Champ la parvula (C, Agardh) Harvey. Small plants were found 

 growing on Eallm&da tuna In 20 m depth 30 m from the reef, 

 and on dead coral from the algal plain In 18 m depth. 

 Reported from a maximum of 37 m (Taylor, 1960) . Randall 

 (1967) recorded Abudefduf saxatllis and A. taurus as 

 consimiers of this species, and found it also in the 

 stomach contents of the queen conch, S trombus glgas , 

 (Randall, 1964). 



*Chondria collinslana . Howe. Found on Halimeda incrassata 

 in 20 m depth 50 m from the reef on the algal plain. 

 A new record for the Virgin Islands. 



Chondria dasyphylla (Woodard) C. Agardh. Attached to shells 

 and Halimeda Incrassata on the algal plain 30 to 180 m 

 from the reef in 18 to 23 m depth. 



Chodria polyrhiza Collins and Harvey. Attached to Syringodium 

 flliforme in 13 m in a sea grass bed. Reported by Taylor 

 (1960) to 18 m depth. 



Chrysymenia enteromorpha . Harvey. Obtained from various parts 

 of the algal plain 40 to 160 m from the reef in 18 to 22 

 m depth and once from a grass bed in 13 m depth, in all 

 collections, attached to limestone. Recorded from 15 to 

 90 m depth by Taylor (1960) . 



Coralllna cub ens is (Montagne) Kutzing. Found on rock and on 



Lobophora on the algal plain in 20 to 22 m depth. Recorded^o 

 26 m by Taylor (1960). Randall (1967) recorded Acanthurus 

 chirurgus , Melichthys niger and Scarus coelestinus as 

 consumers . 



Cottoniella arcuata Borgesen. A common epiphyte on the algal 

 plain found on Acanthophora , Laurencla , Halimeda , and 

 TJdotea as well as experimental cages in 18 to 23 m depth. 

 Originally described from the Virgin Islands. 



Crouania attenuata (Bonnemaison) J. Agardh. Found occasionally 

 as an epiphyte on Sargassum filipendula , Udotea f labellum , 

 and Avrainvillea in 18 to 23 m depth on the algal plain and 

 once in 13 m depth of Syringodium in a grass bed. Reported 

 from shallow water to 20 m depth by Taylor (1960) . 



VI-191 



