Erythropodium caribaeorum
| Erythropodium caribaeorum | |
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| Erythropodium caribaeorum in the Aquarium de La Rochelle | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Cnidaria |
| Subphylum: | Anthozoa |
| Class: | Octocorallia |
| Order: | Scleralcyonacea |
| Family: | Erythropodiidae |
| Genus: | Erythropodium |
| Species: | E. caribaeorum
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| Binomial name | |
| Erythropodium caribaeorum (Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1860)[1]
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Erythropodium caribaeorum, commonly known as the encrusting gorgonian or encrusting polyps, is a species of soft coral in the monotypic family Erythropodiidae.[1] It was formerly placed in subfamily Erythropodiinae of family Anthothelidae.[2]
The species inhabits coral reefs and rocky bottoms in the Caribbean, Bahamas, and Florida, growing at depths of 0.5 to 25 metres.[3]
E. caribaeorum is of interest from a drug discovery perspective because it produces eleutherobin, a diterpene glycoside with potential anticancer activity.[4]
References
- ^ a b World List of Octocorallia. McFadden, C.S.; Cordeiro, R.; Samimi-Namin, K.; Williams, G.; van Ofwegen, L. (eds.). "Erythropodium caribaeorum (Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1860)". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 6 September 2025.
- ^ McFadden, Catherine S.; Van Ofwegen, Leen P.; Quattrini, Andrea M. (2022). "Revisionary systematics of Octocorallia (Cnidaria: Anthozoa) guided by phylogenomics". Bulletin of the Society of Systematic Biologists. 1 (3). doi:10.18061/bssb.v1i3.8735.
- ^ "Erythropodium caribaeorum". SeaLifeBase. 2012. Retrieved 2 Feb 2016.
- ^ Singh R, Sharma M, Joshi P, Rawat DS (2008). "Clinical status of anti-cancer agents derived from marine sources". Anticancer Agents Med Chem. 8 (6): 603–617. doi:10.2174/187152008785133074. PMID 18690825.