Transparent Hair like algae? Please help identify ...

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Saw this really weird film like algae growing on glass … I think it's algae, but not sure.

Can anyone let me know what it is? It is a little hard to see in the video; even in real life it's kind of hard to see, but it's def. there …

Thanks!

[video=youtube;YJzv8Fq9As4]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YJzv8Fq9As4[/video]

Weird transparent-ish algae? - YouTube
 
Hopefully someone around here can help you out!
 
It might be just a diatom. It look clear when it thin then getting more brownor green in color when it's getting thicker.
 
It's hair algae in it's death stage. So it's dying HA. :) Most algae will turn clear before it dies. Very similar to how corals bleach and then die. Corals lose their symbiotic algae and plants lose their chlorophyl. :D
 

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