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Colpophyllia natans

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Mussidae

Taxonomy
Madrepora natans was named by Houttuyn (1772). It is extant.

It was recombined as Colpophyllia natans by Matthai (1928).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1772Madrepora natans Houttuyn
1849Colpophyllia breviserialis Milne-Edwards and Haime
1928Colpophyllia natans Matthai

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
—Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderFaviinaVaughan and Wells 1943
familyMussidaeOrtmann 1890
subfamilyFaviinaeGregory 1900
genusColpophylliaMilne-Edwards and Haime 1848
speciesnatans(Houttuyn 1772)

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Colpophyllia natans Houttuyn 1772
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Invalid names: Colpophyllia breviserialis Milne-Edwards and Haime 1849 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available