| Callyspongia siphonella | |
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| A pink variant of Callyspongia siphonella | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Porifera |
| Class: | Demospongiae |
| Order: | Haplosclerida |
| Family: | Callyspongiidae |
| Genus: | Callyspongia |
| Subgenus: | Callyspongia |
| Species: | C. siphonella
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| Binomial name | |
| Callyspongia siphonella Lévi, 1965
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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.[1][2][3] 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. [4]
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- ^ Lieske, Ewald; Myers, Robert (2004). Coral reef guide. Red Sea. p. 238. ISBN 9780007741731.
- ^ World Porifera Database - Species - Callyspongia (Callyspongia) siphonella (Lévi, 1965)
- ^ Blasser Röhrenschwamm (Callyspongia siphonella) - Information on Blasser Röhrenschwamm - Encyclopedia of Life
- ^ 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.