Bi7870 Special zoology of invertebrates

Faculty of Science
Autumn 2011 - acreditation

The information about the term Autumn 2011 - acreditation is not made public

Extent and Intensity
1/2/0. 3 credit(s) (plus extra credits for completion). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
prof. RNDr. Michal Horsák, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Marie Zhai, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. RNDr. Michal Horsák, Ph.D.
Department of Botany and Zoology – Biology Section – Faculty of Science
Contact Person: prof. RNDr. Michal Horsák, Ph.D.
Prerequisites (in Czech)
Bi6083 Bakalářská státní závěrečná zkouška ze systematické biologie a ekologie &&( Bi1030 Syst. & evol. of invertebrates || Ex_2505 Fylogeneze a systém bezobratlých || Ex_3646 Systém a ekologie bezobratlých || Ex_3648 Systém a fylogeneze bezobrat. a obratl. || Ex_3655 Systém a fylogeneze živočichů || Ex_3656 Systém a fylogneze bezobratlých )
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 16 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/16, only registered: 0/16, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/16
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
Main objectives can be summarized as follows, to learn: Protista: A new classification of Protists and recent information about their organelles. Porifera: Distribution and classification of our freshwater sponges. Cnidaria: Anatomy of Hydra. Life cycle, distribution and morphological peculiarities of some species of Hydrozoa. Platyhelminthes: Structure and distribution of our free-living flatworms. Structure of Gnathostomulida. Cephalorhyncha: Structure of Loricifera. Mollusca: Biology and distribution of our Molluscs. Dissection. Annelida: Recent informations about anatomy and biology of earthworms. Rare Annelids in our fauna. Pogonophora: Cycliophorida, Ectoprocta, Hemichordata: Recent informations about anatomy and biology. Crustacea: Distribution and biology of some species in our fauna. Dissection.
Syllabus
  • 1. Current classification of unicellular eukaryotes and basic information about common species of our fauna.
  • 2. Identification of common species of unicellular eukaryotes of our fauna.
  • 3. "Sponges" of our fauna, identification, ecology, life cycle, and practical identification.
  • 4. Cnidarians of our fauna, identification, ecology, life cycle, and practical identification.
  • 5. Terrestrial snails of our fauna, common species and their identification, ecology and distribution.
  • 6. Aquatic snails and bivalves, common species and their identification, ecology and distribution.
  • 7. Current phylogeny of "Crustaceans".
  • 8. "Crustaceans" of our fauna, common species and their identification, ecology and distribution.
  • 9. Annelids, current phylogeny, interesting taxa.
  • 10. Current phylogeny of Metazoans, little known and recently described species, current knowledge - I.
  • 11. Current phylogeny of Metazoans, little known and recently described species, current knowledge - II.
  • 12. Current phylogeny of Metazoans, little known and recently described species, current knowledge - III.
Literature
  • Zrzavý J., 2006: Fylogeneze živočišné říše. Scientia, Praha, 255 pp.
  • Ruppert E.E., Fox R.S. & Barnes R.D., 2004: Invertebrate zoology. Seventh edition. Thomson, Brooks/Cole, 963 pp.
  • Adl S.M. et al., 2005: The new higher level classification of Eukaryotes with emphasis on the taxonomy of Protists. J. Eukaryot. Microbiol., 52(5): 399-451.
Teaching methods
lectures
Assessment methods
3 h lectures combine with practical courses; obligatory presence; oral exam
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2007 - for the purpose of the accreditation, Autumn 2010 - only for the accreditation, Autumn 2002, Autumn 2003, Autumn 2004, Autumn 2005, Autumn 2006, Autumn 2007, Autumn 2008, Autumn 2009, Autumn 2010, Autumn 2011, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2015, Autumn 2016, autumn 2017, Autumn 2018, Autumn 2019, Autumn 2020, autumn 2021, Autumn 2022, Autumn 2023, Autumn 2024.