Tubipora
Appearance
Tubipora | |
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Organ pipe coral | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Cnidaria |
Class: | Octocorallia |
Order: | Alcyonacea |
Suborder: | Stolonifera |
Family: | Tubiporidae Ehrenberg, 1828 |
Genus: | Tubipora Linnaeus, 1758 |
Tubipora is a genus of soft coral. It is the only genus within the monotypic family Tubiporidae.
Species
The following species are recognized:[1]
- Tubipora chamissonis Ehrenberg, 1834
- Tubipora fimbriata Dana, 1846
- Tubipora hemprichi Ehrenberg, 1834
- Tubipora musica Linnaeus, 1758 — Organ pipe coral
- Tubipora reptans Carter
- Tubipora rubeola Quoy & Gaimard, 1833
- Tubipora syringa Dana, 1846
References
- ^ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Tubipora Linnaeus, 1758". marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2020-05-31.