Ecteinascidia turbinata

tunicate

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biomedical significance

  • sea squirt; colonial tunicate
    In sea squirt

    For example, Ecteinascidia turbinata, a colonial sea squirt, produces a substance known as trabectedin (ET-743), which has anticancer properties and is used in the treatment of soft tissue sarcomas (cancers that originate in supporting tissues, such as muscle and fat).

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