Chondrilla nucula

Swearingen, D. C., Ill and Pawlik, J. R., Variability in the chemical defense of the sponge Chondrilla nucula against predatory reef fishes, Mar. Biol., 131, 619, 1998. 

HUl, M., HiU, A., et al. (2006). Sponge-specific bacterial symbionts in the Caribbean sponge, Chondrilla nucula (Demospongiae, Chondrosida). Mar. Biol. 148, 1221—1230. 

Constit. of Chondrilla nucula and the green alga S. cenedesmus obliquus. Cryst. (Me2CO/MeOH). Mp 174.5-175.5 . (CHCI3). 

Litchfield, C., J. Tyszkiewics, and V. Dato 5,9,23-Triacontatrienoic Acid, Principal Fatty Acid of the Marine Sponge Chondrilla nucula. Lipids 15, 200 (1980). 

Chondrilla nucula (12.1) Mymekioderma styx (2.3) Pseudaxinyssa sp. (9.8) Pseudospongosorites suberitoides (0.6) Pseudospongosorites suberitoides (1.0) Erylusformosus (8.0)... 

Litchfield, C., Tyszkiewicz, J., and Dato, V. (1980) 5,9,23-Triacontatrienoic add, prindpal fatty acid of the marine sponge Chondrilla nucula. Lipids, 15, 200-202. 

A C29-sterol, chondrillasterol (172), which seems to be confined solely to Porifera in the animal kingdom, was reported as the major sterol component of Chondrilla nucula (23). 

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