Biology:Rhabdastrella globostellata
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Short description: Species of sponge
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Porifera |
| Class: | Demospongiae |
| Order: | Tetractinellida |
| Family: | Ancorinidae |
| Genus: | Rhabdastrella |
| Species: | R. globostellata
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| Rhabdastrella globostellata (Carter, 1883)[1]
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Rhabdastrella globostellata, also known as the yellow pot sponge, is a marine sponge of the order Astrophorida. It is native to many regions of the Indian Ocean including the shores of Madagascar, the Seychelles, and Australia[2] as well as the Malayan Peninsula and Singapore.[3] It was first described by Henry J. Carter as Stelleta globostellata in 1883, named after the globostellate shape of its spicules (Latin globus meaning "sphere" and stellātus meaning "star-shaped").[1]
R. globostellata has been shown to produce a wide variety of isomalabaricanes, a type of triterpene molecules with notable cytotoxic activity towards certain cancer cell lines.[4][5]
Further reading
- Swee Cheng Lim; Nicole de Voogd; Koh Siang Tan (2008). A guide to sponges of Singapore. Singapore: Singapore Science Centre. ISBN 978-981-08-1880-7. https://books.google.com/books?id=kdXePgAACAAJ.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Carter, Henry John (May 1883). "Contributions to our Knowledge of the Spongida.—Pachytragida.". The Annals and Magazine of Natural History. 5 (Taylor & Francis) 11 (65): 344–369. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/92742#365.
- ↑ van Soest, R. "Rhabdastrella globostellata". World Register of Marine Species. http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=169886. Retrieved 2010-06-04.
- ↑ Tan R. "Yellow pot sponge Rhabdastrella globostellata". wildsingapore.com. http://www.wildsingapore.com/wildfacts/porifera/potyellow.htm. Retrieved 2010-06-04.
- ↑ "Bioactive isomalabaricane triterpenes from the marine sponge Rhabdastrella globostellata". Journal of Natural Products 65 (2): 210–214. February 2002. doi:10.1021/np0104020. PMID 11858759.
- ↑ "Cytotoxic isomalabaricane triterpenes from the marine sponge Rhabdastrella globostellata". Journal of Natural Products 69 (2): 211–218. February 2006. doi:10.1021/np050346t. PMID 16499318.
Wikidata ☰ Q2271419 entry
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