Calcinai, Barbara;Bavestrello, Giorgio;Bertolino, Marco;Pica, Daniela;Wagner, Daniel;Cerrano, Carlo
Halichondria
Sign in to saveHalichondria 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.
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GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumPorifera
- ClassDemospongiae
- OrderSuberitida
- FamilyHalichondriidae
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 1,949
- With media
- 807
- Family
- Halichondriidae
- Collections
- CAS, ICML-UNAM
- Recorded in
- United States, Mexico
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- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Halichondriidae
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- Sponge.noaa.jpg
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- Halichondria
- taxon name
- Halichondria
- taxon rank
- genus
- topic's main category
- Category:Halichondria
- taxon author citation
- Fleming, 1828
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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. The drug Eribulin, a related compound and an inhibitor of microtubule function, has become an important chemotherapy treatment for certain types of cancer.
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