What is this algae? It is not bryopsis.

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This is an algae in my tank. Initially I though that this is Bryopsis too but my fat tangs eat them like there is no tomorrow. I only have this in the sump and in place the tangs cannot reach. Great food for them. I was very curious so I took closer pictures. Anybody can ID these for me. they attach at one point and then branching up. I removed one and take picture close up and on white paper for better ID. Pictures below.
I don't think this algae is Bryopsis, because they do not look like Bryopsis close up, and they are such good food for my tangs and angels.
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This is Bryopsis, with the feathery appearance.
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Your correct, it isn’t bryopsis.
Looks like brush algae to me

EDIT....
Looks like green wiry algae to me
 
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It does not have any runner as far as I can tell and my tangs and angels love them. Rock full will get clean up in 1-2 days. I can easily pick them of the side of my sump. Drop it into my tank and the tangs are on it in a few second. 1st tang that got hold of it will swallow it. Never spit out. As you can see in the close up picture, it is tubular
 
Being a farmer, I do not like weeds in my fields or my living room. Still learning the ocean ones. My previous saltwater knowledge was falling down on a beach in February when I was 5 years old and having the wave soak me on a Florida family vacation. In the picture you provided, this looks like a runner to me, again, looks like.
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