Tubipora hemprichi

Tubipora hemprichi is an organ coral in the family Tubiporidae. It was first described in 1834 by Christian Gottfried Ehrenberg.[1][2] The species name honours Wilhelm Hemprich,[2] and was described from a specimen found in the Red Sea.[2]

Tubipora hemprichi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Class: Octocorallia
Order: Alcyonacea
Family: Tubiporidae
Genus: Tubipora
Species:
T. hemprichi
Binomial name
Tubipora hemprichi
Ehrenberg, 1834

The species is marine and requires a hard surface to grow on.[3]

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