Higginsia

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

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.