Prayidae is a family of marine invertebrates in the order Siphonophorae. 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.
The family contains the following subfamilies and genera:[1]
Prayidae is a family of marine invertebrates in the order Siphonophorae. 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.
The family contains the following subfamilies and genera:
Subfamily Amphicaryoninae Chun, 1888 Genus Amphicaryon Chun, 1888 Genus Maresearsia Totton, 1954 Subfamily Nectopyramidinae Bigelow, 1911 Genus Nectadamas Pugh, 1992 Genus Nectopyramis Bigelow, 1911 Subfamily Prayinae Chun, 1885 Genus Craseoa Pugh & Harbison, 1987 Genus Desmophyes Haeckel, 1888 Genus Gymnopraia Haddock, Dunn & Pugh, 2005 Genus Lilyopsis Chun, 1885 Genus Mistoprayina Pugh & Harbison, 1987 Genus Praya Quoy & Gaimard, in de Blainville, 1834 Genus Prayola Carré, C. 1969 Genus Rosacea Quoy & Gaimard, 1827 Genus Stephanophyes Chun, 1888
