Aciculites higginsii
creator: van Soest, Rob W.M.
date: 2026-08-29
language: en
license: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
publisher: World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS)
relation: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php
subject: Aciculites higginsii Schmidt, 1879
type: ScientificName
bibliographic citation: de Voogd, N.J.; Alvarez, B.; Boury-Esnault, N.; Cárdenas, P.; Díaz, M.-C.; Dohrmann, M.; Downey, R.; Goodwin, C.; Hajdu, E.; Hooper, J.N.A.; Kelly, M.; Klautau, M.; Lim, S.C.; Manconi, R.; Morrow, C.; Pinheiro, U.; Pisera, A.B.; Ríos, P.; Schönberg, C.; Turner, T.; Vacelet, J.; van Soest, R.W.M.; Xavier, J. (2026). World Porifera Database. Aciculites higginsii Schmidt, 1879. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=171177 on 2026-08-29
created: 2005-07-10T20:05:41Z
modified: 2013-01-22T10:50:16Z
replaces: 1467651
rights holder: WoRMS Editorial Board
scientific name: Aciculites higginsii Schmidt, 1879
class: Demospongiae
family: Scleritodermidae
genus: Aciculites
kingdom: Animalia
name published in: Schmidt, O. (1879). Die Spongien des Meerbusen von Mexico (Und des caraibischen Meeres). Abtheilung I. Heft I. Pp. 1-32, pls I-IV. In:Reports on the dredging under the supervision of Alexander Agassiz, in the Gulf of Mexico, by the USCSS ‘Blake'. (Gustav Fischer: Jena).
name published in year: 1879
order: Tetractinellida
parent name usage ID: 171173
phylum: Porifera
scientific name authorship: Schmidt, 1879
specific epithet: higginsii
taxon rank: Species
taxonomic status: accepted