Ochridaspongia rotunda

Ochridaspongia rotunda
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Porifera
Class:	Demospongiae
Order:	Spongillida
Family:	Malawispongiidae
Genus:	Ochridaspongia
Species:	O. rotunda
Binomial name
	Ochridaspongia rotunda; Arndt, 1937

Ochridaspongia rotunda is a freshwater sponge endemic to Lake Ohrid. This sponge is found mostly at depths of 30–50 m and water temperatures of 6–8 °C. Its circular shape indicates that the animal lives under conditions of relatively calm water.

Possible medicinal uses

Following comparative tests with positive controls of its extracts against 8 bacterial and 8 fungal strains, Ohridaspongia rotunda has been described as a potential "gold mine of new antimicrobial substances with significant and broad-range activity".^[2] Current research is investigating its acetone extracts for application in the treatment of Alzheimer's disease, for which it has demonstrated promising inhibitory activity.^[3] These may originate with symbiotic bacteria hosted by the sponge and further research is required.^[3]

References

^ "Ochridaspongia rotunda". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 18 September 2012.
^ Pejin, B.; Talevski, A.; Ciric, A.; Glamoclija, J.; Nikolic, M.; Talevski, T. & Sokovic, M. (2014). "In vitro evaluation of antimicrobial activity of the freshwater sponge Ochridaspongia rotunda (Arndt, 1937)". Natural Product Research. 28 (18): 1489–1494. doi:10.1080/14786419.2014.911297. PMID 24804931.
^ ^a ^b Talevska, A.; Pejin, B.; Beric, T. & Stankovic, S. (2017). "Further insight into the bioactivity of the freshwater sponge Ochridaspongia rotunda". Pharmaceutical Biology. 55:1: 1313–1316. doi:10.1080/13880209.2017.1297468. PMC 6130583.

External links

Нову врсту сунђера уловили су наши охридски рибари у Охридском језеру "Politika", Belgrade 1938-03-09

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[1] "Ochridaspongia rotunda". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 18 September 2012.

[2] Pejin, B.; Talevski, A.; Ciric, A.; Glamoclija, J.; Nikolic, M.; Talevski, T. & Sokovic, M. (2014). "In vitro evaluation of antimicrobial activity of the freshwater sponge Ochridaspongia rotunda (Arndt, 1937)". Natural Product Research. 28 (18): 1489–1494. doi:10.1080/14786419.2014.911297. PMID 24804931.

[:0-3] Talevska, A.; Pejin, B.; Beric, T. & Stankovic, S. (2017). "Further insight into the bioactivity of the freshwater sponge Ochridaspongia rotunda". Pharmaceutical Biology. 55:1: 1313–1316. doi:10.1080/13880209.2017.1297468. PMC 6130583.

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