ID help needed - flakey green algae? growing in sandbed

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Hi reefers, can anyone help ID please the circled, green flakey algae multiplying on my sandbed? They are loosely connected, if at all, to the substrate and moves around with strong current. I do not believe they are flatworms as I have not seen them move but they seem to be multiplying faster than I can remove them

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Looks like some kind of green macroalgae in the family Ulvaceae. These are faster growing algae that thrive in nutrient rich environments; some, like sea lettuce species in the genus Ulva, are popular in refugiums and are nutritious for herbivorous fish.
 
Looks like some kind of green macroalgae in the family Ulvaceae. These are faster growing algae that thrive in nutrient rich environments; some, like sea lettuce species in the genus Ulva, are popular in refugiums and are nutritious for herbivorous fish.
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