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Great tooth hydroid

Sertularella polyzonias (Linnaeus, 1758)

Status not recordedjellyfish and corals

The great tooth hydroid (Sertularella polyzonias) is a species in the family Sertularellidae, order Leptothecata.

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Quick facts about the great tooth hydroid

Weight
Not recorded
Length
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Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the great tooth hydroid live?

Not recorded

Is the great tooth hydroid endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the great tooth hydroid classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumCnidaria
  3. classHydrozoa
  4. orderLeptothecata
  5. familySertularellidae
  6. genusSertularella
  7. SpeciesSertularella polyzonias (Linnaeus, 1758)

Synonyms Sertularella falsa, Sertularia polyzonias

Other names and names in other languages (4)
  • ZahnmoosGerman
  • シワナシウミシバJapanese
  • 다역테히드라Korean
  • Valse zeedenDutch

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the great tooth hydroid

Other species in the same genus Sertularella.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the great tooth hydroid?

The great tooth hydroid (Sertularella polyzonias) belongs to the family Sertularellidae in the order Leptothecata.

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Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Great tooth hydroid (Sertularella polyzonias). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/great-tooth-hydroid

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“Great tooth hydroid (Sertularella polyzonias).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/great-tooth-hydroid.

BibTeX
@misc{great_tooth_hydroid_2026,
  title = {Great tooth hydroid (Sertularella polyzonias)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/great-tooth-hydroid},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}