Advanced invertebrate zoology - MB170P07

• Anglický název: Advanced invertebrate zoology
• Český název: Pokročilá zoologie bezobratlých
• Zajišťuje: Katedra zoologie (31-170)
• Fakulta: Přírodovědecká fakulta
• Platnost: od 2024
• Semestr: zimní
• E-Kredity: 7
• Způsob provedení zkoušky: zimní s.:
• Rozsah, examinace: zimní s.:3/0, Z+Zk [HT]
• Rozsah za akademický rok: 1 [týdny]
• Počet míst: neomezen
• Minimální obsazenost: neomezen
• 4EU+: ne
• Virtuální mobilita / počet míst pro virtuální mobilitu: ne
• Stav předmětu: vyučován
• Jazyk výuky: angličtina
• Poznámka: povolen pro zápis po webu; při zápisu přednost, je-li ve stud. plánu
• Garant: Mgr. Ondřej Korábek, Ph.D.
• Vyučující: Mgr. Ondřej Korábek, Ph.D.; RNDr. Věra Opatová, Ph.D.; Mgr. Tomáš Pánek, Ph.D.; RNDr. František Šťáhlavský, Ph.D.

Anotace

čeština

The course provides an overview of all invertebrate phyla, their basic characteristics and phylogenetic relationships. The course focuses on morphology, ecology, systematics and evolution of Porifera, Cnidaria, Platyhelmintes, Arthropoda (except Hexapoda), Ectoprocta, Annelida and Mollusca. The lecture is complemented by practical lab sessions focused on morphology and anatomy of selected above-mentioned groups.

Poslední úprava: Korábek Ondřej, Mgr., Ph.D. (07.10.2025)

angličtina

The course provides an overview of all invertebrate phyla, their basic characteristics and phylogenetic relationships. The course focuses on morphology, ecology, systematics and evolution of non-parasitic Porifera, Cnidaria, Platyhelmintes, Arthropoda (except Hexapoda), Ectoprocta, Annelida and Mollusca. The lecture is complemented by practical lab sessions focused on morphology and anatomy of selected above-mentioned groups.

Poslední úprava: Korábek Ondřej, Mgr., Ph.D. (07.10.2025)

Literatura

čeština

Giribet G., Edgecombe G.D.: The Invertebrate tree of life. Princeton University Press. 2020
Zrzavý J. 2006: Fylogeneze živočišné říše. Scientia.

Poslední úprava: Opatová Věra, RNDr., Ph.D. (23.01.2023)

angličtina

Giribet G., Edgecombe G.D.: The Invertebrate tree of life. Princeton University Press. 2020

Poslední úprava: Gáliková Kristýna, Mgr. et Mgr., DiS. (24.10.2025)

Požadavky ke zkoušce

The requirements:

I) attendance and active participation in the laboratory practices, II) oral exam

 

Poslední úprava: Korábek Ondřej, Mgr., Ph.D. (23.08.2023)

Sylabus

This course provides an advanced overview of the diversity, morphology, systematics, ecology, and evolutionary relationships of major invertebrate animal groups, with emphasis on non-parasitic taxa. It integrates current views of animal phylogeny with detailed treatment of key phyla, including Porifera, Cnidaria, Platyhelminthes, Annelida, Mollusca, Ectoprocta, and Arthropoda (excluding Hexapoda), within a modern evolutionary and comparative framework. The course addresses fundamental aspects of invertebrate body plans, organ system organization, reproduction, life-history strategies, and locomotion, while highlighting ecological roles and evolutionary innovations across lineages. Lectures are complemented by practical laboratory sessions focused on comparative morphology and anatomy, enabling students to directly examine representative taxa. By combining phylogenetic theory, organismal biology, and hands-on anatomical study, the course equips students with a robust understanding of invertebrate diversity and evolutionary patterns.

1. Animal phylogeny (Tomáš Pánek)
2. Non-bilaterian phyla, introduction to Bilateria (Tomáš Pánek)
3. Deuterostomia, introduction to Spiralia (Ondřej Korábek)
4. Spiralia (Ondřej Korábek)
5. Annelida, Mollusca (Ondřej Korábek)
6. Ecdysozoa, introduction to Arthropoda (František Šťáhlavský)
7. Mandibulata (František Šťáhlavský)
8. Chelicerata (Věra Opatová)
9. Reproduction, life histories, movement (Ondřej Korábek)
10. Digestion, excretion, respiration (Věra Opatová)
11. Multicellularity, body plans, animal genomics (Tomáš Pánek)

Poslední úprava: Korábek Ondřej, Mgr., Ph.D. (19.01.2026)

Výsledky učení

Learning outcomes: 

KNOWLEDGE

After completing the course, the student will be able to:

1. Describe the morphology, anatomy, ecology, and evolutionary relationships of all invertebrate phyla.

2. Explain the fundamental principles of invertebrate systematics and phylogeny, including current hypotheses on animal evolution and body plan diversification.

3. Explain major structural and functional adaptations of invertebrates in relation to reproduction, life history strategies, and ecological roles.

4. Summarize the major metazoan body plans and their evolutionary significance.

SKILLS

After completing the course, the student will be able to:

1. Identify representatives of selected invertebrate taxa to major taxonomic groups based on morphological and anatomical characteristics.

2. Compare and contrast morphological and functional traits across major invertebrate lineages.

3. Apply phylogenetic frameworks to interpret relationships among major metazoan clades as well as homologies between their traits.

4. Demonstrate practical skills in microscopic observation, specimen handling, and dissection of selected invertebrates.

COMPETENCES

After completing the course, the student will be able to:

1. Integrate morphological, ecological, and phylogenetic information to evaluate evolutionary relationships among invertebrate taxa.

2. Use comparative and phylogenetic reasoning to interpret diversity and adaptation in invertebrates.

3. Demonstrate professional laboratory conduct and accurate documentation of morphological observations.

Poslední úprava: Korábek Ondřej, Mgr., Ph.D. (19.01.2026)