What is "plumularia"

Plumularia \Plu`mu*la"ri*a\, n.; pl. L. Plumularl[ae], E. Plumularias. [NL.] (Zo["o]l.) Any hydroid belonging to Plumularia and other genera of the family Plumularid[ae]. They generally grow in plumelike forms.

n. (context zoology English) Any hydroid belonging to ''Plumularia'' and other genus of the family ''(taxlink Plumularidae family)'', generally growing in plume-like forms.

Plumularia is a genus of hydroids in the family Plumulariidae.