''Verongula'' is a genus of

sea sponge Sponges, the members of the phylum Porifera (; meaning 'pore bearer'), are a basal animal clade as a sister of the diploblasts. They are multicellular organisms that have bodies full of pores and channels allowing water to circulate through t ...

s in the family

Aplysinidae Aplysinidae is a family of sea sponges in the order Verongiida. Its growths are either shaped like a fan or a club. Contained within the family are three recognized genera and six unrecognized ones. It was first authenticated and described by ...

. The following species are recognised in the genus ''Verongula'': *'' Verongula gigantea'' (Hyatt, 1875) *'' Verongula reiswigi'' Alcolado, 1984 *''

Verongula rigida ''Verongula rigida'' is a sponge species in the class Demospongiae. The scientific name of the species was first validly published in 1794 by Eugenius Johann Christoph Esper, as ''Spongia rigida''. See also * 5-Bromo-DMT * 5-6-Dibromo-DMT *Hallu ...

'' (Esper, 1794)

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Sponge genera Taxa named by Addison Emery Verrill {{demosponge-stub