Mystery Red Coral?

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This mystery coral started to grow a while back. I’ve researched and researched trying to figure out what it is to no avail. It doesn’t seem to bother the other corals so I haven’t tried to dispose of it because I think it’s kind of pretty. It has red coloring and almost reminds me of maple leaves. Any suggestions would be great!
 

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This mystery coral started to grow a while back. I’ve researched and researched trying to figure out what it is to no avail. It doesn’t seem to bother the other corals so I haven’t tried to dispose of it because I think it’s kind of pretty. It has red coloring and almost reminds me of maple leaves. Any suggestions would be great!
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Not a coral. Looks like the red, decorative macroalgae Titanophora (or possibly a similar algae), which is rare in the trade. Cool find!
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Information and images of various species in the Titanophora genus:
https://www.reefcleaners.org/store/out-of-season/titanophora-encrustans-detail
https://www.reefcleaners.org/store/out-of-season/red-titan-algae-detail
https://eol.org/pages/90518
https://www.marinelifephotography.com/marine/seaweeds/titanophora-pikeana.htm
Thanks for pointing me in the right direction! It didn’t look exactly like any of the links you sent over, but I did a few Google searches and found an exact match. I’m glad to finally have an answer.

 

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