sertularian

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English

Etymology

From translingual Sertularia, the taxonomic name of the genus for which the order was named, +‎ -an.

Noun

sertularian (plural sertularians)

Any member of the former order Sertularida, hydroids having branched chitinous stems and simple sessile hydrothecae.

References

Hydrozoa on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Sertularia on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Sertulariidae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies

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