Integrative taxonomy of introduced Haplosclerida and three new species of Haliclona sponges from Hawai'i based on samples collected from a variety of habitats on O'ahu from 2016 to 2022

This data supports the description of the following haplosclerida species in Hawai'i: Haliclona (Soestella) caerulea and Gelliodes conulosa sp. nov., Haliclona (Gellius) pahua sp. nov., Haliclona (Reniera) kahoe sp. nov., Haliclona (Rhizoniera) loe sp. nov. Accession numbers to mitochondrial and ribosomal RNA sequences are provided. Morphological data for each of the species are also provided.