Detail of Organ pipe coral, latin name Tubipora musica, a very characteristic coral species forming a red tubular skeleton suggestive of organ pipes.

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Detail of Organ pipe coral, latin name Tubipora musica, a very characteristic coral species forming a red tubular skeleton suggestive of organ pipes. It belongs to the family Tubiporidae, subclass Alcyonaria, and is native to the coastal waters of the Indian Ocean and the western reaches of the Pacific Ocean. Actual width is 40 mm

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Keywords: alcyonaria, animal, anthozoans, biology, colorful, colourful, coral, fauna, indian, indo-pacific, marine, musica, ocean, octocoral, organ, pacific, pipe, red, reef, tropical, tubipora, zoology