Higginsia is a genus of sea sponges belonging to the order Axinellida.
It is named for Henry Higgins (1814âÂÂ1893), a British botanist and clergyman.
Species
The following species are recognised in the genus Higginsia:
- Higginsia arborea <small>(Keller, 1891)</small>
- Higginsia bidentifera <small>(Ridley & Dendy, 1886)</small>
- Higginsia ciccaresei <small>Pansini & Pesce, 1998</small>
- Higginsia coralloides <small>Higgin, 1877</small>
- Higginsia higgini <small>Dendy, 1922</small>
- Higginsia higginissima <small>Dickinson, 1945</small>
- Higginsia kenyensis <small>Pulitzer-Finali, 1993</small>
- Higginsia lamella <small>Pulitzer-Finali, 1993</small>
- Higginsia massalis <small>Carter, 1885</small>
- Higginsia mediterranea <small>Pulitzer-Finali, 1978</small>
- Higginsia mixta <small>(Hentschel, 1912)</small>
- Higginsia natalensis <small>Carter, 1885</small>
- Higginsia palmata <small>Pulitzer-Finali, 1996</small>
- Higginsia petrosioides <small>Dendy, 1922</small>
- Higginsia pulcherrima <small>Pulitzer-Finali, 1993</small>
- Higginsia pumila <small>(Keller, 1889)</small>
- Higginsia pyriformis <small>Brøndsted, 1916</small>
- Higginsia robusta <small>Burton, 1959</small>
- Higginsia scabra <small>Whitelegge, 1907</small>
- Higginsia strigilata <small>(Lamarck, 1814)</small>
- Higginsia tanekea <small>Hooper & Lévi, 1993</small>
- Higginsia tethyoides <small>Lévi, 1960</small>
- Higginsia thielei <small>Topsent, 1898</small>
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