Dactylospongia metachromia

Dactylospongia metachromia

Classification

Class: Demospongiae
Order: Dictyoceratida
Family: Thorectidae

Ilimaquinone is a bioactive marine natural product belonging to the class of sesquiterpene quinones. It was first isolated in 1979 from the marine sponge Hippospongia metachromia. Since then, it has also been identified in other marine sponges, including Dactylospongia elegans and Halichondria species.

Distribution

Dactylospongia metachromia — (c) Robin White, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

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Countries in the Picchu catalog

United States of America · 5France · 2

Sources and credits

Photo(c) Robin White, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY DescriptionIlimaquinone, Wikipedia contributors

Dactylospongia metachromia

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