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 Carré, C. 1969

Rosacea Quoy & Gaimard, 1827

Stephanophyes Chun, 1888

References

Prayidae Wikipedia

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