Three of the new species — Haliclona pahua, Haliclona kahoe and Haliclona loe — are new to science, Toonen said. They were ...

Girolline, a compound extracted from the sea sponge Pseudaxinyssa cantharella, has been investigated for possible antitumor ...

They also help create food for other organisms, he said. Researchers in Hawaii found four new species of sponge, a sea creature that’s important to coral reef ecosystems. Photos from Jan Vicente ...