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Recent Benthic Foraminifera in shallow waters of Kelantan-Terengganu<br />

Nazihah binti Azmi<br />

Supervisor: Dr. Fatin Izzati binti Minhat<br />

Bachelor of Science (Marine Science)<br />

School of Marine and Environmental Science<br />

The South China Sea is a semi-enclosed basin that is situated on the east of peninsular<br />

Malaysia. The area is known to be home to large diversity of marine organisms. This<br />

study collects surface seven sediment samples from Kelantan-Terengganu waters,<br />

southwest of South China Sea. Approximately 300 benthic foraminifera specimens<br />

were pick from the sediment samples collected. A total of 19 benthic foraminifera<br />

genera were identified and the assemblages was dominated by calcareous hyaline<br />

(70.51%) follow by agglutinated (13.38%) and calcareous porcelaneous (16.11%).<br />

The common genus identified include Textularia, Amphistegina, Operculina and<br />

Heterolepa. Overall, the number of foraminifera taxa in Kelantan-Terengganu<br />

increases with depth. Meanwhile, the diversity index shows that Station 6 (56 m) has<br />

the highest value (α=5.496; H’=2.225). Based on this study, the changes of benthic<br />

foraminifera assemblages in Kelantan-Terengganu waters make them a good indicator<br />

of faunal-elevation correlation.<br />

1888 | UMT UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH DAY 2018

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