Verongula rigida (Esper, 1794) is a animal in the Aplysinidae family, order Verongiida, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.
Verongula rigida (Esper, 1794)
Verongula rigida is a Demospongiae sponge species first validly published as Spongia rigida by Eugenius Johann Christoph Esper in 1794.
Verongula rigida is a species of sponge that belongs to the class Demospongiae. Originally described under the scientific name Spongia rigida, this species was first validly published by Eugenius Johann Christoph Esper in 1794.
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Aplysina aerophoba (Nardo, 1833)
Aplysina fulva (Pallas, 1766)
Aplysina cavernicola (Vacelet, 1959)
Aplysina archeri (Higgin, 1875)
Aplysina cauliformis (Carter, 1882)
Aplysina fistularis (Pallas, 1766)
Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer
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