The PEDIGREE of
Genus Hippocampus (Seahorses)

 "Child(ren)":       Common Seahorse   ;   West Australian seahorse   ;   White's seahorse   ;   etc.   ;   54 species altogether
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/-- Superphylum Deuterostomia (kin)   +====> [ 76]
/-- Phylum Chordata (Vertebrates, tunicates, and lancelets)
/-- Clade Craniata
/-- Subphylum Vertebrata
/-- Infraphylum Gnathostomata (Jawed Vertebrates)
/-- Microphylum Teleostomi (Bony fishes & Spiny sharks)
/-- Superclass Osteichthyes (Bony fishes)
/-- Class Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
/-- Subclass Neopterygii
/-- Infraclass Teleostei
/-- Superorder Acanthopterygii
/-- Order Gasterosteiformes (Sticklebacks & kin)
/   / (skip this generation!)
/-- Order Syngnathiformes (Pipefishes & kin)
/-- Family Syngnathidae (Pipefishes & Seahorses)
/-- Subfamily Hippocampinae (Seahorses)
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- Genus Hippocampus (Seahorses)
 

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