Higginsia

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.

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