Algae ID?

[Saltliquid]

This algae I assume it is an algae, I added around 40 of them to my aquarium from a collecting trip and it is spreading quite well and is very colourful, but I do not know exactly what it is.
Any one here knows its latin name at all?
Top view of one small group.

Side views

An individual

 

[ferret]

I presume you collected the red algae from the Australia water. I found there're a few matching or similar species named as 'Hennedya crispa', 'Predaea weldii' etc. from my reference book 'Marine Plants of Australia' hope this help. By the way, can you provide me the information regarding the districit you collected the algae and is it from the shallow water, tidal pool or at a certain depth in the ocean. I'm planning a trip to Australia next year & thanks in advance.

 

[Saltliquid]

It was from our sunshine coast area just north of Brisbane, in 5 to 8 feet of water and the area is also of a very high nutrient content, also it is in a full on swell affected area that at times of big swells, nothing stops the full size swells from hitting this area. This is where the surge zone form of taxifolia was first identified in theb late 70s, before it hit out at the rest of the world later on. The variety of algae forms here is very extreme!
Thank you for the help.

 

[Saltliquid]

I have had a look at those names and they don’t look much like it and the museum can’t ID it for me.The only other option is our algae associate for Auz, that speaks for a group of three that advises the Australian government on all algae issues. The first call I made, due to this person knowing the guy I speak to at the museum, I got that help on that tissue, but normally they charge for any information. I will keep going, hopefully I can get an exact ID one day. The associate told me of the genetic testing they did, that originally found very important info on the original taxifolia as a still waters form and the later mutated version first found on the sunshine coast, way back that is a problem around the world these days. It’s quite interesting don’t you think, that the taxifolia that is the major issue for many areas around the world now, first came to be at a heavily nutrient-sewerage area at the shore line, next to where all major ships wait and adjust their ballasts before being piloted into Moreton bay to access Brisbane then back out to many ports around the world. Explains a lot hey!

 

[Saltliquid]

One more interesting bit with this, algae? Most everything with it in that quarantine section has either died or is suffering greatly! In the display tank its affects are completely neutralised due to massive algae filtration externally. Just another interesting aspect of this,what i assume is algae?