NO. 1 DURHAM, BARNARD: EASTERN PACIFIC STONY CORALS 53 



Material examined: Stas. 23-33 (1), 253-34 (23 frags.), 257-34 

 (1), 397-35 (3), 858-38 (1), 1093-40 (65), 1097-40 (1), 1111-40 

 (1), 1738-49 (60). Bottom samples 307 (frags.), 308 (frags.), 311 

 (frags.), 312 (frags.), 313 (frags.), 328 (frags.), 329 (frags.), 330 

 (frags.), 418 (frags.), 439 (frag.), 503 (frag.), 518 (frags.), 584 

 (frag.), 2188(1), 2190 (1),2191 (1). 



Distribution: Bottom samples 418 and 439 are in the Galapagos 

 Islands, 17-20 fms; Bottom samples 328-330 are at Chatham Bay, Cocos 

 Island, 14-47 fms; Stas. 1093-40, 1097-40, 1111-40, 1738-49, and Bot- 

 tom samples 2188, 2190, 2191, are in the Gulf of California at 6-25 fms; 

 the rest of the station numbers range along the Central and South Amer- 

 ican coasts from Port Culebra south to La Libertad, Ecuador, 3-80 fms. 

 Most of the records stand between 8 and 35 fms. The best material 

 comes from Sta. 1093-40 with a depth of 8-15 fms. Deeper water ma- 

 terial is more fragmentary. 



