Red algae ID

[OU812Reefing]

The red stuff on the rock. Doesn’t get to tall originally thought dragon’s breath but doesn’t appear to be.

 

[Mickle]

Can you get better photos?

 

[OU812Reefing]

Can you get better photos?

Just posted another one

 

[Mickle]

Whats the texture like?

 

[OU812Reefing]

Whats the texture like?

Spongy and rubbery kind of tough to get off the rock

 

[EnterName]

My first guess: Order: Ectocarpales. Something like Colpomenia sp. or Leathesia sp. The coloration can differ a bit based on light: https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/id-needed.1167416/

There are also some bubble-shaped algae in the Rhodymeniaceae family (see genus Botryocladia), but yours look more ellipsoid than "perfectly" round.

If those things are flat it will become more difficult...