Phyllidiella pustulosa

Manzo E, Ciavatta ML, Gavagnin M, Mollo E, Guo Y-W, Cimino G (2004) Isocyanide Terpene Metabolites of Phyllidiella pustulosa, a Nudibranch from the South China Sea. J Nat Prod 67 1701... 

Dumdei, E. J., Flowers, A. E., Garson, M. J., and Moore, C. J., The biosynthesis of sesquiterpene isocyanides and isothiocyanates in the marine sponge A canthella cavernosa (Dendy) evidence for dietary tranfer to the dorid nudibranch Phyllidiella pustulosa, Comp. Biochem. Physiol., 113A, 1385, 1997. 

Although nudibranchs may be found feeding on sponges, most are well hidden under ledges or in crevices, and so can be difficult to collect [33]. During the winter months at Heron Island we occasionally encounter the phyllidid nudibranch Phyllidiella pustulosa in close association with... 

Table 7. Incorporation of C[ Precursors or Metabolites into Specimens of Phyllidiella pustulosa...

The biosynthesis of sesquiterpenes containing isonitrile and isothiocyanate groups was also investigated by incorporation of cyanide and potassium thiocyanate labeled with carbon 14 in the sponge Acanthdla cavernosa, which is consumed by the nudibranch Phyllidiella =Phyllidia) pustulosa. The results show that the mollusk does not synthesize de novo any nitrogen-containing terpene and consequently it acquires the sesquiterpenes substituted... 

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