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Sertularia

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Ser`tu`la´ri`a
n.1.(Zool.) A genus of delicate branching hydroids having small sessile hydrothecæ along the sides of the branches.
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Noun1.SertulariaSertularia - sessile hydroid that forms feathery colonies
coelenterate genus - a genus of coelenterates
class Hydrozoa, Hydrozoa - coelenterates typically having alternation of generations; hydroid phase is usually colonial giving rise to the medusoid phase by budding: hydras and jellyfishes
sertularian - feathery colony of long-branched stems bearing stalkless paired polyps


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Many marine animals seem to have this power of stinging: besides the Portuguese man-of-war, many jelly-fish, and the Aplysia or sea-slug of the Cape de Verd Islands, it is stated in the voyage of the Astrolabe, that an Actinia or sea-anemone, as well as a flexible coralline allied to Sertularia, both possess this means of offence or defence.
 
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