A recent issue of Science (May 23) titled “Microbial Worlds” had an article on sponges on page 1028. Apparently, multiple, unrelated species of sponges produce a chemical called manzamine A that has anti-malarial properties reported to be more efficient than chloroquine or artemisinin at killing parasites. The chemical is actually produced by a certain bacteria that grows on sponges.
This is the most recent review I found:

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