Plakortis

Plakortis is a genus of marine sponges in the order Homosclerophorida, first described by Franz Eilhard Schulze in 1880.

Species

GENUS

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumPorifera
ClassHomoscleromorpha
OrderHomosclerophorida
FamilyPlakinidae

Habitatmarine

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Museum specimens

Specimen records: 335
With media: 241
Family: Plakinidae
Collections: ICML-UNAM, CAS, USNM, YPM
Recorded in: Mexico, Tonga, United States, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, Belize, Mauritius, Solomon Islands

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Research

116 papers

New bisabolane-type phenolic sesquiterpenoids from the marine sponge Plakortis simplex.Chinese journal of natural medicines · 2021
Sponge symbioses between Xestospongia deweerdtae and Plakortis spp. are not motivated by shared chemical defense against predators.PloS one · 2017
Four new polyhydroxylated steroids from the South Sea sponge Plakortis sp.Chinese journal of natural medicines · 2020
Two Gracilioethers Containing a [2(5H)-Furanylidene]ethanoate Moiety and 9,10-Dihydroplakortone G: New Polyketides from the Caribbean Marine Sponge Plakortis halichondrioides.Applied sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024
Sponge epizoism in the Caribbean and the discovery of new Plakortis and <br />Haliclona species, and polymorphism of Xestospongia deweerdtae (Porifera).Zootaxa · 2016

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Encyclopedic overview

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Contents

Description
Species
Literature
Chemical and medecinal properties
References

Plakortis is a genus of marine sponges in the order Homosclerophorida, first described by Franz Eilhard Schulze in 1880.

==Description== Plakortis sponges are characterised by having: inorganic (spicular) skeletal complement Skeleton composed mainly of diods, triods, and/or calthrops in one size class Lophose diods, triods, or calthrops complement the main skeleton of non-lophose spicules no lophose spicules diactinal "microscleres" (microrhabs) in some species

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