Porifera

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The phylum of sponges which are sessile, suspension-feeding, multicellular animals that utilize flagellated cells called choanocytes to circulate water. Most are hermaphroditic. They are probably an early evolutionary side branch that gave rise to no other group of animals. Except for about 150 freshwater species, sponges are marine animals. They are a source of ALKALOIDS; STEROLS; and other complex molecules useful in medicine and biological research.

Descriptor ID	D011161
MeSH Number(s)	B01.050.500.802
Concept/Terms	Porifera Porifera Poriferas Sponge (Zoology) Sponges (Zoology) Sponges Sponge Demospongiae Demospongiae

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Organisms [B]
Eukaryota [B01]
Animals [B01.050]
Invertebrates [B01.050.500]
Porifera [B01.050.500.802]

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
2007	1	0	1
2008	2	0	2
2009	1	0	1
2010	2	0	2
2012	0	1	1
2015	2	0	2
2019	1	0	1
2020	1	0	1
2022	2	0	2
2024	1	0	1
2025	1	0	1

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Montanares M, Jim?nez C, Rodr?guez J, Diaz A, Ageitos L, Ch?vez R, Vaca I. Siderophore Activity of Partially Acetylated Fusarinines from the Sponge-Derived Fungus Pseudogymnoascus verrucosus. J Nat Prod. 2025 Jul 25; 88(7):1643-1652.

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Ruiz-Molina A, Pech-Puch D, Mill?n RE, Ageitos L, Villegas-Hern?ndez H, Pach?n J, P?rez Sestelo J, S?nchez-C?spedes J, Rodr?guez J, Jim?nez C. Uncovering the Potent Antiviral Activity of the Sesterterpenoids from the Sponge Ircinia Felix Against Human Adenoviruses: from the Natural Source to the Total Synthesis. Chemistry. 2024 Nov 26; 30(66):e202401844.

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Watari H, Kageyama H, Masubuchi N, Nakajima H, Onodera K, Focia PJ, Oshiro T, Matsui T, Kodera Y, Ogawa T, Yokoyama T, Hirayama M, Hori K, Freymann DM, Imai M, Komatsu N, Araki M, Tanaka Y, Sakai R. A marine sponge-derived lectin reveals hidden pathway for thrombopoietin receptor activation. Nat Commun. 2022 11 25; 13(1):7262.

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Alvari?o R, Alfonso A, Pech-Puch D, Gegunde S, Rodr?guez J, Vieytes MR, Jim?nez C, Botana LM. Furanoditerpenes from Spongia (Spongia) tubulifera Display Mitochondrial-Mediated Neuroprotective Effects by Targeting Cyclophilin D. ACS Chem Neurosci. 2022 08 17; 13(16):2449-2463.

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Pech-Puch D, P?rez-Povedano M, G?mez P, Mart?nez-Guiti?n M, Lasarte-Monterrubio C, V?zquez-Ucha JC, Novoa-Olmedo ML, Guill?n-Hern?ndez S, Villegas-Hern?ndez H, Bou G, Rodr?guez J, Beceiro A, Jim?nez C. Marine Organisms from the Yucatan Peninsula (Mexico) as a Potential Natural Source of Antibacterial Compounds. Mar Drugs. 2020 Jul 18; 18(7).

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Neupane RP, Parrish SM, Neupane JB, Yoshida WY, Yip MLR, Turkson J, Harper MK, Head JD, Williams PG. Cytotoxic Sesquiterpenoid Quinones and Quinols, and an 11-Membered Heterocycle, Kauamide, from the Hawaiian Marine Sponge Dactylospongia elegans. Mar Drugs. 2019 Jul 19; 17(7).

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Pech-Puch D, Rodr?guez J, Cautain B, Sandoval-Castro CA, Jim?nez C. Cytotoxic Furanoditerpenes from the Sponge Spongia tubulifera Collected in the Mexican Caribbean. Mar Drugs. 2019 Jul 16; 17(7).

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Dai J, Parrish SM, Yoshida WY, Yip MLR, Turkson J, Kelly M, Williams P. Bromotyrosine-derived metabolites from an Indonesian marine sponge in the family Aplysinellidae (Order Verongiida). Bioorg Med Chem Lett. 2016 Jan 15; 26(2):499-504.

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Figueroa L, Jim?nez C, Rodr?guez J, Areche C, Ch?vez R, Henr?quez M, de la Cruz M, D?az C, Segade Y, Vaca I. 3-Nitroasterric Acid Derivatives from an Antarctic Sponge-Derived Pseudogymnoascus sp. Fungus. J Nat Prod. 2015 Apr 24; 78(4):919-23.

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Liang Z, Sulzmaier FJ, Yoshida WY, Kelly M, Ramos JW, Williams PG. Neopetrocyclamines A and B, polycyclic diamine alkaloids from the sponge Neopetrosia cf exigua. J Nat Prod. 2015 Mar 27; 78(3):543-7.

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