Table 1.
Taxonomic details for the 21 most active ascidian extracts that displayed cytotoxicity in the breast cancer cell line MDA-MB-231. All ascidian samples were collected from the Great Barrier Reef (Queensland, Australia) and were identified by the Queensland Museum.
| Extract Number | Species |
|---|---|
| 15 | Polysyncraton millepore |
| 17 | Trididemnum cf. cerebriforme |
| 29 | Trididemnum pigmentatum |
| 38 | Polysyncraton echinatum |
| 43 | Leptoclinides kingi |
| 44 | Leptoclinides durus |
| 53 | Trididemnum sibogae |
| 61 | Lissoclinum badium |
| 63 | Polysyncraton pseudorugosum |
| 71 | Leptoclinides dubius |
| 75 | Polysyncraton pseudorugosum |
| 81 | Leptoclinides durus |
| 83 | Leptoclinides dubius |
| 85 | Lissoclinum fungium |
| 92 | Leptoclinides kingi |
| 102 | Didemnum candidum |
| 106 | Didemnum multispirale |
| 114 | Didemnum candidum |
| 117 | Didemnum membranaceum |
| 128 | Didemnum membranaceum |
| 133 | Didemnum guttatum |