Xestospongia

Xestospongia is a genus of sponges in the family Petrosiidae. It contains the following species:

Species

GENUS

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumPorifera
ClassDemospongiae
OrderHaplosclerida
FamilyPetrosiidae

Habitatmarine

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Specimen records: 1,242
With media: 437
Family: Petrosiidae
Collections: CAS, USNM, YPM
Recorded in: United States, Philippines, Tonga, Canada, Panama, Chile, Argentina, Micronesia, Federated States Of

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Research

209 papers

Metabolites and Bioactivity of the Marine Xestospongia Sponges (Porifera, Demospongiae, Haplosclerida) of Southeast Asian Waters.Biomolecules · 2023
Macrocyclic bis-quinolizidine alkaloids from Xestospongia muta.Natural product research · 2019
Chemical and biological aspects of marine sponges of the genus Xestospongia.Chemistry & biodiversity · 2010
Xestospongia muta Fraction-7 and Linoleic Acid: Effects on SR-BI Gene Expression and HDL Cholesterol Uptake.Marine drugs · 2022
[Review on the secondary metabolites from Xestospongia sponges and their bioactivities].Yao xue xue bao = Acta pharmaceutica Sinica · 2014

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: taxon
Parent taxon: Petrosiidae
Image: Reef3860 - Flickr - NOAA Photo Library.jpg

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Commons category: Xestospongia
taxon name: Xestospongia
taxon rank: genus
topic's main category: Category:Xestospongia
taxon author citation: Laubenfels, 1932

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Xestospongia is a genus of sponges in the family Petrosiidae. It contains the following species: Xestospongia arenosa van Soest & de Weerdt, 2001 Xestospongia bergquistia Fromont, 1991 Xestospongia bocatorensis Díaz, Thacker, Rützler & Piantoni, 2007 Xestospongia caminata Pulitzer-Finali, 1986 Xestospongia clavata Pulitzer-Finali, 1993 Xestospongia coralloides (Dendy, 1924) Xestospongia delaubenfelsi Riveros, 1951 Xestospongia deweerdtae Lehnert & van Soest, 1999 Xestospongia diprosopia (de Laubenfels, 1930) Xestospongia dubia (Ristau, 1978) Xestospongia emphasis (de Laubenfels, 1954) Xestospongia friabilis (Topsent, 1892) Xestospongia grayi (Hechtel, 1983) Xestospongia hispida (Ridley & Dendy, 1886) Xestospongia informis Pulitzer-Finali, 1993 Xestospongia kapne Carvalho, Lopes, Cosme & Hajdu, 2016 Xestospongia madida (de Laubenfels, 1954) Xestospongia mammillata Pulitzer-Finali, 1982 Xestospongia menzeli (Little, 1963) Xestospongia muta (Schmidt, 1870) Xestospongia novaezealandiae Bergquist & Warne, 1980 Xestospongia papuensis Pulitzer-Finali, 1996 Xestospongia plana (Topsent, 1892) Xestospongia portoricensis van Soest, 1980 Xestospongia purpurea Rützler, Piantoni, van Soest & Díaz, 2014 Xestospongia rampa (de Laubenfels, 1934) Xestospongia ridleyi (Keller, 1891) Xestospongia testudinaria (Lamarck, 1815) Xestospongia topsenti Van Soest & Hooper, 2020 Xestospongia tuberosa Pulitzer-Finali, 1993 Xestospongia vansoesti Bakus & Nishiyama, 2000 Xestospongia variabilis (Ridley, 1884) Xestospongia viridenigra (Vacelet, Vasseur & Lévi, 1976) Xestospongia wiedenmayeri van Soest, 1980

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