Robert P. Higgins (born 1932) is a systematic invertebrate zoologist and ecologist. He worked as a researcher at the Smithsonian Institution, where he began in 1968 as an oceanographer. Higgins served as Director of the Centre for Mediterranean Marine Classification 1969-1971, Program Director of Limnology and Oceanography, 1971-1974, Acting Director, International Programme on Environmental Sciences in 1974, Zoologist Superior from 1974 to 1978, and Curator, Department of Invertebrate Zoology, National Museum of Natural History in 1978. Higgins retired in 1996.
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1975: Occurrence of the genus Tanarctus Renaud-Debyser, 1959 in Northeastern Atlantic waters with a description of T. ramazzotti n. sp. (Arthrotardigrada).1983: The atlantic barrier reef ecosistema at Carrie Bow cay, Belize, II: Kinorhyncha.1984: A New Family of Arthrotardigrada (Tardigrada: Heterotardigrada) from the Atlantic Coast of Florida, U.S.A.1986: New Loricifera from southeastern United States coastal Waters.1988: Introduction to the Study of Meiofauna.Taxa and species described by Higgins
Cryptorhagina Higgins, 1968Condyloderes Higgins, 1969Dracoderidae Higgins & Shirayama, 1990Dracoderes Higgins & Shirayama, 1990Nanaloricus gwenae Kristensen, Heiner & Higgins, 2007Neocentrophyes Higgins, 1969Neocentrophyidae Higgins, 1969Paracentrophyes Higgins, 1983Pliciloricidae Higgins & Kristensen, 1986Pliciloricus dubius Higgins & Kristensen, 1986Pliciloricus enigmaticus Higgins & Kristensen, 1986Pliciloricus gracilis Higgins & Kristensen, 1986Pliciloricus orphanus Higgins & Kristensen, 1986Pliciloricus profundus Higgins & Kristensen, 1986Pliciloricus Higgins & Kristensen, 1986Rugiloricus carolinensis Higgins & Kristensen, 1986Rugiloricus cauliculus Higgins & Kristensen, 1986Rugiloricus ornatus Higgins & Kristensen, 1986Rugiloricus Higgins & Kristensen, 1986Sphenoderes Higgins, 1969Sphenoderes indicus Higgins, 1969Zelinkaderes Higgins, 1990Zelinkaderidae Higgins, 1990Parastygarctus higginsi Renaud-Debyser, 1965Halicaris higginsi Newell, 1984Echinoderes higginsi Huys & Coomans, 1989Araphura higginsi Sieg & Dojiri, 1989Halicryptus higginsi Shirley & Storch, 1999Ptychostomella higginsi Clausen, 2004Fissuroderes higginsi Neuhaus & Blasche, 2006Typhlamphiascus higginsi Chullasorn 2009
