Name - Xestospongia deweerdtae

Life Sciences Identifier (LSID)

urn:lsid:organismnames.com:name:1543781 [metadata]

Variants and Synonyms

• Xestospongia deweerdtae Lehnert & Van Soest 1999

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Recent Publications

• New records of Xestospongia species (Haplosclerida: Petrosiidae) from the Curacao reefs, with a description of a new species.
• New epizooic symbioses between sponges of the genera Plakortis and Xestospongia in cryptic habitats of the Caribbean.
• Peroxide Natural Products from Plakortis zyggompha and the Sponge Association Plakortis halichondrioides-Xestospongia deweerdtae: Antifungal Activity against Cryptococcus gattii.
• Sponge epizoism in the Caribbean and the discovery of new Plakortis and Haliclona species, and polymorphism of Xestospongia deweerdtae (Porifera).
• Sponge symbioses between Xestospongia deweerdtae and Plakortis spp. are not motivated by shared chemical defense against predators.

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