Introduction of Saxicolous Lichens Distributed in Coastal Rocks of U-do Islet in Jeju, Korea

Hyung-Yeel Kahng; Byoung-Jun Yoon; Sung-Hyun Kim; Duck-Ja Shin; Jae-Seoun Hur; Hyun-Woo Kim; Eui-Sung Kang; Kye-Heon Oh; Young Jin Koh

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Introduction of Saxicolous Lichens Distributed in Coastal Rocks of U-do Islet in Jeju, Korea: Hyung-Yeel Kahng ^1,2, Byoung-Jun Yoon ², Sung-Hyun Kim ¹, Duck-Ja Shin ¹, Jae-Seoun Hur ^1,2, Hyun-Woo Kim ^1,2, Eui-Sung Kang ^2,3, Kye-Heon Oh ⁴, Young Jin Koh ^2,5; Journal of Microbiology 2004;42(4):292-298
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¹Department of Environmental Education, Sunchon National University, 315 Maegok-dong, Suncheon 540-742, Republic of Korea, ²Korean Lichen Research Institute, Sunchon National University, 315 Maegok-dong, Suncheon 540-742, Republic of Korea, ³Department of Computer Education, Sunchon National University, 315 Maegok-dong, Suncheon 540-742, Republic of Korea, ⁴Department of Applied Biology, Sunchon National University, 315 Maegok-dong, Suncheon 540-742, Republic of Korea, ⁵Department of Life Science, Soonchunhyang University, P.O. Box 97, Asan, Chung-Nam 336-600, Republic of Korea¹Department of Environmental Education, Sunchon National University, 315 Maegok-dong, Suncheon 540-742, Republic of Korea, ²Korean Lichen Research Institute, Sunchon National University, 315 Maegok-dong, Suncheon 540-742, Republic of Korea, ³Department of Computer Education, Sunchon National University, 315 Maegok-dong, Suncheon 540-742, Republic of Korea, ⁴Department of Applied Biology, Sunchon National University, 315 Maegok-dong, Suncheon 540-742, Republic of Korea, ⁵Department of Life Science, Soonchunhyang University, P.O. Box 97, Asan, Chung-Nam 336-600, Republic of Korea

Corresponding author: Hyung-Yeel Kahng , Tel: 82-61-750-3385,

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This study reports, for the first time, the ivestigation of the distribution of Korean saxicolous lichens in the coastal rocks of U-do islet, which is known as an unpolluted zone in Jeju. More than thirty lichens were obtained and investigated from the coastal rocks frequently contacted by seawater. A molecular analysis using PCR amplification of the rRNA ITS regions revealed the coastal rock lichens could be placed into 8 families and 14 genera, Ramalinaceae (Bacidia, Ramalina), Physciaceae (Buellia, Dirinaria, Phaeophyscia, Physcia, Pyxine), Lecanoraceae (Candelaria, Lecanora), Parmeliaceae (Xanthoparmelia), Graphidaceae (Graphis), Pertusariaceae (Pertusaria), Rhizocarpaceae (Rhizocarpon), and Teloschistaceae (Caloplaca), showing a diversity of lichens, with foliose (flat leaf-like), crustose (crust-like), and fruticose (miniature shrub-like) life forms might be distributed in the coastal rocks. These findings suggested the possibility that the lichens identified in the present work might be resistant to a salty environment.

Keywords: coastal rock lichens; ITS; phylogeny; U-do; Jeju

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Introduction of Saxicolous Lichens Distributed in Coastal Rocks of U-do Islet in Jeju, Korea

J. Microbiol. 2004;42(4):292-298.

DOI: https://doi.org/2108 [pii]

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