About Rhabdastrella globostellata (Carter, 1883)
Rhabdastrella globostellata, commonly called the yellow pot sponge, is a marine sponge that belongs to the order Astrophorida. This species is native to multiple regions of the Indian Ocean, including the coasts of Madagascar, the Seychelles, Australia, the Malayan Peninsula, and Singapore. It was first documented in 1883 by Henry J. Carter, who originally classified it under the name Stelleta globostellata. The species name globostellata refers to the globostellate shape of its spicules; globus is Latin for "sphere", and stellātus is Latin for "star-shaped". Studies have found that R. globostellata produces a wide range of isomalabaricanes, which are a class of triterpene molecules that have significant cytotoxic activity against certain cancer cell lines.
