Interesting tree-like plant

[jimmcwibb]

Hey guys,

I have searched for ID but haven't found anything quite like this.

Any ideas what this is? Thanks.

 

[Biotopes]

My first though was Cladaphora prolifera. It could (by a miracle lol) be chaeto standing up, probably not though. It could also be Enteromorpha.

 

[algaecrazy]

Yes, Cladophora is right...Cladophora vagabunda ?

 

[jimbob321]

looks like Gracilaria Macroalgae

 

[algaecrazy]

Sorry, but Gracilaria is a red algae...

 

[tektite]

Gracilaria is many colors. Red, green, brown, many shades in between. It isn't gracilaria though. I agree its most likely a type of Cladophora.

 

[jimmcwibb]

Thanks guys. Having had a good trawl through different green algae pictures I agree it's probably a cladophora of some type although it's really difficult to pin down which type. Most picture show it in clumps of many stalks whereas I have just one main stalk of it. It seems to be behaving itself quite well at the moment so I might see how it goes, it's quite a nice little thing really.

 

[Biotopes]

Yeah that was my initial problem in saying it was Cladophora! If I ever come across this one I'll let you know!

 

[algaecrazy]

"Gracilaria is many colors. Red, green, brown, many shades in between"

I wanted to say Gracilaria ist Rhodophyta and not Chlorophyta.

 

[tektite]

It is rhodophyta, but its actual color can vary, including green.