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The Checklist of Lichen in Universiti Malaysia Terengganu
Nur Diyana Tasha binti Aizan
Supervisor: Dr. Thilahgavani Nagappan
Bachelor of Applied Science
(Biodiversity Conservation and Management)
School of Marine and Environmental Sciences
Lichen is a symbiotic relationship between a photosynthetic algae (photobiont)
and a fungus (mycobiont). The distributions of lichens is less understood and
few studies carried out in Terengganu, particularly none in University Malaysia
Terengganu (UMT). Hence, this study is aimed to prepare a checklist of lichen
in UMT and to compare its morphological features. Lichens were identified
based on their shape, colour, thallus and ecology. Macrolichens were observed
with the naked eye or with a x10 hand lens. A total of 16 species of lichen from
nine families were collected in six areas in UMT. Graphina anguina,
Flavoparmelia caperata and Phlyctis argena were found to present dominantly
in all the sampling sites. However, the distribution of lichens in UMT is relatively
low with only 16 species documented. Low distribution of lichens in UMT could
be influenced by surrounding human activities.
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