Amphimedon paraviridis
Taxonomy
This page represents the following TreeOfLife-200M taxonomic path.[1]
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Porifera
- Class: Demospongiae
- Order: Haplosclerida
- Family: Niphatidae
- Genus: Amphimedon
- Species: Amphimedon paraviridis
Visual Description
Images indexed for this species in the TreeOfLife-200M dataset depict preserved sponge specimens from museum collections (ex situ specimen documentation).
Overview
Amphimedon paraviridis is a species of marine sponge in the family Niphatidae.
Distribution and Habitat
This taxon is recognized as an accepted species in GBIF.
Ecology and Biology
Documented biotic interactions for Amphimedon paraviridis include:
- Predation/consumption by the polychaete Haplosyllis (interaction type: “eatenBy”).
- Interaction/association with the bacterium Endozoicomonas (interaction type: “interactsWith”).
Human Relevance and Bioactive Compounds
A bioactive purine-related compound reported from Amphimedon paraviridis is 1,3-dimethylisoguaninium, described as an antiangiogenic purine analog. Reported in vitro activity includes inhibition of basic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF)-induced proliferation and reduction of tube formation in endothelial cell assays.
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References
- ↑ Dataset view for Animalia / Porifera / Demospongiae / Haplosclerida / Niphatidae / Amphimedon / paraviridis constructed from imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M records under this taxonomic path. Hugging Face Datasets. https://huggingface.co/datasets/imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M.