Discodermia is a genus of deep-water sea sponge.[1][2]
The following species are accepted within Discodermia:[1]
D. dissoluta is of interest to bio and organic chemists because it produces (+)-discodermolide, a polyketide natural product with immunosuppressive and cancer killing properties.[3]
Antimicrobial/anticancer peptides called discodermins have been isolated from D. kiiensis.[4]
Discodermia is a genus of deep-water sea sponge.