“…Sponges are a significant source of new bioactive metabolites and while there are no reports of bioactive metabolites being isolated from Haliclona simulans , over 190 metabolites have been isolated from other Haliclona species (Yu et al ., 2006). These compounds have a wide range of biological activities, including antifouling (Devi et al ., 1998; Sera et al ., 2002), antimicrobial (Clark et al ., 2001; Richelle‐Maurer et al ., 2001), antifungal (Barrett et al ., 1996; Clark et al ., 2001), antimalarial (Sakai et al ., 1986) and cytotoxic activities (Erickson et al ., 1997; Rashid et al ., 2000). The range of compounds isolated from Haliclona sp.…”