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Snaz	08-25-2009 01:12 AM

ID Please - Red leather macro algae?

Sorry for the poor shot, this guy is tucked way in the back and hard to get a picture. He is about the size of a beer coaster.

It feels like leather and has been on the piece of rock forever but recently has started to grow quickly in this overlapping "elephant ears" pattern. Any thoughts on this guy? I'm thinking coralline growing off the LR.

http://snaz.com/marine/redleather.jpg

Myka	08-25-2009 01:43 AM

If it's rubbery it's not coralline. I have no idea.

hillegom

08-25-2009 02:34 AM

+1 coralline algae is brittle when it grows off the rock, or on it for that matter

noirsphynx

08-25-2009 02:46 AM

I had some of this n my tank too but I pulled it all because it was covering corals.

Ron99

08-25-2009 06:27 AM

Probably Lobophora. Hard to get rid of. Sometimes emerald crabs or small sally lightfoot crabs will eat it.

Snaz	08-25-2009 03:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ron99 (Post 443388)

Probably Lobophora. Hard to get rid of. Sometimes emerald crabs or small sally lightfoot crabs will eat it.

Google concurs. Thanks for the ID Ron.

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