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Callyspongia siphonella
A pink variant of Callyspongia siphonella
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Porifera
Class:	Demospongiae
Order:	Haplosclerida
Family:	Callyspongiidae
Genus:	Callyspongia
Subgenus:	Callyspongia
Species:	C. siphonella
Binomial name
Callyspongia siphonella Lévi, 1965
Synonyms
Siphonochalina siphonella Lévi, 1965

Callyspongia siphonella, commonly known as colonial tube-sponge, is a species of sea sponge endemic to the Red Sea. Clusters of its pale lavender to pink long tubes reach up to 60 centimetres (24 in) in size. Callyspongia siphonella contains a bioactive compound, Sipholenol A., that has been studied for its anti-proliferative properties in human breast cancer; these properties provide promise in its potential for developing future compounds and thus contributes greatly to future cancer research.

References

1. Lieske, Ewald; Myers, Robert (2004). Coral reef guide. Red Sea. p. 238. ISBN 9780007741731.
2. World Porifera Database - Species - Callyspongia (Callyspongia) siphonella (Lévi, 1965)
3. Blasser Röhrenschwamm (Callyspongia siphonella) - Information on Blasser Röhrenschwamm - Encyclopedia of Life
4. Foudah, Ahmed I.; Sallam, Asmaa A.; Akl, Mohamed R.; El Sayed, Khalid A. (2014-02-12). "Optimization, pharmacophore modeling and 3D-QSAR studies of sipholanes as breast cancer migration and proliferation inhibitors". European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 73: 310–324. doi:10.1016/j.ejmech.2013.11.039. ISSN 0223-5234. PMID 24487236.

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