Bioactivity and chemical ecology of some intertidal animals

Abstract

Some marine organisms from intertidal regions of the Indian Coast have shown promising activities. Marine sponges, coelenterates, molluscs, and echinoderms are found to possess rich sources of novel chemical compounds. The ecological and biological significance in the production of these chemicals and the nature and magnitude of activity shown by sponges, zooantharians, amphineurans, opisthobranchs, and holothurians is discussed in detail