Primeiro registro de Leptogorgia punicea (Milne-Edwards & Haime) (Cnidaria, Octocorallia) para o Estado do Maranhão, Brasil

Abstract

Foi coletada uma pequena colônia de Leptogorgia punicea (Milne-Edwards & Haime, 1857) no mediolitoral da praia da Marcela. A coleta representa o primeiro registro para o Estado do Maranhão, tornando continua sua distribuição ao longo da costa ocidental americana.

Polyoxygenated Steroids from the Octocoral Leptogorgia punicea and in Vitro Evaluation of Their Cytotoxic Activity

“…Gorgonian octocorals are widely distributed marine organisms, and have provided a wide range of new compounds with diverse carbon skeletons and valuable biological activities [ 1 , 2 ]. Leptogorgia punicea (Octocorallia, Gorgonaea) is a reddish purple species, which is found in Brazil, from the coast of Santa Catarina State in the South to the State of Maranhão in the North [ 3 ].…”