Isis hippuris

Isis hippuris is a species of bamboo coral found in the Western Pacific Ocean.[1] It produces hippuristanol, a molecule with apparent anti-cancer functions.

Isis hippuris
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Class: Anthozoa
Order: Alcyonacea
Family: Isididae
Genus: Isis
Species:
I. hippuris
Binomial name
Isis hippuris
Linnaeus, 1758

References

  1. URMO: UNESCO-IOC Register of Marine Organisms. Land J. van der (ed), 2008-11-18


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