''Stylissa caribica'' is a
species
In biology, a species is the basic unit of classification and a taxonomic rank of an organism, as well as a unit of biodiversity. A species is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate s ...
of
sponge
Sponges, the members of the phylum Porifera (; meaning 'pore bearer'), are a basal animal clade as a sister of the diploblasts. They are multicellular organisms that have bodies full of pores and channels allowing water to circulate through t ...
.
Stylisins 1 and 2 are
antimicrobial cyclic
heptapeptides which have been isolated from this species.
References
Heteroscleromorpha
Animals described in 1998
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