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Stylissa caribica

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Stylissa caribica
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Porifera
Class: Demospongiae
Order: Scopalinida
Family: Scopalinidae
Genus: Stylissa
Species:
S. caribica
Binomial name
Stylissa caribica
Lehnert & van Soest, 1998

Stylissa caribica is a species of sponge.[1] Stylisins 1 and 2 are antimicrobial cyclic heptapeptides which have been isolated from this species.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Stylissa caribica". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 12 Sep 2020.
  2. ^ 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.