Can someone ID this red macro algae?

[alcimedes]

I have a rock that had some red macro algae on it. I've tried multiple times to get a good picture, but the photos always turn out terrible.

It looks just like a very dark red feather (central 'spine' with feathered branches coming off of it) and the tips of the 'feathers' glow bright orange under the UV lights.

The nearest algae I could find that has a similar growth pattern was haliptlon sp., but I didn't see it mentioned anywhere that the new growth/tips fluoresce.

The other red macros that are listed as having a fluorescence effect look like a very different growth pattern.

You'll have to use your imagination here, but imagine that these are dark red feathers with bright orange tips.

This is actually 4 distinct 'stalks' of it growing together.

[MondoBongo]

sounds like dragon's breath to me?

i've seen it both with and without the bright orange tips.

i can't post a picture at the moment.

[alcimedes]

sounds like dragon's breath to me?

I haven't seen dragon's breath that has a feather like build though, it's always a solid piece of algae, where as the stuff growing on this rock is almost exactly like a feather, where you have a central stalk, branches coming off that central stalk and then feather like bits from there.

I may have to just pull the rock out and take a photo, it's impossible to get anything detailed where it's currently located.

[Reincarnate]

This link might help.

http://www.saltcorner.com/AquariumLi...p?SectionID=17

[MondoBongo]

Hey I can see your picture now. I'm still betting on dragons breath.