Neomeris annulata Dickie. Occasional on the reef and algal plain 

 in open areas on rocks, shell, and dead coral in 3 to 31 m 

 depth. Reported by Taylor C1960) to 5Q m depth. 



Penicillus capitatus Lamarck . Common in grass beds and throughout 



the algal plain in 3 to 31 m depth. Reported by Taylor (1960) 

 from shallow water to 30 m depth. During feeding trials, 

 Sparisoma aurofrenatum sampled this species. 



Penicillus dumetosus (Lamouroxox) Blainville. Common in grass 

 beds and locally abundant on the algal plain in 4 to 23 m 

 depth. Reported by Taylor (1960) to 30 m depth. During 

 feeding trials, this species was sampled by Sparisoma 

 aurofrenatum . 



Penicillus lamourouxi i Decaisne. Occasional in grass beds and 



on the algal plain in 10 to 23 m depth. Reported by Taylor 

 (1960) from 40 m depth. 



Penicillus pyriformis A. and E. S. Gepp. Common in grass beds 

 and occasional on the algal plain in 18 to 20 m depth. 

 Primarily a plant of shallow water, but Taylor (1960) 

 reported a deep water form from 40 m depth. Randall (1967) 

 recorded Pomocanthus arcuatus as a consumer, but no fishes 

 were observed eating P^. pyriformis on the algal plain or in 

 feeding trails during this study. 



Phaeophila dendroides (Crouan) Batters. Found epiphytic on many 



algae (Laurencia , Avrainvillea , Ceramium , Dictyota , Sargassum ) 

 from various places on the algal plain 18 to 23 m depth. 



*Diplochaete solitaria Collins. A common minute epiphyte on 

 various algae ( Ceramiimi , Spermothamnion , Cladophora , 

 Laurencia , Chaetomorpha , etc.) on the reef, algal plain and 

 in sea grass beds from 3 to 21 m depth. Previously known 

 from Jamaica and Bermuda in shallow water but newly reported 

 here for the Virgin Islands. 



Entocladia vagans (Borgesen) Taylor. Found twice in and on 



Griffithsia globulifera in 16 and 21 m depth on the algal 

 plain. This is apparently the second report of this plant, 

 described by Borgesen (1920) from St. Croix, Virgin Islands. 



Entocladia viridis Reinke. Common on various algae ( Acanthophora , 

 Padina , Anadyomene , Laurencia) on the reef and the algal plain 

 in 10 to 21 m depth. 



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