palytoxin Info

[tims]

Originally Posted by Mizer67

Now for a tougher one. Palytoxin.

http://www.cbwinfo.com/Biological/Toxins/Palytoxin.html

is considered to be one of the most toxic non-peptide substances known

[Elegance Coral]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palytoxin

[dobejazz]

Originally Posted by Mizer67

Do you mean palytoxin? That is the chemical that paythoa (sp?) corals (and maybe zooanthids if I remember right) release. There was an article on the other reef site a couple years ago about a guy who's dog ate the frags he had in a bucket for a frag swap. Can't rmember now if it killed the dog or not. Some indigenous pacific islanders used it to tip their spears.

This is taken from what Tims linked also

Several species of Palythoa are used in aquariums, but do not produce the toxin. Originally, it was only found in a single tidal pool on the island of Maui in Hawaii and native Hawaiians used to coat spear points with a red

[Fly Guy]

Last I read up on it there were only two species of palythoa that actually carried the deadly toxin palytoxin. neither of which are available in the hobby.

That is not to say that there arent other toxins that can make you sick or even kill small animals that ingest it. I have been sick several times from fragging carelessly. Just headaches and nausea though......

[Doug1]

Originally Posted by tims

http://www.cbwinfo.com/Biological/Toxins/Palytoxin.html

In the same class as Botulism toxin, yikes


Since we have covered Palyotoxin, I am thinking we should add Scorpionidae venom and some of the other common ones that might show up in the trade.