Abylidae
# Abylidae

The Abylidae are a family of marine invertebrates in the order Siphonophorae. They are colonial, but the colonies can superficially resemble jellyfish; although they appear to be a single organism, each specimen is actually a colony of Siphonophora.

It contains the following taxa:

* Subfamily Abylinae L. Agassiz, 1862
   * Genus Abyla Quoy & Gaimard, 1827
      * Abyla bicarinata Moser, 1925
      * Abyla haeckeli Lens & van Reimsdijk, 1908
      * Abyla trigona Quoy & Gaimard, 1827
   * Genus Ceratocymba Chun, 1888
      * Ceratocymba dentata (Bigelow, 1918)
      * Ceratocymba leuckarti (Huxley, 1859)
      * Ceratocymba sagittata Quoy & Gaimard, 1827
* Subfamily Abylopsinae Totton, 1954
   * Genus Abylopsis Chun, 1888
      * Abylopsis eschscholtzi Huxley, 1859
      * Abylopsis tetragona Otto, 1823
   * Genus Bassia L. Agassiz, 1862
      * Bassia bassensis Quoy & Gaimard, 1827
   * Genus Enneagonum Quoy & Gaimard, 1827
      * Enneagonum hyalinum Quoy & Gaimard, 1827
