Prayidae

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