Suborder

Capitata

Polyorchis penicillatus. Photo: (c) Morton Jonuschat, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Capitata is a suborder of Hydrozoa, a class of marine invertebrates belonging to the phylum Cnidaria.

Humboldt Life
- Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
  - Phylum: Cnidaria (Cnidarians)
    - Class: Hydrozoa (Hydrozoans)
      - Subclass: Hydroidolina (Hydroids)
        Order: Anthoathecata (Athecate hydroids)
        Suborder: Capitata
        Family: Porpitidae (1)
        Family: Corynidae (Bell jellies) (3)
        Family: Halimedusidae (1)

Subtaxa

Family: Porpitidae

Family: Corynidae (Bell jellies)

Family: Halimedusidae

Where in Humboldt

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