Prayidae
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| 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
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