Biological sources of psychoactive drugs

species of amphibian

5-Bromo-DMT, or 5-Br-DMT, also known as '5-bromo-N,N-dimethyltryptamine or by informal names like sea DMT or SpongeBob DMT', is a psychedelic drug and brominated indole alkaloid of the tryptamine family related to dimethyltryptamine (DMT). It is the 5-bromo derivative of DMT. The drug is naturally occurring in the sponges Smenospongia aurea and Smenospongia echina, as well as in Verongula rigida (0.00142% dry weight) alongside 5,6-dibromo-DMT (0.35% dry weight) and seven other alkaloids. It has been encountered as a novel designer drug.