberosa
''Discodermia '' is a genus of deep-water sea sponge.
Species
The following species are accepted within ''Discodermia'':
* '' Discodermia adhaerens'' Van Soest, Meesters & Becking, 2014
* '' Discodermia arbor'' Carvalho & Xavier, 2020
* '' D ...
''
Dendy, 1922
* ''
Discodermia vermicularis''
Döderlein, 1884
* ''
Discodermia verrucosa''
Topsent, 1928
Pharmacology
Discodermins B-D
''D. dissoluta'' is of interest to bio and organic chemists because it produces
(+)-discodermolide, a
polyketide natural product
A natural product is a natural compound or substance produced by a living organism—that is, found in nature. In the broadest sense, natural products include any substance produced by life. Natural products can also be prepared by chemical syn ...
with
immunosuppressive and cancer killing properties.
/anticancer peptides called discodermins have been isolated from ''D. kiiensis''.
References
Tetractinellida
Sponges described in 1869
Sponge genera
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