In 1893, Lambe described a new sponge species as " Suberites latus ".
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Many of the bioactive compounds found on " Suberites " are microbial in nature.
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There are currently two accepted subspecies of this taxon : " Suberites domuncula domuncula " and " S . domuncula latus ".
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"Suberites ", namely " S . domuncula ", defend themselves from macroscopic threats with a neurotoxin known as suberitine.
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Another hermit crab, " Eupagurus cuanensis ", has the aposematic orange sponge " Suberites domuncula " which is bitter-tasting and not eaten by fish.
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One species new to science, " Suberites diversicolor ", was described and a large number of 40 species of intertidal sponges were recorded for the first time in Singapore.
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