Racekiela

Racekiela
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Porifera
Class: Demospongiae
Order: Spongillida
Family: Spongillidae
Genus: Racekiela
Bass & Volkmer-Ribeiro, 1998
Synonyms
  • Acanthodiscus sensu Volkmer-Ribeiro, 1996

Racekiela is a genus of freshwater sponges in the family Spongillidae.


Racekiella cavernicola was discovered in 2010 and is the first freshwater cave-dwelling sponge in Brazil, in the state of Rio Grande do Norte.