Cephalodiscus gilchristi

Cephalodiscus gilchristi is a sessile hemichordate belonging to the order Cephalodiscida.^[2] It is found in South Africa in 1908.

Cephalodiscus gilchristi
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Hemichordata
Class:	Pterobranchia
Order:	Cephalodiscida
Family:	Cephalodiscidae
Genus:	Cephalodiscus
Species:	C. gilchristi
Binomial name
Cephalodiscus gilchristi Ridewood, 1908[1]

Parasites

The parasitic copepod Zanclopus cephalodisci has been found in the intestines of Cephalodiscus gilchristi.^[3]

Isolated molecules

Cephalostatin-1,^[4] is a steroidic 13-ringed pyrazine with the empirical formula C₅₄H₇₄N₂O₁₀ that was isolated from Cephalodiscus gilchristi. It is a potent anti-cancer agent that causes cell death in the subnanomolar to picomolar ranges via an atypical apoptosis pathway.^[5]