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Tubipora
Tu`bip´o`ra
| n. | 1. | (Zool.) 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. |
Tubipora
Tubipora (organ-pipe coral), a genus of eight-tentacled, colonial coral polyps (Anthozoa) of the order Alcyonaria. The foundation of the colony is a skeleton of numerous parallel, dark-red limestone tubules that are up to 20 cm long and are joined by transverse platelike platforms. The corals resemble organ pipes. Inside the tubules are polyps with a bright-green crown of tentacles. Organ-pipe corals inhabit the tropical shallows of the Pacific and Indian oceans, usually among coral reefs. |