title: Abyla (cnidarian)
text: # Abyla (cnidarian)
  
  Abyla is a genus of colonial siphonophore in the subfamily Abylidae and the suborder Calycophorae. The genus contains three species and was established by Quoy and Gaimard in 1827.
  
  ## Taxonomy
  
  Three species are currently recognized:
  
  * A. bicarinata Moser, 1925
  * A. haeckeli Lens & van Riemsdijk, 1908
  * A. trigona Quoy & Gaimard, 1827
  
  A number of former species in the genus have since been synonymized to these three species.
  
  ## Distribution and habitat
  
  All species in the genus are strictly marine, inhabiting mostly the pelagic zone. They are mainly found in tropico-equatorial and subtropic regions.
  
  