Can anyone help me ID this algae?

[comets55]

Hi guys!

Can anyone help me identify this purple algae? I got it from a friend. He couldn't be able to keep it as it keeps falling apart. But when I put in my refugium which has 24hrs lighting and moderate water flow. It becomes fluffy and purple without falling apart again.

1st picture: When it is in water
2nd picture: When I lift up from water

Thanks in advance!

 

[manbeast]

sorry, never seen anything like it

 

[Paulyboy123]

I think it's dragon toung search it up on google

 

[comets55]

Hi I look at it very carefully, it is not Dragon's thoung as I also have Dragon's T. In my tank as well. This thing is very fluffy in water, but when came up from water. It looks very similar to Dragon's T. Without fluffy. Thank you.

 

[Sniperhank]

Reminds me of my red bone grass out of water...but I've never seen a macro algae look like that in water.