Suberites massa

Suberites massa

Classification

Class: Demospongiae
Order: Suberitida
Family: Suberitidae

Halichondria is a genus of sea sponges belonging to the family Halichondriidae. These are massive, amorphous sponges with clearly separated inner and outer skeletons consisting of bundles of spicules arranged in a seemingly random pattern. This genus of sponges became important through the discovery of cell division limiting properties of the extract Halichondrin B, which inhibits cell mitosis.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog

Netherlands · 96France · 78United Kingdom · 34Italy · 1

Sources and credits

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Suberites massa

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