Stylissa caribica is a species of sponge.[1] Stylisins 1 and 2 are antimicrobial cyclic heptapeptides which have been isolated from this species.[2]
Stylissa caribica | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Porifera |
Class: | Demospongiae |
Order: | Scopalinida |
Family: | Scopalinidae |
Genus: | Stylissa |
Species: | S. caribica
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Binomial name | |
Stylissa caribica Lehnert & van Soest, 1998
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References
edit- ^ "Stylissa caribica". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 12 Sep 2020.
- ^ Mohammed, R.; Peng, J.; Kelly, M.; Hamann, MT. (Dec 2006). "Cyclic heptapeptides from the Jamaican sponge Stylissa caribica". J Nat Prod. 69 (12): 1739–1744. doi:10.1021/np060006n. PMC 4928197. PMID 17190452.