Transfer of secondary metabolites from the spongesDysidea fragilis andPleraplysilla spinifera to the mantle dermal formations (MDFs) of the mudibranchHypserlodoris webbi |
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| Authors: | A. Fontana F. Giménez A. Marin E. Mollo G. Cimino |
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| Affiliation: | (1) Istituto per la Chimica di Molecole di Interesse Biologico, CNR, via Toiano 6, Arco Felice, I-80072 Napoli, (Italy);(2) Departmento de Biología Animal y Ecologia, Facultad de Biología, Universidad de Murcia, E-30100 Murcia, (Spain) |
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| Abstract: | The opisthobranch molluscHypselodoris webbi is able to select, among its potential preys, sponges chemically rich in furanosesquiterpenoids. The sequestered secondary metabolites act as defensive allomones against predators and are accumulated in some dorsal glands (MDFs). This transfer from sponges to MDFs has been proven by maintainingH. webbi together with some selected sponges in an aquarium for a prolonged period. |
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| Keywords: | Nudibranch Hypselodoris sponge Dysidea Pleraplysilla Microciona furanosesquiterpenoids |
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