Algae/Parasite?

Not sure what the algae like growth on the first branch from the top on the left is. I did a heavy duty dip of the coral before placing it in my tank, and this showed up almost a month later. It looks like a marco algae, but it is growing from the coral.

I'm considering taking the coral out and discarding it if the thing continues to grow. But I really don't want to do that if the growth is benign.

Advise please.

 

That algae is nasty and invasive... I would deal with it now while you still can.

 

Just remove the tip that is affected.

 

Incognito - Would you be so kind as to provide the type of algae it is?

THANKS!

 

Thanks

Thanks everyone for your input. I had to cut the top half of the coral away to get rid of whatever it was.