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Seven new triterpene glycosides, erylosides F8 (1), V1 (2), V2 (3), V3 (4), W (5), W1 (6) and W2 (7), were isolated from a Carribean sponge Erylus goffrilleri collected from the Carribean Sea near the Arrecife-Seco reef (Cuba). Structures of the glycosides were determined using 1H and 13C NMR spectroscopy, including 2D NMR procedures (1H-1H COSY, 1H-13С HMBC, 1H-13С HSQC and NOESY) and HR ESI mass spectrometry. Erylosides 1 and 4 have 14-carboxy-24,25-dimethyllanost-8(9)-en-3β,25-diol as aglycone whereas glycosides 2, 3, 5, 6 and 7 are 14-carboxy-24-acetoxy-24-methyllanost-8(9)-en-3β-ol glycoconjugates. Cytotoxic activities of the isolated compounds against Ehrlich carcinoma cells and hemolysis were examined and their dependence on eryloside structure was evaluated.