Tubipora hemprichi
| Tubipora hemprichi | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Cnidaria |
| Subphylum: | Anthozoa |
| Class: | Octocorallia |
| Order: | Malacalcyonacea |
| Family: | Tubiporidae |
| Genus: | Tubipora |
| Species: | T. hemprichi
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| Binomial name | |
| Tubipora hemprichi Ehrenberg, 1834
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Tubipora hemprichi is an organ coral in the family Tubiporidae. It was first described in 1834 by Christian Gottfried Ehrenberg. The species name honours Wilhelm Hemprich, and was described from a specimen found in the Red Sea.
The species is marine and requires a hard surface to grow on.