Can you ID this

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  1. TEPOZ_AZTLAN

    TEPOZ_AZTLAN Spanish Shawl Nudibranch

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    hello can anyone Id this stuff, i've seen more in same rock but is more purplelish, and is inside a hole but growing like crazy.

    thx :confused:
     

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  2. Gresham

    Gresham Great Blue Whale

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    The algea? I loaned my algae books out, sorry :(
     
    Gresham, May 21, 2005
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  3. Birdlady

    Birdlady Finback Whale

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    Perhaps red gracilaria? (which is more yellow brown in bright light, and maroonish purple in low light) ;D not positive tho
     
    Birdlady, May 21, 2005
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  4. Bruce

    Bruce Giant Squid

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    prolly the beggings of a macro algae, it looks alot like the holdfast of some calerpa (spelling :))
     
    Bruce, May 21, 2005
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