Rhodymenia pseudopalmata (Lamouroux) P Silva

Rhodymenia pseudopalmata

Description: Thallus erect to 10 cm long, fronds rising from a discoid holdfast, stipe terete expanding into a flat-shaped blade with marginal proliferations dividing diochotomously 1 to 4 times, each branch to 10 mm wide.

Habitat: Common, epilithic and epiphytic generally sublittoral to 30 m.

Distribution: Widespread in the British Isles generally on western shores of Ireland, Wales, Scotland, Wales and England. Europe: Portugal, Spain and France. Further afield: Canary Islands, the Azores and South Africa.

Similar Species: Other species of Rhodymenia, Phyllophora; Schottera nicaeensis and Stenogramme interrupta.

Distribution Map: NBN map : National Biodiversity Network mapping facility, data for UK.

WoRMS: Species record : World Register of Marine Species.

iNaturalist: Species account : iNaturalist World Species Observations database