Cephalodiscus gilchristi

Cephalodiscus gilchristi is a sessile hemichordate belonging to the order Cephalodiscida. It is found in South Africa in 1908.

Parasites
The parasitic copepod Zanclopus cephalodisci has been found in the intestines of Cephalodiscus gilchristi.

Isolated molecules
Cephalostatin-1, is a steroidic 13-ringed pyrazine with the empirical formula C54H74N2O10 that was isolated from Cephalodiscus gilchristi. It is a potent anti-cancer agent that causes cell death in the subnanomolar to picomolar ranges via an atypical apoptosis pathway.


 * [[Image:Cephalostatine-1.svg|360px|Molecular structure of cephalostatin-1]]