Our abstract titled ‘Linking shifts to physiology, microbiome, and morphology in Chondrilla nucula under future ocean conditions’ has been accepted for the 12th World Sponge Conference to be held in Vila do Conde, Portugal in 9 – 13 September 2025. Organized every four years, this global meeting aims to bring together researchers from the natural and social sciences, conservationists, resource managers, to share the latest discoveries in sponge biology, ecology, evolution, and conservation.