Higginsia is a genus of sea sponges belonging to the order Axinellida.
It is named for Henry Higgins (1814–1893), a British botanist and clergyman. NB Not a typo: the author is Higgin, no "s"
Species The following species are recognised in the genus Higginsia: Higginsia arborea (Keller, 1891) Higginsia bidentifera (Ridley & Dendy, 1886) Higginsia ciccaresei Pansini & Pesce, 1998 Higginsia coralloides Higgin, 1877 Higginsia higgini Dendy, 1922 Higginsia higginissima Dickinson, 1945 Higginsia kenyensis Pulitzer-Finali, 1993 Higginsia lamella Pulitzer-Finali, 1993 Higginsia massalis Carter, 1885 Higginsia mediterranea Pulitzer-Finali, 1978 Higginsia mixta (Hentschel, 1912) Higginsia natalensis Carter, 1885 Higginsia palmata Pulitzer-Finali, 1996 Higginsia petrosioides Dendy, 1922 Higginsia pulcherrima Pulitzer-Finali, 1993 Higginsia pumila (Keller, 1889) Higginsia pyriformis Brøndsted, 1916 Higginsia robusta Burton, 1959 Higginsia scabra Whitelegge, 1907 Higginsia strigilata (Lamarck, 1814) Higginsia tanekea Hooper & Lévi, 1993 Higginsia tethyoides Lévi, 1960 Higginsia thielei Topsent, 1898
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