Prayidae

Praya dubia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Cnidaria
Class:	Hydrozoa
Order:	Siphonophora
Family:	Prayidae Kölliker, 1853

Prayidae is a family of marine invertebrates in the order Siphonophora. They are colonial, but the colonies can superficially resemble jellyfish; although they appear to be a single organism, each specimen is actually a colony of Siphonophora.

It contains the following subfamilies and genera:

• Amphicaryoninae
  • Amphicaryon Chun, 1888
  • Maresearsia Totton, 1954
• Nectopyramidinae
  • Nectadamas Pugh, 1992
  • Nectopyramis Bigelow, 1911
• Prayinae
  • Craseoa Pugh & Harbison, 1987
  • Desmophyes Haeckel, 1888
  • Gymnopraia Haddock, Dunn & Pugh, 2005
  • Lilyopsis Chun, 1885
  • Mistoprayina Pugh & Harbison, 1987
  • Praya Quoy & Gaimard, in de Blainville, 1834
  • Prayola Carré, C. 1969
  • Rosacea Quoy & Gaimard, 1827
  • Stephanophyes Chun, 1888

References

• WoRMS