Prayidae

Prayidae

Prayidae

Family of hydrozoans

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.

Quick Facts Scientific classification ...

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

References

  1. [1]
    "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Prayidae Kölliker, 1853". marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2018-03-17.


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