For this reason, it may be of interest to the pharmaceutical industry as a source of this compound which has been approved for medical use in the European Union.
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Maritigrella crozierae is common in the Indian River Lagoon where it feeds exclusively on the mangrove tunicate, Ecteinascidia turbinata.
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Maritigrella crozierae is found in shallow water in the western Atlantic Ocean and the Caribbean Sea.