Help ID this green ribbon-like algae taking over chaeto

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I had a large ball of chaeto taking over my fuge, so I trimmed it back down to about tennis ball size. Now the chaeto is dwindling away and being replaced by long wide ribbons of green algae. Any idea what it is?

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I had a large ball of chaeto taking over my fuge, so I trimmed it back down to about tennis ball size. Now the chaeto is dwindling away and being replaced by long wide ribbons of green algae. Any idea what it is?

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Looks like Caulerpa Prolifera, another type of macro algae.
 

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