Names
| English name | Boulder Brain Coral |
| Alternative English name | Floating brain coral |
| Alternative English name | Amaranth coral |
| Valid name | Colpophyllia natans (Houttuyn, 1772) |
| Synonym | Colpophyllia natans (Muller) |
| Synonym | Colpophyllia amaranthus (Houttuyn, 1772) |
| Synonym | Colpophyllia breviserialis Milne Edwards & Haime, 1849 |
Classification
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Animalia [kingdom]
Animals
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Cnidaria [phylum]
Cnidarians
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Anthozoa [class]
Gorgonians, Corals and Anemones
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Hexacorallia [subclass]
Stony Corals
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Scleractinia [order]
Stony Corals
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Mussidae [family]
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Colpophyllia Milne Edwards & Haime, 1848 [genus]
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Colpophyllia natans (Houttuyn, 1772) [species]
Boulder Brain Coral
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Colpophyllia natans (Houttuyn, 1772) [species]
Boulder Brain Coral
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Colpophyllia Milne Edwards & Haime, 1848 [genus]
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Mussidae [family]
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Scleractinia [order]
Stony Corals
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Hexacorallia [subclass]
Stony Corals
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Anthozoa [class]
Gorgonians, Corals and Anemones
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Cnidaria [phylum]
Cnidarians