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Lecturer(s)
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Zrzavý Jan, prof. RNDr. CSc.
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Course content
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Content of lectures: 1. Phylogenetic position of the Metazoa within Eukaryota, unicellular Holozoa 2. Origin of the Metazoa 3. Porifera, Placozoa, Cnidaria, Ctenophora 4. Origin of the Bilateria and Xenacoelomorpha 5. Deuterostomia 6. Chordata 7. Vertebrata 8. Protostomia and phylogenetic position of "Platyzoa" 9. Spiralia 10. Ecdysozoa 11. Panarthropoda a origin of the arthropods 12. Arthropoda
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Monologic (reading, lecture, briefing), Dialogic (discussion, interview, brainstorming)
- Class attendance
- 18 hours per semester
- Preparation for classes
- 30 hours per semester
- Preparation for exam
- 42 hours per semester
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Learning outcomes
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The graduate has a knowledge of comparative morphology (incl. cytology and histology) and embryology of the Metazoa and an overview of the present-day hypotheses about phylogenetic position of the Metazoa within Eukaryota and about phylogenetic relationships among metazoan phyla
The graduate has a fundamental knowledge on comparative morphology and embryology of the Metazoa and on the present-day hypotheses concerning phylogenetic position of the Metazoa within Eukaryota and phylogenetic relationships among metazoan phyla
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Prerequisites
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unspecified
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Assessment methods and criteria
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Essay
Essay based on at least 5 original scientific publications no older than 5 years.
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Recommended literature
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Ax 1996: Multicellular Animals I. Springer Vrlg. .
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Nielsen 1995: Animal Evolution. Oxford Univ. Press.
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Giribet and Edgecombe. Invertebrate Tree of Life. 2020.
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Zrzavý. Fylogeneze živočišné říše. 2006.
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