Algae ID request (sticks up from rocks a few cm long, strings/stems)

[NoAhoysLeft]

Just curious if anyone knows what this macro/algae is? I don't really consider it a nuisance algae but I'm not sure what it is. Each stalk is maybe a cm or two long.

 

[sixty_reefer]

It’s fairly similar to chaetomorpha antennina.

 

[Subsea]

Just curious if anyone knows what this macro/algae is? I don't really consider it a nuisance algae but I'm not sure what it is. Each stalk is maybe a cm or two long.

How about a picture with white light?

Check out this link on Gulf Of Mexico & Caribbean macro algaes.

https://www.marineplantbook.com/

 

[NoAhoysLeft]

How about a picture with white light?

Check out this link on Gulf Of Mexico & Caribbean macro algaes.

https://www.marineplantbook.com/

My apologies - here it is under whites

 

[NoAhoysLeft]

I also have this algae, which I don't really mind, but if I don't have ample cuc/snails it gets out of control

 

[NoAhoysLeft]

It’s fairly similar to chaetomorpha antennina.

Thanks for the insight. I've added white light photos if you have any change of opinion

 

[Subsea]

Thanks for the insight. I've added white light photos if you have any change of opinion

See what you think. If this is what you have, consider it more than a nuisance; it’s invasive.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bryopsis_plumosa

 

[ReefStable]

Looks a bit like bryopsis to me.

 

[NoAhoysLeft]

Looks a bit like bryopsis to me.

Yeah I definitely thought it might be, but I wanted to ask to be sure. My astreas and ceriths seem to keep it down. I also manually tug it out. It's just a 15g so removing bryopsis so far isn't too hard, unless it gets out of hand