Brown algae ID please . . .

[Digi]

Looks like it will be a very nice setup.

The first photo is sargassum.

The one other photo that you call a sponge or algae must be what I thought was dictyota. From a distance it has a very similar appearance.


Good luck with the new setup!

 

[Digi]

Oh yeah, I had the name wrong on anemone.

Try a search on


mojano anemone

 

[Jorsan]

Thanks Digi !

 

[Crawdad1]

I'm not sure if you ever resolved you algae questions, but this is my guess.

Padina sp. Also known as Scroll Algae, a calcium carbonate encrusting Brown Algae. I had to patches of this that grew out very nicly. After trying to crop it back it would not grow any more.

http://www.theinnerreef.com/macroalgaes.htm

 

[Jorsan]

Thanks Crawdad1, I already found the answer and thats the algae indeed. Again thanks for your help.

 

[SubmarinR]

Algae ID book

Algae ID book

There is an excellent little field reference for Caribbean species of macro algaes avail
the Authors are Littler and Littler.. do a search at bestbookbuys.com to find one avail.. i got mine for under 15$