Racekiela andina sp. nov. (Spongillida: Spongillidae): first report of a freshwater sponge from the Venezuelan Andes

The genus Racekiela Bass & Volkmer-Ribeiro, 1998 comprises six species of freshwater sponges distributed along the Palaearctic, Nearctic and Neotropical regions (Van Soest et al. 2017). They are characterized by an isodictyal skeleton solely of acanthoxeas, sparse spongin fibers, and tri-layered...

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Published in:Zootaxa
Main Authors: HERNÁNDEZ, VICTOR M. Q., BARREAT, JOSÉ G. N.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Mangolia Press 2017
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Online Access:https://www.mapress.com/zt/article/view/zootaxa.4341.2.8