| Praya reticulata | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Cnidaria |
| Class: | Hydrozoa |
| Order: | Siphonophorae |
| Family: | Prayidae |
| Genus: | Praya |
| Species: | P. reticulata
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| Binomial name | |
| Praya reticulata (Bigelow, 1911)
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| Synonyms | |
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Nectodroma reticulata Bigelow, 1911 | |
Praya reticulata is a species of siphonophore in the family Prayidae. It has a distinctive net of radial canals that make up its central cavity, a distinctive somatocyst that sharply doubles back, and asymmetrical canals on its bracts. The species was described by Henry Bryant Bigelow following its discovery during an expedition of the USS Albatross. The specific epithet reticulata is Latin, and comes from the word reticulatus which means "net-like".[1] In Chinese the species is called 網管帕腊水母, which can be Romanized as wǎngguǎn pà là shuǐmǔ.[2]
- ^ Lewis, Charlton; Short, Charles. "reticulatus". A Latin Dictionary. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
- ^ "Praya reticulata (Bigelow, 1911)". Category of Life in Taiwan. 26 March 2023. Retrieved 10 May 2024.