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Definition of Tubipora

Tubipora
Tubipora Tu*bip"o*ra, n. [NL., from L. tubus tube + porus passage, pore.] (Zo["o]l.) A genus of halcyonoids in which the skeleton, or coral (called organ-pipe coral), consists of a mass of parallel cylindrical tubes united at intervals by transverse plates. These corals are usually red or purple and form large masses. They are natives of the tropical parts of the Indian and Pacific Oceans.

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- Tubipora fimbriata Dana, 1846 Tubipora hemprichi Ehrenberg, 1834 Tubipora musica Linnaeus, 1758 — Organ pipe coral Tubipora reptans Carter Tubipora rubeola...
- The organ pipe coral (Tubipora musica) is an alcyonarian octocoral native to the waters of the Indian Ocean and the central and western regions of the...
- Tubipora hemprichi is an organ coral in the family Tubiporidae. It was first described in 1834 by Christian Gottfried Ehrenberg. The species name honours...
- Tubipora chamissonis is an organ coral in the family Tubiporidae. It was first described in 1834 by Christian Gottfried Ehrenberg, from a specimen collected...
- Favites chinensis, Favites micropentagona, Favites halicora Galaxea astreata Tubipora musica Parasimplastrea sheppardi Pavona venosa, Pavona diffluens, Pavona...
- Full corallum of Tubipora musica....
- Clavularia viridis, a clavulariid Cornularia cornucopiae, a cornulariid Tubipora musica, Tubiporidae Iciligorgia schrammi van Ofwegen, L. (2011). "Alcyonacea...
- brachiopods), Dentalium (tusk s****), Ser**** (serpulid worms) Lithophyta: Tubipora (organ pipe corals), Millepora (fire corals), Madrepora (stone corals)...
- ringens Tubipora (organ pipe corals) Tubipora musicaOrgan pipe coral Tubipora infundibuliformis Tubipora verrucosa Tubipora urceus Tubipora serpens...
- Phyllodesmium colemani uses camouflage and hides amongst the polyps of Tubipora musica on which it feeds. The length of the slug is 18 mm. This species...