Leafy algae ID?

Skeeter7424

More corals than gallons
Can anyone ID this for me? I tried searching "leafy reef tank algae" and nothing looks like this.

Also, I have cheato and a very small amount of grape caluerpa in my sump (slowly removing caluerpa) but this doesn't look like either of those
 

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So I know that's an awful picture, I should have turned the whites back on. I just compared to a picture of ulva and this has much smaller "leaves" and a fairly prominent vine like stem
 
The runners lead me to think caulerpa, but the leaves are different from any I've seen. Found this type online. Does it look similar?
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The runners lead me to think caulerpa, but the leaves are different from any I've seen. Found this type online. Does it look similar?

Sure does! I will have to look when I get home, but I think it had small frilly leaves like that
 
That's caulerpa brachypus. I can't make out the leaves in your pic too well. Try searching for caulerpa images for better ID.
 
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