Marine sponges are a diverse group of sessile, filter-feeding invertebrate animals (Gardères et al., 2016). They play a significant ecological role in coral reef ecosystems (Coppock et al., 2022) through their water filtering capacities and nutrient and organic matter recycling properties (Folkers & Rombouts, 2020). Among marine benthic organisms, demosponges may emerge as winners in future oceanic conditions induced by climate change (Bell et al., 2018). However, if some marine sponge species are less sensitive to elevated seawater temperature and ocean acidification, others appear to be negatively affected by the combined effects of these stressors (Bates & Bell, 2018; Bell et al., 2018).