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Genus of sponges
Discodermia is a genus of deep-water
sea sponge.
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Species
The following species are accepted within Discodermia:
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Discodermia adhaerens Van Soest, Meesters & Becking, 2014
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Discodermia arbor Carvalho & Xavier, 2020
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Discodermia aspera Carter, 1880
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Discodermia calyx Döderlein, 1884
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Discodermia claviformis Kieschnick, 1896
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Discodermia discifera (Lendenfeld, 1907)
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Discodermia discifurca Sollas, 1888
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Discodermia dissoluta Schmidt, 1880
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Discodermia dubia Vacelet & Vasseur, 1971
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Discodermia emarginata Dendy, 1905
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Discodermia gorgonoides Burton, 1928
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Discodermia inscripta (Schmidt, 1879)
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Discodermia interspersa Kumar, 1925
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Discodermia irregularis Hoshino, 1976
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Discodermia japonica Döderlein, 1884
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Discodermia jogashima Tanita & Hoshino, 1989
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Discodermia kellyae Carvalho & Xavier, 2020
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Discodermia kiiensis Hoshino, 1977
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Discodermia koreana Sim, 1982
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Discodermia laevidiscus Carter, 1880
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Discodermia natalensis Kirkpatrick, 1903
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Discodermia ornata Sollas, 1888
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Discodermia panoplia Sollas, 1888
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Discodermia papillata Carter, 1880
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Discodermia polydiscus (Bowerbank, 1869)
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Discodermia polymorpha Pisera & Vacelet, 2011
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Discodermia proliferans Lévi & Lévi, 1983
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Discodermia ramifera Topsent, 1892
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Discodermia sinuosa Carter, 1881
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Discodermia stylifera Keller, 1891
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Discodermia tuberosa Dendy, 1922
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Discodermia vermicularis Döderlein, 1884
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Discodermia verrucosa Topsent, 1928
Pharmacology
D. dissoluta is of interest to bio and organic chemists because it produces
(+)-discodermolide, a
polyketide
natural product with
immunosuppressive and cancer killing properties.
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Antimicrobial/anticancer peptides called discodermins have been isolated from D. kiiensis.
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References
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"Discodermia". WoRMS.
World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 12 Sep 2020.
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^ 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.
Bibcode:
2008ISMEJ...2..335B.
doi:
10.1038/ismej.2007.91.
PMID
18256706.
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^ 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.
doi:
10.2174/187152008785133074.
PMID
18690825.
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^ Otero-González, AJ; Magalhaes, BS; Garcia-Villarino, M; Lopez-Abarrategui, C; Sousa, DA; Dias, SC; Franco, OL (2010).
"Antimicrobial peptides from marine invertebrates as a new frontier for microbial infection control". FASEB Journal. 24 (5): 1320–34.
doi:
10.1096/fj.09-143388.
PMID
20065108.
S2CID
23976702.