WoRMS taxon details
Prayinae Kölliker, 1853
151530 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:151530)
accepted
Subfamily
- 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
- Genus Eudoxella Haeckel, 1888 accepted as Rosacea Quoy & Gaimard, 1827 (synonym)
- Genus Nectocarmen Alvariño, 1983 accepted as Praya Quoy & Gaimard in de Blainville, 1834
- Genus Nectodroma Bigelow, 1911 accepted as Praya Quoy & Gaimard in de Blainville, 1834
- Genus Praia Blainville, 1830 accepted as Praya Quoy & Gaimard in de Blainville, 1834 (spelling variant, not in use)
- Genus Prayoides Leloup, 1934 accepted as Praya Quoy & Gaimard in de Blainville, 1834
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
(of Prayidae Kölliker, 1853) Kölliker, A. 1853. Die Schwimmpolypen oder Siphonophoren von Messina. Leipzig, Wilhelm Engelmann. Pp. 1-96, pls 12., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12726286
page(s): 33 [details]
page(s): 33 [details]
Schuchert, P.; Choong, H.; Galea, H.; Hoeksema, B.; Lindsay, D.; Manko, M.; Pica, D. (2025). World Hydrozoa Database. Prayinae Kölliker, 1853. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=151530 on 2025-03-30
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Prayidae Kölliker, 1853) Kölliker, A. 1853. Die Schwimmpolypen oder Siphonophoren von Messina. Leipzig, Wilhelm Engelmann. Pp. 1-96, pls 12., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12726286
page(s): 33 [details]
basis of record Howson, C.M. & B.E. Picton. (1997). The species directory of the marine fauna and flora of the British Isles and surrounding seas. <em>Ulster Museum Publication, 276. The Ulster Museum: Belfast, UK. ISBN 0-948150-06-8.</em> vi, 508 (+ cd-rom) pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 33 [details]
basis of record Howson, C.M. & B.E. Picton. (1997). The species directory of the marine fauna and flora of the British Isles and surrounding seas. <em>Ulster Museum Publication, 276. The Ulster Museum: Belfast, UK. ISBN 0-948150-06-8.</em> vi, 508 (+ cd-rom) pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
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taxonomy source
Chun, C. (1897). Die Siphonophoren der Plankton-Expedition. Band II. <em>Ergebnisse der Plankton-Expedition der Humboldt-Stiftung.</em> 1-126., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2108844
page(s): 1163; note: introduced new subfamily Prayidae, but this family level name was already introduced by Kölliker (1853); Kölliker is automatically also the author of the nominotypical subfamily (Prayidae, Prayinae) [details]
page(s): 1163; note: introduced new subfamily Prayidae, but this family level name was already introduced by Kölliker (1853); Kölliker is automatically also the author of the nominotypical subfamily (Prayidae, Prayinae) [details]
Other
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
