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Ochridaspongia rotunda

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Species of sponge

Ochridaspongia rotunda
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Porifera
Class: Demospongiae
Order: Spongillida
Family: Malawispongiidae
Genus: Ochridaspongia
Species: O. rotunda
Binomial name
Ochridaspongia rotunda
Arndt, 1937

Ochridaspongia rotunda is a freshwater sponge endemic to Lake Ohrid. This sponge is found mostly at depths of 30–50 m and water temperatures of 6–8 °C. Its circular shape indicates that the animal lives under conditions of relatively calm water.

Possible medicinal uses

Following comparative tests with positive controls of its extracts against 8 bacterial and 8 fungal strains, Ohridaspongia rotunda has been described as a potential "gold mine of new antimicrobial substances with significant and broad-range activity". Current research is investigating its acetone extracts for application in the treatment of Alzheimer's disease, for which it has demonstrated promising inhibitory activity. These may originate with symbiotic bacteria hosted by the sponge and further research is required.

References

  1. "Ochridaspongia rotunda". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 18 September 2012.
  2. Pejin, B.; Talevski, A.; Ciric, A.; Glamoclija, J.; Nikolic, M.; Talevski, T. & Sokovic, M. (2014). "In vitro evaluation of antimicrobial activity of the freshwater sponge Ochridaspongia rotunda (Arndt, 1937)". Natural Product Research. 28 (18): 1489–1494. doi:10.1080/14786419.2014.911297. PMID 24804931.
  3. ^ Talevska, A.; Pejin, B.; Beric, T. & Stankovic, S. (2017). "Further insight into the bioactivity of the freshwater sponge Ochridaspongia rotunda". Pharmaceutical Biology. 55:1: 1313–1316. doi:10.1080/13880209.2017.1297468. PMC 6130583.

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Ochridaspongia rotunda


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