Prayidae
# 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
