Acid Rain macro algae

[sixty_reefer]

Thanks. Yeah, that's what fascinated me about it. Not much more I could find about it, besides that it might live in SW Caribbean. I assume based on its love for 10k light it's a deepwater species.

And another thread about it on the UK-heavy Ultimatereef forum, written by someone with the same avatar named Alfonso.

Anyway, this is fascinating, thanks for sharing about this macro algae!

[emoji848] that’s me [emoji23] am UK based. R2R was were it firs got a positive ID wend I first found the algae.

 

[sixty_reefer]

Got a new baby, already showing a potential to be a great

 

[Devaji]

Got a new baby, already showing a potential to be a great

nice! I need to get my hands on a frag on that at some time.

 

[Chefwheredyougo]

I take it this isn't for sale on any site either?

 

[sixty_reefer]

I take it this isn't for sale on any site either?

No just another hitchhiker from Australia.

 

[Chefwheredyougo]

They look amazing

 

[sixty_reefer]

They look amazing

Thank you

 

[sixty_reefer]

Lovely orange colour coming trough

 

[sixty_reefer]

Updating

 

[Devaji]

I am gonna need a clipping of that for my new seahorse setup. I love macros so under appreciated.

 

[reef lover]

Thats cool!

 

[Katrina71]

I absolutely love this. Stunning!

 

[Waters]

Very cool....looks like Dragon's Breath that was "modified"

 

[sixty_reefer]

Very cool....looks like Dragon's Breath that was "modified"

It’s a variety of frilly halimeda, the leafs will grow up to 4inch each will look stunning once fully grown.

 

[AlexG]

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Have you identified the scientific name for this species of macro algae or have an origin of where it came from?

 

[sixty_reefer]

Have you identified the scientific name for this species of macro algae or have an origin of where it came from?

Just at hobby level, mainly google. I suspect frilly halymenia not halimeda as I’ve said before. That’s why acid rain as it’s easier to refer to. found it as a hitchhiker on a piece of live rock last year. I’ve tried to discuss with the store for origin but they didn’t knew themselves. But google says it’s quite common in Singapore shores. Does that make sense?

 

[AlexG]

Just at hobby level, mainly google. I suspect frilly halymenia not halimeda as I’ve said before. That’s why acid rain as it’s easier to refer to. found it as a hitchhiker on a piece of live rock last year. I’ve tried to discuss with the store for origin but they didn’t knew themselves. But google says it’s quite common in Singapore shores. Does that make sense?

I have an identification book specific to Pacific macro algae species. I will take a look and see if I can find it. If I do I will post a scientific name.

 

[AlexG]

I have an identification book specific to Pacific macro algae species. I will take a look and see if I can find it. If I do I will post a scientific name.

Not an easy algae to find to identify but I found a few possibilities in my pacific identification book.
Halichrysis coalescens
Halymenia stripitata
Halymenia maculata

Some additional questions:

• How big is each specimen?
• Is this algae iridescent or metallic looking? Top down view would be best to look at this.
• Can you provide a top down picture with white lighting?

 

[Phildago]

How did you get this algae?

 

[sixty_reefer]

Not an easy algae to find to identify but I found a few possibilities in my pacific identification book.
Halichrysis coalescens
Halymenia stripitata
Halymenia maculata

Some additional questions:

• How big is each specimen?
• Is this algae iridescent or metallic looking? Top down view would be best to look at this.
• Can you provide a top down picture with white lighting?

I think maculara fits it right, she’s iridescent under actinic light

I’ve got some pics from wend I’ve first tried to grow it, unfortunately I’ve almost killed it the first time with too much light. But it shows the leafs shape similar to the maculata