sertularian

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Etymology[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

sertularian (plural sertularians)

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

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