Is this fern-like algae bryopsis?

[BrettDS]

There are at least two types of algae mixed together here, but I'm mostly concerned about the fern looking one. ID's on either would be helpful though.

 

[Fishmommy]

That looks like a macro

 

[dendrite]

caulerpa

 

[BrettDS]

Cool. I was thinking it was a beneficial macro, but then I saw a post that talked about bryopsis being fern like and I got worried.

Thanks

 

[mzkrista]

Is that tea cup macro? Where'd you get it? I've been looking for it forever!

 

[shred5]

Caulerpa taxifolia

 

[mzkrista]

http://cfb.unh.edu/phycokey/Choices...ted/ACETABULARIA/Acetabularia_Image_page.html

Brett does the round type macro look like this?^^^^

 

[BrettDS]

Brett does the round type macro look like this?

I'm afraid this may not be the algae you're looking for. Here's another couple of pics, both in the water and out.

 

[_divad]

The algae pictured above is Caulerpa racemosa var. peltata.

The fern algae kind of fits into a broad range. It looks more like caulerpa sertulariodes to me. But there are a few that look close to the same without a point of reference to size. Could also be Caulerpa mexicana. Could be taxifola. But, I haven't seen it grow in that kind of constantly inconsistent pattern. I have seen sertulariodes do that.