Ochridaspongia rotunda

Ochridaspongia rotunda
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Porifera
Class:	Demospongiae
Order:	Haplosclerida
Family:	Malawispongiidae
Genus:	Ochridaspongia
Species:	O. rotunda
Binomial name
	Ochridaspongia rotunda[1]; (Arndt, 1937)

Ochridaspongia rotunda is 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 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" ^[2]. Current research is investigating its acetone extracts for application in the treatment of Alzheimer's disease, for which it has demonstrated promising inhibitory activity^[3]. These may originate with symbiotic bacteria hosted by the sponge and further research is required^[3].

References

↑ "Ochridaspongia rotunda". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 18 September 2012.
↑ 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: 1489–1494 – via Taylor & Francis Online.
1 2 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 – via Taylor & Francis Online.

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[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: 1489–1494 – via Taylor & Francis Online.

[:0-3] 1 2 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 – via Taylor & Francis Online.