Didemnum fragile | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Subphylum: | Tunicata |
Class: | Ascidiacea |
Order: | Aplousobranchia |
Family: | Didemnidae |
Genus: | Didemnum |
Species: | D. fragile
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Binomial name | |
Didemnum fragile Sluiter, 1909
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Didemnum fragile is a species of sea squirt in the family Didemnidae.
Didemnum fragile is of medical interest as it contains shishijimicin molecules, which have been seen to have potent anti-tumor activity in HeLa cells at picomolar concentrations. [1] Shishijimicin A was recently synthesized. [2]