WoRMS taxon detailsColpophyllia natans (Houttuyn, 1772)
289697 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:289697)
accepted
Species
Colpophyllia amaranthus (Houttuyn, 1772) · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Colpophyllia astreaeformis Duchaissang & Michelotti, 1860 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Colpophyllia fragilis (Dana, 1846) · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Colpophyllia gyrosa (Ellis & Solander, 1786) · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Colpophyllia natans f. amaranthus Houttuyn, 1772 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Colpophyllia natans f. astreaeformis Pfaff, 1969 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Colpophyllia natans var. astreaeformis Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1860 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Colpophyllia tenuis Milne Edwards & Haime, 1849 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Leptoria fragilis Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1860 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Madrepora amaranthus Houttuyn, 1772 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Madrepora gyrosa Ellis & Solander, 1786 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Madrepora natans Houttuyn, 1772 · unaccepted > superseded combination (basionym)
Madrepora natans (Houttuyn, 1772) · unaccepted > superseded combination
Manicina fissa Ehrenberg, 1834 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Matrepora gyrosa (Ellis & Solander, 1786) · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Matrepora natans (Houtuyn, 1772) · unaccepted > superseded combination
Meandrina gyrosa (Ellis & Solander, 1786) · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Mussa gyrosa (Ellis & Solander, 1786) · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
marine,
(of Madrepora natans Houttuyn, 1772) Houttuyn, M. (1772). Natuurlyke historie of uitvoerige beschryving der dieren, planten en mineralen, volgens het samenstel van den heer Linnaeus met naauwkeurige afbeelingen. <em>F. Houttuyn, Amsterdam.</em> 1 (17) 1-6, 1-614. [details]
Lectotype (of Leptoria fragilis Duchassaing &...
Lectotype (of Leptoria fragilis Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1860) MRSN 175, geounit United States Virgin Islands [details]
Hoeksema, B. W.; Cairns, S. (2025). World List of Scleractinia. Colpophyllia natans (Houttuyn, 1772). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=289697 on 2025-05-04
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(of Madrepora gyrosa Ellis & Solander, 1786) Ellis, J.; Solander, D. (1786). The Natural History of many curious and uncommon Zoophytes, collected from various parts of the Globe. Systematically arranged and described by the late Daniel Solander. 4.(Benjamin White & Son: London): 1-206, pls 1-63., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/41943909 [details]  original description (of Colpophyllia tenuis Milne Edwards & Haime, 1849) Milne Edwards H, Haime J. (1849). Recherches sur les polypiers. Quatrième mémoire. Monographie des astréides(1). Tribu II. Astréens (Astreinae). <em>Annales des Sciences Naturelles, Série 3, Zoologie.</em> 11: 233–312. [details] original description (of Madrepora natans Houttuyn, 1772) Houttuyn, M. (1772). Natuurlyke historie of uitvoerige beschryving der dieren, planten en mineralen, volgens het samenstel van den heer Linnaeus met naauwkeurige afbeelingen. <em>F. Houttuyn, Amsterdam.</em> 1 (17) 1-6, 1-614. [details] original description (of Colpophyllia astreaeformis Duchaissang & Michelotti, 1860) Duchassaing P, Michelotti J. (1860). Mémoire sur les coralliaires des Antilles. <em>Mémoires de l'Academie des Sciences de Turin, séries 2.</em> 19: 279-365, pls 1-10., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12140332 [details] original description (of Manicina fissa Ehrenberg, 1834) Ehrenberg, C. G. (1834). Beiträge zur physiologischen Kenntniss der Corallenthiere im allgemeinen, und besonders des rothen Meeres, nebst einem Versuche zur physiologischen Systematik derselben. <em>Abhandlungen der Königlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Berlin.</em> 1: 225-380., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29725862 [details] original description (of Madrepora amaranthus Houttuyn, 1772) Houttuyn, M. (1772). Natuurlyke historie of uitvoerige beschryving der dieren, planten en mineralen, volgens het samenstel van den heer Linnaeus met naauwkeurige afbeelingen. <em>F. Houttuyn, Amsterdam.</em> 1 (17) 1-6, 1-614. [details] original description (of Leptoria fragilis Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1860) Duchassaing P, Michelotti J. (1860). Mémoire sur les coralliaires des Antilles. <em>Mémoires de l'Academie des Sciences de Turin, séries 2.</em> 19: 279-365, pls 1-10., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12140332 [details] basis of record Cairns, S.D., B.W. Hoeksema & J. van der Land. (2007). as a contribution to UNESCO-IOC Register of Marine Organisms. (look up in IMIS) [details] Othercontext source (Hexacorallia)
Fautin, Daphne G. (2013). Hexacorallians of the World. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Cairns, S.D., W.C. Jaap & J.C. Lang. (2009). Scleractinia (Cnidaria) of the Gulf of Mexico. <em>In: Felder DL. Camp DK (eds.) Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas.</em> Pp. 333–347. [details] Available for editors  [request]additional source Veron JEN. (2000). Corals of the World. Vol. 1–3. <em>Australian Institute of Marine Science and CRR, Queensland, Australia.</em> [details] additional source Matthai G. (1928). A Monograph of the Recent meandroid Astraeidae. <em>Catalogue of the Madreporarian Corals in the British Museum (Natural History).</em> 7: 1-288, pls. 1-72. [details] Available for editors [request]additional source Fenner, D.P. (1993). Species distinctions among several Caribbean stony corals. <em>Bulletin of Marine Science.</em> 53, 1099-1116. page(s): 1099, 1100, 1110 [details] additional source Cortès, J., Guzmán, H. (1985). Organismos de los arrecifes coralinos de Costa Rica III. Descripcion y distribucion geografica de corales escleractinios (Cnidaria: Anthozoa: Scleractinia) de la Costa Caribe. <em>Brenesia.</em> 24: 63-123. [details] additional source Budd, A.F., Johnson, K.G. (1999). Neogene Paleontology in the northern Dominican Republic 19: The family Faviidae (Anthozoa, Scleractinia) part II: The genera Caulastraea, Favia, Diploria, Thysanus, Hadrophyllia, Manicina and Colpophyllia. <em>Bulletins of American Paleontology.</em> 356: 1-83. [details] additional source Reyes J, Santodomingo N, Flórez P. (2010). Corales Escleractinios de Colombia. <em>Instituto de Investigaciones Marinas y Costeras (INVEMAR), Santa Marta, Colombia.</em> pp 1-246. [details] additional source Veron, J. E. N. (2000). Corals of the World, Volume III: Families Mussidae, Faviidae, Trachyphylliidae, Poritidae. Australian Institute of Marine Science. Townsville., volume 3, pp. 490. page(s): 210-211 [details] additional source Zlatarski, V. N.; Estalella, N. M. (1980). Scleractinia of Cuba with data on the constituent organisms [in Bulgarian]. Bulgarian Academy of Science. Sophia., pp. 312. page(s): 24, 26, 59-61, 63, 159, 192-195, 199-201, 205-207, 209, 214-217, 219, 220, 222-224, 226-231, 234, 235, 237, 244, 246, 250, 300, 307 [details] additional source Cairns, S.D. (1982). Stony corals (Cnidaria: Hydrozoa, Scleractinia) of Carrie Bow Cay, Belize. <em>Smithsonian Contribution to the Marine Sciences.</em> 12:271-302. page(s): 272, 287-288, Figure 127a-b [details] Available for editors [request]additional source Barrios-Suárez, L. M.; Reyes, J. O.; Navas, G. R.; García, C. B. (2002). Distribution of anemones (Anthozoa: Actiniaria and Corallimorpharia) in the area of Santa Marta, Colombian Caribbean [Distribución de las anémonas (Anthozoa: Actiniaria y Corallimorpharia) en el área de Santa Marta, Caribe columbiano]. Ciencias Marinas, 28(1): 37-48 page(s): 40-41, 45 [details] additional source Brugler, M. R.; France, S. C. (2007). The complete mitochondrial genome of the black coral Chrysopathes formosa (Cnidaria: Anthozoa: Antipatharia) supports classification of antipatharians within the subclass Hexacorallia. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 42, 776-788 page(s): 778 [details] additional source Baker, A. C.; Romanski, A. M. (2007). Multiple symbiotic partnerships are common in scleractinian corals, but not in octocorals: comment on Goulet (2006). Marine Ecology Progress Series, 335, 237-242 page(s): 238 [details] additional source Smith FGW. (1954). Gulf of Mexico Madreporaria. <em>Fisheries Bulletin of the Fish and Wildlife Service (U.S.).</em> 55, 291-295. page(s): 293 [details] additional source Kühlmann, D. H. H. (2006). Die Steinkorallensammlung im Naturhistorischen Museum in Rudolstadt (Thüringen) nebst ökologischen Bemerkungen. Rudolstädter Naturhistorische Schriften, 13, 37-113 page(s): 63, 89, 112 [details] additional source Almy CC, Carrión-Torres C. (1963). Shallow water stony corals of Puerto Rico. <em>Caribbean Journal of Science.</em> 3: 269-279. [details] additional source Sánchez M, Armando J. (1995). Benthic communities and geomorphology of the Tesoro Island coral reef, Colombian Caribbean. <em>Boletín de Investigaciones Marinas y Costeras-INVEMAR,.</em> 24(1):.55-77. [details] additional source Zlatarski V. (1972). Sobre la fauna coralina de Cuba. <em>Circulares del Museo y Biblioteca de Zoologia de la Habana.</em> 13(351): 1501-1507. [details] additional source Britton, J.C. & B. Morton, 1989. Shore ecology of the Gulf of Mexico : i-viii, 1-387. page(s): 279, 344 [details] additional source Guzman, H.M., 1998. Diversity of stony, soft and black corals (Anthozoa: Scleractinia, Gorgonacea, Antipatharia; Hydrozoa: Milleporina) at Cayos Cochinos, Bay Islands, Honduras. Rev. Biol. Trop. 46 Suppl. 4: 75-80. page(s): 77 [details] additional source Cairns, S.D., B.W. Hoeksema & J. van der Land. (1999). Appendix: List of extant stony corals. <em>Atoll Research Bulletin.</em> 459: 13-46. page(s): 28 [details] additional source Steiner, S.C.C., 2003. Stony corals and reefs of Dominica. Atoll Res. Bull. : 497-508. page(s): 5, 7 [details] additional source Karlson, R. H. 1980. Alternative competitive strategies in a periodically disturbed habitat. Bulletin of Marine Science 30(4): 894-890. page(s): 896 [details]  Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Lectotype (of Leptoria fragilis Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1860) MRSN 175, geounit United States Virgin Islands [details]
Nontype NMSR I/430/E3 [details]
Nontype NMSR K 25 [details]
Nontype NMSR K 26 [details]
Syntype (of Colpophyllia astreaeformis Duchaissang & Michelotti, 1860) MRSN 98, geounit United States Virgin Islands [details]
Unknown type (of Colpophyllia astreaeformis Duchaissang & Michelotti, 1860) MZUF 829, geounit United States Virgin Islands [details]
Unknown type (of Leptoria fragilis Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1860) MZUF, geounit United States Virgin Islands [details]
Unknown type (of Colpophyllia gyrosa (Ellis & Solander, 1786)) MRSN, geounit United States Virgin Islands [details]
Unknown type (of Colpophyllia tenuis Milne Edwards & Haime, 1849) MRSN 332, geounit United States Virgin Islands [details]
Unknown type (of Colpophyllia fragilis (Dana, 1846)) MRSN 99, geounit United States Virgin Islands [details]
From editor or global species database
Biology zooxanthellate [details]
To Barcode of Life (5 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (28 publications) To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications) (from synonym Colpophyllia amaranthus (Houttuyn, 1772)) To Digital Atlas Of Marine Species & Locations, DAMSL (boulder brain coral) To Digital Atlas Of Marine Species & Locations, DAMSL (boulder brain coral) To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Colpophyllia natans) To GenBank (45 nucleotides; 50 proteins) To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI) (from synonym Colpophyllia amaranthus (Houttuyn, 1772)) To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI) To IUCN Red List (Vulnerable) To NMNH Extant Collection (IZ USNM 1237311 side view) To NMNH Extant Collection (IZ USNM 83115 top view) To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Cnidaria Collection (70 records) To ITIS |
