The common name for the Ecteinascidia Turbinata is the mangrove tunicate, a type of sea squirt species. They are primarily located throughout the Indian River Lagoon. This plant has an inflammatory molecule in its tissues that have proven to kill tumor cells and stop tumor growth. The same tissues have also suppressed allograft, tissue graft donated into the body of the same species, rejection. In animals, the tissues can activate the phagocytic system of shrimp, blue crabs, and fish. The sea squirt from the plant is also used to treat, and perhaps, cure certain types of cancer. The specific drug is called trabectedin.