Higginsia

Higginsia is a genus of sponges belonging to the phylum Porifera and the order Halichondrida.

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

References

↑ 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"

Taxon identifiers	EoL: 34578 GBIF: 2250459 ITIS: 48432 NCBI: 281039 WoRMS: 131793

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