Prayidae

{{Short description|Family of hydrozoans}}

{{Automatic taxobox

| image = Praya dubia.png

| image_alt = Illustration of "Praya dubia"

| image_caption = Illustration of Praya dubia

| taxon= Prayidae

| authority = Kölliker, 1853

}}

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:{{Cite web|url=http://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=135340|title=WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Prayidae Kölliker, 1853|website=marinespecies.org|language=en|access-date=2018-03-17}}

• 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