sertularian

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Definition of sertularian in English English dictionary

Any species of genus Sertularella, or of family Sertulariidae, hydroids having branched chitinous stems and simple sessile hydrothecae

Any species of Sertularia, or of Sertularidæ, a family of hydroids having branched chitinous stems and simple sessile hydrothecæ

feathery colony of long-branched stems bearing stalkless paired polyps

Also used adjectively

Hyphenation

ser·tu·la·ri·an

Etymology

() From New Latin sertularia (“a former genus name”) +‎ -an