Mycale hentscheli

Mycale hentscheli is a marine sponge, which is known to be a rich source of bioactive small molecules. These natural products originate from the sponge's microbiota. Examples of these molecules include the potent cytotoxic polyketides: pateamine, peloruside, and mycalamide.^[1][2]

Mycale hentscheli
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Porifera
Class:	Demospongiae
Order:	Poecilosclerida
Family:	Mycalidae
Genus:	Mycale
Species:	M. hentscheli
Binomial name
Mycale hentscheli Bergquist & Fromont, 1988