Related FAQs: Green Macro-Algae, Green Macro-Algae 2,  Green Macro Algae 3,  Green Macro-Algae 4, & Chlorophyte Identification, Green Macro-Algae ID 2, Green Macro-Algae ID 3, Green Macro-Algae ID 4, Green Macro-Algae ID 5, Green Macro Algae ID 6, Green Macro Algae ID 7, Green Macro Algae ID 8, Chlorophyte Behavior, Chlorophyte Compatibility/Control, Chlorophyte Selection, Chlorophyte Systems, Chlorophyte Nutrition, Chlorophyte Disease, Chlorophyte Reproduction/Propagation, Green Algae Control 1, Green Algae Control 2, Green Algae Control 3, Green/Hair Algae Control 4, Green/Hair Algae Control 5, Green Algae Control 6, Green Algae Control 7, & By Genus: Bryopsis & Derbesia, Bubble Algae (Boergesenia, Dictyosphaeria, Valonia...), Caulerpa Compatibility/Control, Caulerpa Compatibility/Control 2, Chaetomorpha, Halimeda, Neomeris, Hair (Filamentous, Attached) Algae, Green Water  (Planktonic) Algae Blooms, & Caulerpas, Caulerpa 2, Caulerpa 3, Caulerpa 4, Caulerpa Identification, Caulerpa Behavior, Caulerpa Compatibility/Control, Caulerpa  Selection, Caulerpa Systems, Caulerpa Nutrition, Caulerpa Disease, Caulerpa Reproduction/Propagation, Green Algae Control 1, Marine Algae ID 1, Marine Algae ID 2, Marine Algae Control FAQs II, Marine Algaecide Use, Nutrient Limitation, Marine Algae Eaters, Culturing Macro-Algae; Controlling: BGA/Cyano, Red/Encrusting Algae,  Brown/Diatom Algae,  Related Articles: Embracing Biodiversity, Green Algae By Mark E. Evans, Caulerpas, Refugiums, Macro-Algae of the Caribbean and FAQs about them, Avoiding Algae Problems in Marine System, Algae Control, Marine Maintenance, Nutrient Control and Export, Marine Scavengers, Snails, Hermit Crabs, Mithrax/Emerald Green Crabs, Sea Urchins, Blennies, Algae Filters, Ctenochaetus/Bristle Mouth Tangs, Zebrasoma/Sailfin Tangs, Skimmers, Skimmer Selection, Marine Algae, Coralline Algae, Green Algae, Brown Algae, Blue-Green "Algae"/(Cyanobacteria),  Diatoms, Brown Algae,  /The Conscientious Marine Aquarist Macro Green Algae, the Larger Chlorophyta, Part 4 To: part 1, part 2, part 3, part 5,

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Genus Udotea:

Udotea poss. argentea, Mauritius 2016.

Udotea cyathriformis, Mermaid's Tea Cup. To six inches in height. Thin walled cups attached to a single stalk. Easily torn in handling. Tropical West Atlantic in shallow sandy bottoms and coral rubble zones. Cozumel image by Di.F.

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Genus Ulva:

Ulva, Sea Lettuce, this and related Enteromorpha are great fish foods.

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Pest Green Algae Species... Greens that grow too fast, obnoxiously in marine aquariums...

Defined as such by simply being too much of something... overgrowing more desired life forms, utilizing too much nutrient intended for same, possibly producing allelopathogens (substances that disenfranchise other life), or just being too plain, too much that nothing eats..., outside of our value systems. There are many types of these Green Algae. Here's a line-up of most commonly encountered scourges.

Bryopsis, a worldwide genus of Greens that appear filamentous to spiky in aquariums... light to dark green, generally feather-like thalli. Some Hermit Crabs, Blennies, Zebrasoma and Ctenochaetus Tangs may eat your type... otherwise, scrubbing, competitive algae filtration are recommended.

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Chlorodesmis fastigiata, Turtle Weed... common in the wild, common in marine systems with inadequate competition, available nutrients, lack of circulation, filtration... A couple of shots in the wild: Fiji, the Andaman Sea.

Derbesia, another worldwide temperate to tropical pest Green (for aquarists) similar in treatment as Bryopsis. Presents itself as a prostrate basal portion with erect subdichotomously branched filamentous  portions above... Here in an aquarium.

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