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 | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Cnidaria |
| 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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The species is marine and requires a hard surface to grow on.[3]
References
edit- ^ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Tubipora hemprichi Ehrenberg, 1834". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2023-01-01.
- ^ a b c Christian Gottfried Ehrenberg (1834). "Beiträge zur physiologischen Kenntniss der Corallenthiere im Allgemeinen und besonders des rothen Meeres, nebst einem Versuche zur physiologischen Systematik derselben". Abhandlungen der Königlich Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften (in Latin). 1832: 225–380 [279]. ISSN 2944-442X. Wikidata Q115748229.
- ^ "Australian Faunal Directory: Tubifora hemprichi Ehrenberg, 1834". biodiversity.org.au. Retrieved 2023-01-02.