Higginsia is a genus of sea sponges belonging to the order Axinellida.

Higginsia
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Porifera
Class: Demospongiae
Order: Axinellida
Family: Stelligeridae
Genus: Higginsia
Higgin, 1877
Synonyms
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  • Allantella Hallmann, 1917
  • Dendropsis Ridley & Dendy, 1886

It is named for Henry Higgins (1814–1893), a British botanist and clergyman.[1]

Species

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The following species are recognised in the genus Higginsia:

References

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  1. ^ Higgin, Thomas (1877). "Description of some Sponges obtained during a Cruise of the Steam-Yacht "Argo" in the Caribbean and neighbouring Seas". Annals and Magazine of Natural History. 19: 291–299. doi:10.1080/00222937708682143. Retrieved 30 January 2013. NB Not a typo: the author is Higgin, no "s"