Animal Kingdom Question 647
Question: Organ pipe coral is
[CBSE PMT 1988]
Options:
A) Astrea
B) Tubipora
C) Fungia
D) Meandrina
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Answer:
Correct Answer: B
Solution:
Organ pipe coral is Tubipora musica, a soft coral. This species is a soft coral but with a unique, hard skeleton of calcium carbonate that contains many organ pipe-like tubes.
They are mostly found in the Indian and Pacific ocean.
Astrea is marine coral also called as star coral. Fungia is called as a disc or plate coral while Meandrina is referred to as maze coral. Thus, the correct answer is option B.
BETA
