| Tubiporidae () |
| 50 cm COLD (male/unsexed) |
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reef-associated; marine; depth range 3 - 15 m |
| Indo-West Pacific: West to Red Sea; north to Japan, east to Vanuatu; south to Australia. |
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Colonies form mounds up to 50 cm in diameter that may dominate large patches of reef. The colonies are composed of thin tubes (the "organ pipes"), 0.2 cm diameter in length, cemented together by horizontal plates at intervals of several centimeters. In life, the corals have white polyps that may cover the corallum. The skeleton is deep red (Ref. 269). |
| Maximum depth from Ref. 123855. |
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Near Threatened (NT); Date assessed: 01 January 2008 Ref. 123251)
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