Tubipora (tubipora)

[NL. (Linnæus, 1748), Tubiporaceæ (tū"bi-pō-rā'sē-ē), n. pl. [NL., neut. pl. of tubiporaceus: see tub i por a ceo us.] An order of alcyonarian polyps, containing the Tubiporidæ or organ-pipe corals. IMG:content-1026.png:[blocks in formation] withdrawn from its tube, which is shown separately. by a viscid secretion, as in the terebellas and others, or simply membranous. The tubes are straight or curved, sometimes spirally coiled, and usually form a complete case or covering into which the animal can withdraw for + por us, pore, pa age.] I. a. Having tubular corallites, each one of which opens by a pore; tub i por a ceo us; belonging to the Tubiporidæ. II. n. An organ-pipe coral.