Course: Systematics and Phylogeny of Invertebrates

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Course title Systematics and Phylogeny of Invertebrates
Course code ZOO/SFBSB
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Exercise
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 7
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course unspecified
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Čelechovský Alois, RNDr. Ph.D.
  • Uvíra Vladimír, RNDr. Dr.
  • Uvírová Ivona, RNDr. Ph.D.
  • Kundrata Robin, doc. RNDr. Ph.D.
Course content
Selected unicellular Eukaryota- "Protista" Opisthokonta- Choanoflagellata, Ministeriida Metazoa- basal group- "Porifera", Ctenophora, Placozoa, Cnidaria Bilateria- Acoelomorpha Prostomia- Chaetognatha Lophotrochozoa (Platyhelminthes, Gastrotricha, Entoprocta, Cycliophora, Gnathostomulida, Micrognathozoa, "Rotifera" Acanthocaphala, Mollusca, Brachiozoa, Nemertea, Sipuncula, Annelida, Ectoprocta, Myzostomida, Mesozoa) Ecdysozoa (Scalidophora, Nematomorpha, Nematoda, pentastomids "Crustacea"); Pancrustacea - General introduction; Onychophora, Tardigrada, Arthropoda (general characteristics, morphology, system) - Trilobitomorpha, Pycnogonida, Chelicerata, " Merostomata " eurypterid, Xiphosura, Chelicerata - Phylogenetic relationships with other groups Arthropoda ("trachea" Pancrustacea) - Classification, general characteristics, body composition, reproduction - Arachnida (phylogenetic relationships, general characteristics, characteristics of particular groups: Opiliones, Scorpiones, Pseudoscorpiones, Solifugae, Acari, Ricinulei, Palpigradi, Araneae, Amblypigi, Thelyphonida, Schizomida) Myriapoda - Phylogenetic relationships with other groups Arthropoda ("trachea" Pancrustacea) - General characteristics, body structure, reproduction - Characteristics of each group: Chilopoda, Symphyla, Diplopoda, Pauropoda Hexapoda - Phylogenetic relationships with other groups Arthropoda ("trachea" Pancrustacea) - Phylogenetic relationships within the Hexapoda, general characteristics, morphology and anatomy of insects Entognatha - Phylogenetic relationships; Parainsecta - Protura, Collembola; Diplura - Campodeina, Japygina Ectognatha: Monocondylia, Dicondylia, phylogenetic relationships: Archaeognatha, Zygentoma "Palaeoptera" - characteristics, phylogeny, Ephemeroptera, Odonata - Zygoptera, Anisozygoptera, Anisoptera (overview of important families and representatives) "Polyneoptera": Plecoptera, Dermaptera, Zoraptera, blattopteroidní complex - Mantodea, Blattodea and Termitoidae ("Isoptera") orthopteroidní complex - Orthoptera (Ensifera, Caelifera, characteristics, differences), Phasmatodea, Mantophasmatodea, Grylloblattodea, Embioptera Paraneoptera; characteristic morphology system; Psocodea - Psocoptera, "Phthiraptera"; Condylognatha - Thysanoptera, hemipteroid complex: Auchenorrhyncha, Sternorrhyncha, Coleorrhyncha, Heteroptera (overview of important families and representatives) Holometabola, characteristics, morphology, ontogenetic development, types of larvae, pupae types, classification, phylogenetic relationships between different orders Neuropteroidea: Raphidioptera, Megaloptera, Neuroptera; important families and species Coleoptera: Archostemata, Myxophaga, Adephaga, Polyphaga - Differences between suborder ; overview of important families and representatives of Adephaga and Polyphaga Strepsiptera, characteristics, historical issues and recent opinions on the location of the system Mecopteroidní complex: Antliophora: Mecoptera and "Siphonaptera", Diptera (Nematocera , Brachycera ; overview of important families and representatives); Amphiesmenoptera: Trichoptera, Lepidoptera (the list of important families and representatives), Hymenoptera (Symphyta, Apocrita; overview of important families and representatives), Deuterostomia (Xenoturbellida, Hemichordata, Echinodermata) Short summary of basic information to the group; important diagnostic morphological characters; viewing of selected permanent preparations; viewing boxes of material from the discussed groups, benchmarking, writing and drawing most important diagnostic characters, plotting selected objects observed.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Lecture, Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming), Demonstration
Learning outcomes
basic groups of invertebrates and their phylogenetics
Students gain a comprehensive overview of the phylogeny and invertebrate organisms. Students acquire knowledge of the morphology of larvae and adults. They learn about the types of larvae, pupae (Holometabola), biology and ecology, reproduction, evolution, fossil record, phylogeny and classification groups. Illustrates the ecologically and economically important species. .
Prerequisites
no prior requirements, basic course

Assessment methods and criteria
Oral exam, Written exam

practice: 80% attendance Active participation in class, the minimum successful testing of 70%. Student must be able to present and discuss the basic facts of the above thematic areas.
Recommended literature
  • Brusca and Brusca. (2002). Invertebrates.
  • Sedlák, E. (2002). Zoologie bezobratlých. Brno, Masarykova univerzita.
  • ZRZAVÝ, J. 2006. Fylogeneze živočišné říše. Scientia, Praha, 255 pp..


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