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Lecturer(s)
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Course content
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Content of lectures: 1. History of protistology, introduction, concepts (morphology, nutrition?), current view of the living world and the position of protist organisms 2. Eukaryogenesis - the main hypotheses about the origin of eukaryotic cell; origin of other eukaryotic structures (nucleus, flagellum, peroxisomes, plastids - introduction) 3. Former Excavata (Discoba, Metomonada, Malawimonadida) 4. Amorphea I. - Amoebozoa 5. Amorphea II. - Obazoa (Apusomonada, Breviates, Opisthokonta - Holozoa) 6. Origin of plastids (primary, secondary, tertiary endosymbiosis) 7. Archaeplastida (Glaucophyta, Rhodophyta, Chlorophyta sensu lato) 8. Cryptista (Katablepharida, Cryptophyta); Haptista (Centrohelida, Haptophyta) 9. TSAR group I. - Alveolata I. (Chromerida, Dinoflagellata), Stramenopila 10. TSAR group II. - Telonemia, Rhizaria, Alveolata II. (Ciliophora) 11. TSAR group III. - Alveolata III. (Apicomplexa), CRuMs group (Diphylleida, Rigifilida, Mantamonas); Hemimastigophora 12. Ecological significance of protist organisms, basic theories of global distribution of protists (ubiquitous theory of distribution, theory of moderate endemism) Content of practicals: 1. Excavata 2. Amoebozoa, Obazoa 3. Archaeplastida 4. Cryptista, Haptista 5. TSAR I. - hetetrophic representatives 6. TSAR II. - autotrophic representatives
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Monologic (reading, lecture, briefing), Monitoring, Demonstration
- Preparation for credit
- 10 hours per semester
- Class attendance
- 39 hours per semester
- Preparation for exam
- 20 hours per semester
- Preparation for classes
- 31 hours per semester
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Learning outcomes
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TThe aim of the course is to introduce protists in the context of the current view on phylogeny, to summarize the phylogeny of individual groups, their biology and ecology. Complementing general knowledge about important evolutionary events, such as eukaryogenesis and the formation of plastids, and highlighting the ecological role of protists. During the practicals selected typical representatives from individual groups of protists will be observed, either on native or permanent slides.
The student will learn the basics of biology, physiology and diversity of protist organisms.
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Prerequisites
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Replacing of the course KZO / 161 - Protistology. Knowledge of the basics of cell biology and diversity of organisms
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Assessment methods and criteria
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Test
Active participation in 50% of practical exercises. Passing a written test at least 50%.
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Recommended literature
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Adl, S.M., et al. (2019). Revisions to the classification, nomenclature, and diversity of eukaryotes. Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology 66(1): 4-119..
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Archibald, J.M., Simpson, A.G.B. & Slamovits, C.H. (eds.) 2017. Handbook of the protists. Springer, 1657 pp..
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Burki, F. et al. (2020). The new tree of eukaryotes. Trends in ecology & evolution 35(1): 43-55..
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Hausmann, K. & Hülsmann, N. 2003. Protozoologie. Academia, 347 pp..
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Kalina, T. & Váňa, J. 2005. Sinice, řasy, houby, mechorosty a podobné organismy v současné biologii. Karolinum, 606 pp..
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Lee, R.R. 2018. Phycology. Cambridge University Press, 535 pp..
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Ohtsuka, S., Suzaki, T., Horiguchi, T., Suzuki, N. & Not, F. (eds.) 2015. Marine protists: diversity and dynamics. Springer, 648 pp..
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