1881 Corbulipora tubulifera occurs in southeastern Australia.
Colonies show three different growth form 'phases'.
Each zooid has a costate shield , made up of about 14 hollow spines or costae . The pair of distal costae form an apertural bar . Transition from flustrine phase to bilaminar phase. Distribution Map of this species. Cribrilina tubulifera Hincks, 1881.