Table 1 Coral responses in the sponge fragment test. Terpios hoshinota is more likely to cause coral bleaching (T. hoshinota vs. black cloth: p < 0.001; T. hoshinota vs. white cloth: p < 0.001, Chi-square tests).

From: Testing of how and why the Terpios hoshinota sponge kills stony corals

Treatment/Coral response

Bleaching

Not affected

Terpios hoshinota

9

0

Black cloth

0

9

White cloth

0

7