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'''''Agelas clathrodes''''', also known as the '''elephant ear sponge''', is a species of [[sponge]] that lives in [[reef]]s more than {{convert|10|m|ft}} below the surface of the ocean. The base is between {{convert|1.5|and|10|cm|in}} thick. Its color is reddish orange.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://striweb.si.edu/bocas_database/details.php?id=1 |title=Agelas clathrodes |work=Species database | publisher=Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute |archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20070630183401/http://striweb.si.edu/bocas_database/details.php?id=1 |archivedate=2007-06-30 |accessdate=2011-07-22}}</ref> |
'''''Agelas clathrodes''''', also known as the '''elephant ear sponge''', is a species of [[sponge]] that lives in [[reef]]s more than {{convert|10|m|ft}} below the surface of the ocean. The base is between {{convert|1.5|and|10|cm|in}} thick. Its color is reddish orange.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://striweb.si.edu/bocas_database/details.php?id=1 |title=Agelas clathrodes |work=Species database | publisher=Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute |archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20070630183401/http://striweb.si.edu/bocas_database/details.php?id=1 |archivedate=2007-06-30 |accessdate=2011-07-22}}</ref> |
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Compounds isolated from this sponge include [[ageliferin|ageliferin]] and sceptrin. |
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Agelas clathrodes, also known as the elephant ear sponge, is a species of sponge that lives in reefs more than 10 metres (33 ft) below the surface of the ocean. The base is between 1.5 and 10 centimetres (0.59 and 3.94 in) thick. Its color is reddish orange.[1] Compounds isolated from this sponge include ageliferin and sceptrin.
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References
- ^ "Agelas clathrodes". Species database. Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute. Archived from the original on 2007-06-30. Retrieved 2011-07-22.