Can you identify?

[DiscoDon]

Hello,

I am currently in Pensacola, FL. I found the macroalgae in the photo, but do not know what it is.



Any ideas?

Thank you,

Don

 

[ISpeakForTheSeas]

To see the pic requires requesting and being granted access to your Google Drive, so you may want to see if you can just copy and paste the pic here for people to see instead.

 

[DiscoDon]

To see the pic requires requesting and being granted access to your Google Drive, so you may want to see if you can just copy and paste the pic here for people to see instead.

Fixed

 

[ISpeakForTheSeas]

Any ideas?

None at the moment, but I'll see if I can't find something. Until then @WheatToast - any thoughts?

 

[Diastro]

Looks like an algae covered an algae. Can the fuzziness be removed?

 

[Enchanted Reefs]

Could it possibly be a gorgonian?

 

[DiscoDon]

Could it possibly be a gorgonian?

The water is pretty cold right now.

 

[DiscoDon]

Looks like an algae covered an algae. Can the fuzziness be removed?

It appears it cannot be removed.

 

[vetteguy53081]

Hello,

I am currently in Pensacola, FL. I found the macroalgae in the photo, but do not know what it is.



Any ideas?

Thank you,

Don

Its a photosynthetic gorgonian with algae growth off surfaces. Requires high flow, phytoplkankton for feeding and moderate to medium light.
Being delicate, you dont want to pull algae off of it but rather, utilize cleaners such as:
Carribean blue leg hermit (theyre tiny), Astrea and dwarf cerith snails

 

[DiscoDon]

Its a photosynthetic gorgonian with algae growth off surfaces. Requires high flow, phytoplkankton for feeding and moderate to medium light.
Being delicate, you dont want to pull algae off of it but rather, utilize cleaners such as:
Carribean blue leg hermit (theyre tiny), Astrea and dwarf cerith snails

I do not think it is gorgonian because it does not have polyps. There is lots of it in the bay and looks exactly the same. The branches are translucent.

 

[vetteguy53081]

I do not think it is gorgonian because it does not have polyps. There is lots of it in the bay and looks exactly the same. The branches are translucent.

I may be looking at wrong object. Can you repost a clearer pic assuring glass is clean as pic is very bright and a tad blurry

 

[EeyoreIsMySpiritAnimal]

I do not think it is gorgonian because it does not have polyps. There is lots of it in the bay and looks exactly the same. The branches are translucent.

Is it similar to this?
Thread 'algae id from Pensacola Fl.' https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/algae-id-from-pensacola-fl.210186/

 

[DiscoDon]

Here's another photo

 

[ISpeakForTheSeas]

Here's another photo

The closest I can find at the moment is Digenea simplex.

Edit: @EeyoreIsMySpiritAnimal beat me to it.