Perophora namei

Perophora namei
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Tunicata
Class: Ascidiacea
Order: Enterogona
Suborder: Phlebobranchia
Family: Perophoridae
Genus: Perophora
Species: P. namei
Binomial name
Perophora namei
Hartmeyer & Michaelsen, 1928

Perophora namei is a sea squirt species in the genus Perophora found in Central Indo-Pacific.

P. namei produces the alkaloid perophoramidine.[1]

References

  1. Sheryl M. Verbitski, Charles L. Mayne, Rohan A. Davis, Gisela P. Concepcion & Chris M. Ireland (2002). "Isolation, structure determination, and biological activity of a novel alkaloid, perophoramidine, from the Philippine ascidian Perophora namei". Journal of Organic Chemistry. 67 (20): 7124–7126. doi:10.1021/jo026012f.
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