Sertularia
noun
Ser·tu·lar·ia
ˌsərchəˈla(a)rēə
: a genus (the type of the family Sertulariidae) of delicate branching calyptoblastic hydroids having small sessile hydrothecae arranged bilaterally along the sides of the branches
Word History
Etymology
New Latin, from Latin sertula (campana) melilot (diminutive of serta, garland, melilot, from feminine of sertus, past participle of serere to entwine, bind together) + New Latin -aria