Algae ID please - is this GHA or something else - seems very persistent......

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This algae looks like filament hair algae, but has branches and these capsules under 40x magnification. None of my tangs, lawnmower blennie or other CUC members will touch it.

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This algae looks like filament hair algae, but has branches and these capsules under 40x magnification. None of my tangs, lawnmower blennie or other CUC members will touch it.

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Derbesia. This is what people have most of the time when say "green hair algae."
Those are spores being formed.
 

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