Clavelina cylindrica

Clavelina cylindrica
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Tunicata
Class: Ascidiacea
Order: Aplousobranchia
Family: Clavelinidae
Genus: Clavelina
Species:
C. cylindrica
Binomial name
Clavelina cylindrica
(Quoy & Gaimard, 1834)[1]
Synonyms
  • Chondrostachys cylindrica (Quoy & Gaimard, 1834)
  • Chondrostachys cylyndrica (Quoy & Gaimard, 1834)
  • Chondrostachys macdonaldi Bronn, 1862
  • Podoclavella cylindrica (Quoy & Gaimard, 1834)
  • Polyclinum cylindrica Quoy & Gaimard, 1834
  • Polyclinum cylindricum Quoy & Gaimard, 1834

Clavelina cylindrica is a species of tunicate in the genus Clavelina. It is found in shallow waters around Australia.[1]

Research

Clavelina cylindrica has yielded two novel alkaloids in 1993, cylindricine A, the first naturally occurring pyrrolo[2, 1-j]quinoline, and cylindricine B, a pyrido-[2,1-j]-quinoline ring compound.[2] Further research the following year led to the discovery of further cylindricines C to G,[3] and a further three, H to J in 1995.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b WoRMS (2013). Shenkar N, Gittenberger A, Lambert G, Rius M, Moreira Da Rocha R, Swalla BJ, Turon X (eds.). "Clavelina cylindrica (Quoy & Gaimard, 1834)". Ascidiacea World Database. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2013-11-20.
  2. ^ Blackman, Adrian J.; Li, Caiping; Hockless, David C. R.; Skelton, Brian W.; White, Allan H. (1993). "Cylindricines A and B, novel alkaloids from the ascidian Clavelina cylindrica". Tetrahedron. 49 (38): 8645–8656. doi:10.1016/S0040-4020(01)96270-2.
  3. ^ Li, Caiping; Blackman, Adrian J. (1994). "Cylindricines C-G, Perhydropyrrolo[2,1-j]quinolin-7-one Alkaloids From the Ascidian Clavelina cylindrica". Australian Journal of Chemistry. 47 (7): 1355–1361. doi:10.1071/CH9941355.
  4. ^ Li, Caiping; Blackman, Adrian J. (1995). "Cylindricines H-K, Novel Alkaloids From the Ascidian Clavelina cylindrica". Australian Journal of Chemistry. 48 (5): 955–965. doi:10.1071/CH9950955.