436 



FISHERY BULLETIN OF THE FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE 



from 150 to 1,902 meters at widely scattered 

 stations. The world-wide distribution includes the 

 Pacific Ocean, Bass Straits, East Indies, Honolulu, 

 and the Indian Ocean. 



Cytherideis silicula (Brady, 1870) 



The shells of this genus are long: and com- 

 paratively very low in heijiht. C. silicula was 

 collected with body parts intact at depths of 31, 

 37, and 40 meters by Rothwell ofl" Galveston, and 

 shells of this species were taken aloni; the coast 

 from the Brazos River to Atchafulaya Bay in 

 comparatively shallow water (18 to 174 meters 

 depth), 'iliis species had previously been reported 

 by Brady from ofl' Veracruz. 



Cytfieridea setipunctata Brady, 1859 



Brady reported this somewhat doubtful ostracod 

 from the waters off Veracruz. This is the only 

 known record of its distribution. 



OSTRACODA REPORTED FROM ADJACENT 

 REGIONS 



A nimiber of species of ostracods have been 

 reported from areas immediately adjacent to the 

 Gulf of Mexico. Although these species have not 

 as yet been recorded from the Gulf proper, a list 

 is included for future reference. 



Caribbean Sea (Off Colon) 



The following species have been reported by 

 Brady for the Colon-Panama region of the Carib- 

 bean Sea and have been included by Miiller (1912) 

 in his compendium of the Ostracoda: 



Paracypris pulchella (Brady, 1886). 



Cythere com pacta Brady, 1866. 



Cyfhere obloiuja Brady, 1866. 



Cythereis speyere (Brady, 1868). 



Cythereis rectaniiularin (Brady, 1869). 



Cythereis ramdohii Miiller, 1912. 



Cytkereis tuberculata, (Sars, 1865). 



Cyfherella pulchra Brady, 1866. 



West Indies 



Miiller records the following species from the 

 West Indies: 



Macrocypris tenuicauda Brady, 1870. 

 Nesidea subdelfoi'lea (Sars, 1887). 

 Nesidea longisetosa (Brady, 1902). 



Byfhocypris reniformii Brady, 1880. 

 Cyfhere duperrei Brady, 1869. 

 Cythereis tuberculata (Sars, 1865). 

 Cytheridea curta Brady, 1866. 



Cuba 



Two species have been described by Brady from 

 the waters off the island of Cxd)a as follows: 

 Cythere compacta Brady, 1866. 

 Cytheridea subquadrareyularis Brady, 1870. 



Bahama Islands 



Two species have also been reported from the 

 Bahamas by Brady: 



Xestoleberis anyulata Brady, 1870. 

 Cythereis bahamensis (Brady, 1870). 



Conclusions 



It will be apparent from the above account that 

 an almost imexplored field awaits the investigator 

 in the taxonomy, ecology, and distribution of the 

 marine Ostracoda of the Gulf of Mexico. 



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