Bi9545 Advanced phycological identification course

Faculty of Science
Spring 2021
Extent and Intensity
0/2. 2 credit(s) (fasci plus compl plus > 4). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Rodan Geriš (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Barbora Hutňan Chattová, Ph.D.
Department of Botany and Zoology – Biology Section – Faculty of Science
Contact Person: Mgr. Barbora Hutňan Chattová, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of Botany and Zoology – Biology Section – Faculty of Science
Prerequisites (in Czech)
Bi1090c Phyl. & div. algae & fungi -pr || Bi1010c Plant phylog. & divers. - pr. || PdF:Bi2BP_BHNL System of Algae and Fungi
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
To understand the identification rules of significant groups of cyanobacteria and algae used in basic and applied research:
Ability to apply basic taxonomic methods in phycology;
To explain ecomorphological and genetically stable characteristics;
To use an information from databases and identification keys;
To interpret ecomorphological diversity of natural materials and cultures;
To understand and to explain individual ecomorphological and genetic markers in the microevolution of cultures of cyanobacteria and algae
To understand the mechanisms of development of various discriminatory structures in the cultivation of cyanobacteria and algae;
Learning outcomes
At the end of the course students should be able to: to determine the most frequent species of phytobentos and phytoplankton and in a cultured material using the currently available literature.
Syllabus
  • 1. Introduction to the taxonomy of cyanobacteria and their cultivation;
  • 2. Coccal and filamentous cyanobacteria without heterocytes;
  • 3. Cyanobacteria with heterocytes;
  • 4. Red algae;
  • 5. Euglenophytes;
  • 6. Dinophytes and cryptophytes;
  • 7. Chrysophytes and synurophytes;
  • 8. Xanthophytes;
  • 9. Seaweeds;
  • 10. Flagellated and coccal green algae;
  • 11. Green filamentous algae;
  • 12. Charophytes;
Literature
  • SCAGEL, Robert Francis. Marine algae of British Columbia and nothern Washington. Ottawa: National Museum of Canada, 1966, 257 s. info
Teaching methods
lab practice
Assessment methods
test
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
The course is taught once in two years.
The course is taught: every week.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2013, Spring 2023, Spring 2025.
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