Mycale hentscheli is a marine sponge, which is known to be a rich source of bioactive small molecules. These natural products originate from the sponge's microbiota. Examples of these molecules include the potent cytotoxic polyketides: pateamine, peloruside, and mycalamide.[1][2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Porifera |
| Class: | Demospongiae |
| Order: | Poecilosclerida |
| Family: | Mycalidae |
| Genus: | Mycale |
| Species: | M. hentscheli
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References
edit- ^ Rust, Michael; Helfrich, Eric J. N.; Freeman, Michael F.; Nanudorn, Pakjira; Field, Christopher M.; Rückert, Christian; Kündig, Tomas; Page, Michael J.; Webb, Victoria L.; Kalinowski, Jörn; Sunagawa, Shinichi; Piel, Jörn (2020-04-28). "A multiproducer microbiome generates chemical diversity in the marine sponge Mycale hentscheli". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 117 (17): 9508–9518. doi:10.1073/pnas.1919245117. ISSN 0027-8424. PMC 7196800. PMID 32291345.
- ^ Storey, Mathew A.; Andreassend, Sarah K.; Bracegirdle, Joe; Brown, Alistair; Keyzers, Robert A.; Ackerley, David F.; Northcote, Peter T.; Owen, Jeremy G. (2020-03-24). Wright, Gerard D. (ed.). "Metagenomic Exploration of the Marine Sponge Mycale hentscheli Uncovers Multiple Polyketide-Producing Bacterial Symbionts". mBio. 11 (2): e02997–19, /mbio/11/2/mBio.02997–19.atom. doi:10.1128/mBio.02997-19. ISSN 2150-7511. PMC 7157528. PMID 32209692.