Prayidae

Prayidae
Illustration of Praya dubia
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Cnidaria
Class:	Hydrozoa
Order:	Siphonophorae
Suborder:	Calycophorae
Family:	Prayidae Kölliker, 1853

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]

• 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

This article includes a list of references, related reading, or external links, but its sources remain unclear because it lacks inline citations. Please help improve this article by introducing more precise citations. (September 2014) (Learn how and when to remove this message)

• "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Prayidae Kölliker, 1853".
• Pugh, P. R. (2009). "The status of the genus Prayoides (Siphonophora: Prayidae)". Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom. 72 (4): 895–909. doi:10.1017/S0025315400060136.

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