Department of Zoology at ANDC/Zoology Museum/Museum specimens/Cnidaria/Tubipora

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=Classification=

Phylum - Cnidaria

Class - Anthozoa

Order - Stolonifera

Genus - Tubipora

=Common Name =

Organ pipe coral =Habit and Habitat=

It is a marine and colonial form. It is widely distributed on the coral reefs in warm waters. =Identifying Characters=
 * Colony is made up of long and upright polyps.


 * Each polyp lives in a separate tube, which are parallel to each other.


 * Polyps are connected to each other by horizontal stolons at particular intervals.


 * Polyps are bright green in colour.


 * Skeleton  is red in colour due to presence of iron salts.


 * ''' Mesogleal Spicules are fused and closely fitted which forms the continuous tube for each polyp.


 * Skeleton is covered by an ectoderm and is thus internal.


 * Reproduction is asexual by budding.



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