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Excercise in Protistology - MB170C21
Title: Cvičení z protistologie
Czech title: Cvičení z protistologie
Guaranteed by: Department of Zoology (31-170)
Faculty: Faculty of Science
Actual: from 2021
Semester: winter
E-Credits: 2
Examination process: winter s.:
Hours per week, examination: winter s.:0/1, C [HT]
Capacity: unlimited
Min. number of students: unlimited
4EU+: no
Virtual mobility / capacity: no
State of the course: taught
Language: Czech
Additional information: http://www.protistologie.cz
Note: enabled for web enrollment
Guarantor: Mgr. Tomáš Pánek, Ph.D.
Teacher(s): prof. RNDr. Ivan Čepička, Ph.D.
doc. Mgr. Vladimír Hampl, Ph.D.
Mgr. Tomáš Pánek, Ph.D.
RNDr. Martina Pichrtová, Ph.D.
doc. Mgr. Pavel Škaloud, Ph.D.
Mgr. Jan Šťastný, Ph.D.
Co-requisite : MB160P62
Annotation -
The aim of the practical course is to introduce the morphology and ultrastructure of selected groups of protists to the students. The course will also include observation and determination of protists in samples obtained by students. The course of Protistology MB160P62 must be registered alongside or already completed in order to register this practical course.
Last update: Čepička Ivan, prof. RNDr., Ph.D. (28.10.2019)
Literature -

Hausmann, K., Hülsmann, N. 2003. Protozoologie. Academia, Praha.Hausmann, K., Hülsmann, N., Radek, R. 2003. Protistology. E. Schweizerbart'sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, Stuttgart.Hirt, R.P., Horner, D.S. (eds). 2004. Organelles, genomes and eukaryote phylogeny. CRC Press, London. Kalina, T., Váňa, J. 2005. Sinice, řasy, houby včetně podobných organismů a mechorosty v současném systému. Karolinum, Praha.Kendrick, B. 2001. The fifth kingdom. Focus Publ., New York.Lee, J.J., Leedale, G.F., Bradbury P (eds). 2000. The illustrated guide to the Protozoa. Volume I, II. Allen Press, Lawrence. Lee, R.E. 1999. Phycology. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge.Margulis, L., Corliss, J.O., Melkonian, M., Chapman, D.J. (eds). 1990. Handbook of Protoctista. Jones and Bartlett Publisher, Boston.

Last update: Peterková Jindřiška, Ing. (24.10.2019)
Requirements to the exam -
Credit will be gained for participation and after a successful identification test of organisms presented during the course.
Last update: Čepička Ivan, prof. RNDr., Ph.D. (27.02.2021)
Syllabus -
  1. Flagellates and modifications of flagella
  2. Amoebae and movement by pseudopodia
  3. Archaeplastida
  4. Stramenopiles, Rhizaria
  5. Alveolata
  6. Observation of natural samples
Last update: Peterková Jindřiška, Ing. (18.12.2025)
Learning outcomes -

After completing this practical exercise, the student will be able to:

Recognize and characterize the main groups of protists

  • Distinguish flagellates and amoebae based on their morphology and mode of movement.
  • Name representatives of the major evolutionary lineages of protists and their characteristic unique features.

Understand locomotory structures of protists

  • Describe the structure, function, and modifications of flagella in different groups of protists.
  • Distinguish the basic types of pseudopodia (eruptive/non-eruptive lobopodia, lamellipodia, filopodia, axopodia, reticulopodia) and the mechanisms of their formation and movement.

Work with a phase-contrast light microscope

  • Independently perform microscopic observations of live and fixed protist preparations.
  • Properly document observed structures and characteristic features or movement.

Analyze the morphology and ultrastructure of protists

  • Describe characteristic morphological and ultrastructural features of selected protists.
  • Link morphological features to ecological function and lifestyle of the organism.

Observe and identify protists from natural samples

  • Collect samples from the natural environment and prepare them for microscopic observations.
  • Identify observed protists at least to basic taxonomic groups using diagnostic characters.

Interpret obtained data and draw conclusions

  • Based on morphology, recognize the most common protist lineages in natural samples from different environments in the Czech Republic.
Last update: Peterková Jindřiška, Ing. (18.12.2025)
 
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