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 <small>Chun, 1888</small>
- Genus Amphicaryon <small>Chun, 1888</small>
- Genus Maresearsia <small>Totton, 1954</small>
- Subfamily Nectopyramidinae <small>Bigelow, 1911</small>
- Genus Nectadamas <small>Pugh, 1992</small>
- Genus Nectopyramis <small>Bigelow, 1911</small>
- Subfamily Prayinae <small>Chun, 1885</small>
- Genus Craseoa <small>Pugh & Harbison, 1987</small>
- Genus Desmophyes <small>Haeckel, 1888</small>
- Genus Gymnopraia <small>Haddock, Dunn & Pugh, 2005</small>
- Genus Lilyopsis <small>Chun, 1885</small>
- Genus Mistoprayina <small>Pugh & Harbison, 1987</small>
- Genus Praya <small>Quoy & Gaimard, in de Blainville, 1834</small>
- Genus Prayola <small>Carré, C. 1969</small>
- Genus Rosacea <small>Quoy & Gaimard, 1827</small>
- Genus Stephanophyes <small>Chun, 1888</small>
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