Prayidae
Prayidae is 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.
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
