Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Reefs

Boulder Brain Coral
Colpophyllia natans
Boulder Brain Coral
Category: Stony Corals
Scientific Name: Colpophyllia natans
Size: 1 to 7 ft. (30 to 200 cm)  
Depth: 2-175 ft. (1-53 m)
Distribution: Caribbean, Bahamas, Florida
Cnidaria (Phylum)
└Anthozoa (Subphylum)
 └Hexacorallia (Class)
  └Scleractinia (Order)
   └Vacatina (Suborder)
    └Faviidae (Family)
     └Faviinae (Subfamily)
      └Colpophyllia (Genus)
       └C. natans (Species)

Corals
Stony Corals

Boulder Brain Coral

Grooved Brain Coral

Golfball Coral

Rose Coral

Knobby Brain Coral

Symmetrical Brain Coral

Rough Star Coral

Spiny Flower Coral

Knobby Cactus Coral

Rough Cactus Coral

Ridged Cactus Coral

Artichoke Disk Coral

Atlantic Mushroom Coral

Ctenactis albitentaculata

Ctenactis echinata

Common Mushroom Coral

Herpolitha limax

Fungia concinna

Lithophyllon undulatum

Common Razor Coral

Granular Razor Coral

Feather Coral

Button Coral

Brain Root Coral

Symphyllia radians

Micromussa amakusensis

Pillar Coral

Elliptical Star Coral

Smooth Flower Coral

Butterprint Rose Coral

Whitevalley Maze Coral

Maze Coral

Mycedium robokaki

Lobed Star Coral

Mountainous Star Coral

Boulder Star Coral

Intermediate Valley Coral

Common Lettuce Coral

Pectinia paeonia

Great Star Coral

Diffuse Ivory Bush Coral

Pearl Bubble Coral

Bubble Coral

Ten-Ray Star Coral

Yellow Pencil Coral

Antler Coral

Cauliflower Coral

Needle Coral

Acropora caroliniana

Staghorn Coral

Lattice Table Coral

Acropora hoeksemai

Acropora intermedia

Elkhorn Coral

Acropora selago

Acropora subulata

Rice Coral

Montipora undata

Scaled Lettuce Coral

Lettuce Coral

Purple Lettuce Coral

Fragile Saucer Coral

Dimpled Sheet Coral

Low Relief Lettuce Coral

Whitestar Sheet Coral

Thin Leaf Lettuce Coral

Sunray Lettuce Coral

Leptoseris explanata

Cladopsammia gracilis

Orange Cup Coral

Black Sun Coral

Black Sun Coral (White color morph)

Anchor Coral

Mustard Hill Coral

Thin Finger Coral

Branched Finger Coral

Clubtip Finger Coral

Lesser Starlet Coral

Massive Starlet Coral

Smooth Star Coral

Blushing Star Coral

Hidden Cup Coral

Diploastrea heliopora



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