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Prayidae

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Hydrozoa

Rank
  
Family

Phylum
  
Cnidaria

Order
  
Siphonophora

Similar
  
Abylidae, Diphyidae, Apolemia, Cuninidae

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

It contains these 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 CarrĂ©, C. 1969
  • Rosacea Quoy & Gaimard, 1827
  • Stephanophyes Chun, 1888
  • References

    Prayidae Wikipedia