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Stylissa caribica
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Porifera
Class:	Demospongiae
Order:	Scopalinida
Family:	Scopalinidae
Genus:	Stylissa
Species:	S. caribica
Binomial name
Stylissa caribica Lehnert & van Soest, 1998

Stylissa caribica is a species of sponge. Stylisins 1 and 2 are antimicrobial cyclic heptapeptides which have been isolated from this species.

References

1. "Stylissa caribica". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 12 Sep 2020.
2. Mohammed, R.; Peng, J.; Kelly, M.; Hamann, MT. (Dec 2006). "Cyclic heptapeptides from the Jamaican sponge Stylissa caribica". J Nat Prod. 69 (12): 1739–1744. doi:10.1021/np060006n. PMC 4928197. PMID 17190452.

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