The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Sertularian \Ser`tu*la"ri*an\, n. (Zool.) Any species of Sertularia, or of Sertularidae, a family of hydroids having branched chitinous stems and simple sessile hydrothecae. Also used adjectively. [1913 Webster]WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
sertularian n 1: feathery colony of long-branched stems bearing stalkless paired polyps