Praya (animal)

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Praya is a genus 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 species:

Praya
Illustration of "Praya dubia"
Illustration of Praya dubia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Class: Hydrozoa
Order: Siphonophorae
Family: Prayidae
Genus: Praya
Quoy & Gaimard in de Blainville, 1834

References

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  • "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Praya Quoy & Gaimard in de Blainville, 1834".