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Sea oak

Dynamena pumila (Linnaeus, 1758)

Status not recordedjellyfish and corals

The sea oak (Dynamena pumila) is a species in the family Sertulariidae, order Leptothecata.

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Quick facts about the sea oak

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
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 sea oak live?

Not recorded

Is the sea oak 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 sea oak classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumCnidaria
  3. classHydrozoa
  4. orderLeptothecata
  5. familySertulariidae
  6. genusDynamena
  7. SpeciesDynamena pumila (Linnaeus, 1758)

Synonyms Sertularia pumila

Other names and names in other languages (14)
  • Creeping SertulariaEnglish
  • Garland hydroidEnglish
  • Minute garland hydroidEnglish
  • Minute hydroidEnglish
  • pohárovka maláCzech
  • TrekantpolypDanish
  • ZwergmoosGerman
  • Petite dynamèneFrench
  • FiguurzaagjeDutch
  • Kleines SeemoosGerman
  • Hydraire denteléFrench
  • Klein tandhoornkoraalDutch
  • klein tandhorenkoraalDutch
  • tandhorenkoraalDutch

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the sea oak

Other species in the same genus Dynamena.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the sea oak?

The sea oak (Dynamena pumila) belongs to the family Sertulariidae in the order Leptothecata.

Sources and how to cite this page

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

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Sea oak (Dynamena pumila). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/sea-oak

MLA

“Sea oak (Dynamena pumila).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/sea-oak.

BibTeX
@misc{sea_oak_2026,
  title = {Sea oak (Dynamena pumila)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/sea-oak},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}