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Excercise in Protistology - MB170C21
Title: Cvičení z protistologie
Czech title: Cvičení z protistologie
Form of teaching: practicals
Guaranteed by: Department of Zoology (31-170)
Faculty: Faculty of Science
Actual: from 2021
Duration in semesters: 1
Semester: winter
E-Credits: 2
Examination process: winter s.:
Hours per week, examination: winter s.:0/1, C [HT]
Capacity: unlimited
Maximum number of enrolled students: 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
Repeated enrollment: 2 / 2 / 2 / 2
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.

Each student chooses one practical class group (lasting two hours), held on either Monday or Wednesday afternoon of the respective week. The course consists of a total of six practical sessions.

Schedule of Protistology Practical Classes 2026/2027

2 and 4 November – Flagellates
9 and 11 November – Amoebae
16 and 18 November – Archaeplastida
23 and 25 November – Stramenopiles, Rhizaria
30 November and 2 December – Alveolata
7 and 9 December – Natural samples and 3D models

The aim of the practical classes is to familiarize students with the morphology and ultrastructure of selected groups of protists. The practical classes will also include microscopic examination of samples collected by the students and identification of the protists present in these samples.

Students enrolling in the practical course must either be concurrently enrolled in or have already completed the Protistology course (MB160P62).

Registration will take place via a shared spreadsheet, a link here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/17H7FhK4o8mlkn_CRxDvIxP7TAEjnZ7PVfVi435rgVxU/edit?usp=sharing. Initially, six practical class groups will be offered. An additional group starting at 17:20 on either Monday or Wednesday may be added if necessary.
Last update: Pánek Tomáš, Mgr., Ph.D. (22.09.2026)
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)
Course assessment methods and requirements for successful completion, grading scheme -
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)
The course does not include work placement
 
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