The biological feasibility of cultivating Magallana gigas, within semi-intensive culture ponds of the shrimp, Penaeus vannamei in the Cojimíes estuary, Esmeraldas province, Ecuador, was evaluated from July 2021 to February 2022. A batch of M. gigas (45.4±2.52

Background Marine sponges are diverse and functionally important members of marine benthic systems, well known to harbour complex and abundant symbiotic microorganisms as part of their species-specific microbiome. Changes in the sponge microbiome have

Assimiloside A (1), an unprecedented marine glycolipid containing a γ-lactone of 4R,16,26R-trihydroxy C28 fatty acid as an aglycon and a trisaccharide carbohydrate moiety, was isolated from the marine sponge Hymeniacidon assimilis. Its structure was

The marine sponge Hymeniacidon perlevis is a globally distributed and invasive species with extensive filter-feeding characteristics. The symbiotic relationship fostered between the sea sponge and the inhabiting microorganism is key in the production