Bi7545 Mycological identification course

Faculty of Science
Spring 2021
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 2 credit(s) (fasci plus compl plus > 4). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Daniel Dvořák (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Petr Hrouda, Ph.D.
Department of Botany and Zoology – Biology Section – Faculty of Science
Contact Person: Mgr. Daniel Dvořák
Supplier department: Department of Botany and Zoology – Biology Section – Faculty of Science
Prerequisites (in Czech)
Bi7529 Methods of mycolog. research || SOUHLAS
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
Practice is focused to the recognition and determination of fungi, above all the common fungi of our nature. Identification of various groups of fungi is completed with field lessons in the spring season.
Learning outcomes
Students’ skills at the end of the course:
- recognition of the common fungal species in their natural habitats;
- knowledge of fundamental macro- and microscopical determination features of various fungal groups;
Syllabus
  • (1) Overview of fundamental groups of fungi and fungus-like organisms:
    Basidiomycota (hymenomycetes, gasteromycetes). Ascomycota. Microscopic fungi (anamorphic Ascomycota, Zygomycota). Parasitic fungi (of various groups - Basidiom., Ascom., Oomycota, Chytridiomycota). Lichenes. Slime moulds.
    (2) Identification of students’ own material.
    (3) Short field trips in spring months.
Literature
  • AARONSEN, Arne. Funga Nordica : agaricoid, boletoid, clavarioid, cyphelloid and gastroid genera. Edited by Henning Knudsen - Jan Vesterholt. Copenhagen: Nordsvamp, 2012, 511 s. ISBN 9788798396130. info
  • BERAN, Miroslav. Přehled hub střední Evropy. Illustrated by Jan Holec - Antonín Bielich. Vyd. 1. Praha: Academia, 2012, 622 s. ISBN 9788020020772. info
  • HORAK, Egon. Röhrlinge und Blätterpilze in Europa. 6., völlig neu bearb. Aufl. Heidelberg: Spektrum Akademischer Verlag, 2005, xvii, 555. ISBN 3827414784. info
  • JÜLICH, Walter. Die Nichtblätterpilze, Gallertpilze und Bauchpilze. Jena: VEB Gustav Fischer Verlag, 1984, 626 pp. Kleine Kryptogamenflora IIb/1. ISBN 261 700/180/84. info
Teaching methods
laboratory and field practice
Assessment methods
The obligation to attend lectures.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught: in blocks.
Note related to how often the course is taught: Výuka proběhnev několika blocích po dohodě mezi studenty a vyučujícím.
Information on course enrolment limitations: Předmět si zapisují studenti pracující na bakalářské nebo diplomové práci s mykologickou tematikou.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2013, Spring 2014, Spring 2016, Spring 2017, spring 2018, Spring 2019, Spring 2020, Spring 2022, Spring 2023, Spring 2024, Spring 2025.
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