Ceramltnn byssoldeiim Harvey. Found on Sargasstjm f ilipendula 

 in 16 m depth, on the algal plain N.W. of the TEKTITE 

 habitat. Randall recorded the following fishes that had 

 eaten JC. byssoidemn ; Abudefduf taurus , Acanthurus 

 bahianus , Cantherhines pullus , B lennius cristatus , 

 Eup omo cen t r us planif roms , Lactophrys trigonus , Melichthys 

 niger , Microspathodon ch-rysurus , Ophiob lennius atantiicus , 

 S carus vetula, and Sparisoma rubripinne . The queen conch, 

 S trombus gig as , also eats C. b3rssoideum (Randall. 1964). 



*Cerami\m codii ''Richards) Feldmann-Mazoyer. Found on Gracilarla 

 cylindrica in 20 m depth 30 m from the face of the reef. 

 Previously reported as an epiphyte on Codium ; a new record 

 for the Virgin Islands. 



*Ceramium comptum Borgesen. Found on Laurencia in a bed of 



Syringioditim filiforme , 13 m depth. This is a first report 

 for the Virgin Islands. 



*Ceramium diaphanum (Lightf oot) Roth. Found on Halimeda incrassata 

 in 20 m depth, 30 m from the reef. This is a first report for 

 the Virgin Islands. 



Ceramium f astigiatum (Roth) Harvey. Found on Acanthophora in 20 m 

 depth 50 m from the reef. Reported by Taylor (1960) as a 

 shallow water plant. Randall (1967) found this species in the 

 stomach contents of Chaetodipterus faber. 



*Ceramium leptozonum Howe. Found on Udote a conglutinata from a 

 grass bed in 13 m depth and on Hypoglossum tenuifolium from 

 the algal plain in 22 m depth. This is a new record for the 

 Virgin Islands. 



Ceramium spp. Cerami u m of uncertain identity was found frequently 

 epiphytic in grass beds and throughout the algal plain, as 

 well as on dead coral on the reef. Undetermined species of 

 Ceramixim have been recorded by Randall (1967) in the stomach 

 contents of the following: Abudefduf saxatilis , A. taurus , 

 Acanthurus b ahianus , A. coeruleus , Alutera scripta , B lennius 

 cr is tat as , B^. mormore us , Cantherhines pullus , Diplodus 

 caudimacula , Eup omo cen t rus fuscus , E. leucosticta , Kyphosus 

 sectatrix , Lactophrys trigonus , Ophiob lennius atlanticus , 

 Sparisoma rubripinne , and S^. viride . 



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