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Furcellaria lumbricalis

(Hudson) J.V.Lamouroux, 1813




Paula Lightfoot what was the holdfast like? Maybe it could be Polyides rotundus or Furcellaria lumbricalis (discoid or clawed forked weed?)

Erling Svensen We need to see the holdfast to be sure about the specie. Was it like a cup or like fingers?

Becky Hitchin It does like more like Furcellaria lumbricalis from that pic

Message posted on Seasearch Identifications on 31 Dec 1969
Taxonomy
Plantae (Kingdom)
  Biliphyta (Subkingdom)
    Rhodophyta (Phylum)
      Eurhodophytina (Subphylum)
        Florideophyceae (Class)
          Rhodymeniophycidae (Subclass)
            Gigartinales (Order)
              Furcellariaceae (Family)
                Furcellaria (Genus)
                  Furcellaria lumbricalis (Species)
Associated Species