See text Verrucula is a genus of lichenicolous (lichen-dwelling) lichens in the family Verrucariaceae.

Verrucula was originally circumscribed in 1896 by Austrian lichenologist Julius Steiner to contain a group of parasitic Verrucaria species.

[3] Molecular phylogenetic analysis shows that Verrucula has a sister taxon relationship with Placocarpus in the family Verrucariaceae.

This is pycnidial type is characterised by its paraplectenchymatous net (paraplectenchyma is a fungal tissue with a cellular structure superficially like the parenchyma of vascular plants) and its multiple cavities.

[5] The following list gives the species name, author citation (using standard abbreviations), year of publication, and host lichen.