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.[1][2]

Verongula rigida
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Porifera
Class: Demospongiae
Order: Verongiida
Family: Aplysinidae
Genus: Verongula
Species:
V. rigida
Binomial name
Verongula rigida
(Esper, 1794)
Synonyms
  • Luffaria rigida Esper, 1794
  • Spongia rigida Esper, 1794

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References

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  1. ^ Van Soest RW, Boury-Esnault N, Hooper JN, Rützler K, de Voogd NJ, de Glasby BA, Hajdu E, Pisera AB, Manconi R, Schoenberg C, Janussen D, Tabachnick KR, Klautau M, Picton B, Kelly M, Vacelet J (eds.). "Verongula rigida". World Porifera database. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
  2. ^ Morris H, Wallach J (26 March 2013). "Sea DMT". Vice Magazine. Retrieved 5 January 2019.