Phylum: Rhodophyta Family: Polyideaceae
Polyides rotunda (Hudson) Gaillon, 1828
Discoid Fork Weed
Similar to Furcellaria lumbricalis but with richer colouring and a discoid holdfast. Common attached to rocks in the mid to lower intertidal zone
References:
Bunker, Brodie, Maggs & Bunker (2017) - Seaweeds of Britain and Ireland;
Hiscock (1986) - A Field Key to the British Red Seaweeds