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Lichenology

Class at Faculty of Science |
MB120P29

Syllabus

1) History -  traditional system vs. modern system, fossil lichenized fungi

2) Taxonomic importance of diagnostic features on the level of classes, orders, families and genera

3) Basidiomycota - lichenized, 'hyperlichenized' and 'demilichenized' groups of basidiolichens ord. basidiomyc. inc. sedis ( Cyphobasidiales )  class Agaricomycetes ( Agaricales, Atheliales, Cantharellales, Corticiales, Lepidostromatales )

4) Ascomycota - lichenized, fakcultatively lichenized and optionally lichenized groups of ascolichens

5) ord.  ascomyc. inc. sedis ( Thelocarpales, Vezdaeales ) class Coniocybomycetes ( Coniocybales ) class Lichinomycetes ( Lichinales)

6) class Arthoniomycetes ( Arthoniales ) Class Sordariomycetes ( Xylariales ) class Dothideomycetes - subcl. Dothideomycetidae ( Capnodiales ) class Dothideomycetes - subcl. Pleosporomycetidae ( Pleosporomycetales ) class Dothideomycetes - ord. dothideomyc. inc. sedis ( Collemopsidiales, Eremithallales, Monoblastiales, Strigulales, Trypetheliales )

7) class Eurotiomycetes - subcl. Chaetothyriomycetidae ( Chaetothyriales, Phaeomoniellales, Pyrenulales, Verrucariales )

8) class Lecanoromycetes - subcl. Acarosporomycetidae ( Acarosporales ) class Lecanoromycetes - subcl. Candelariomycetidae ( Candelariales ) class Lecanoromycetes - subcl. Umbilicariomycetidae ( Umbilicariales ) 9-13) class Lecanoromycetes - subcl. Lecanoromycetidae  (Caliciales, Lecanorales, Lecideales, Leprocaulales, Peltigerales, Rhizocarpales, Teloschistales ) 14-15) class Lecanoromycetes - subcl. Ostropomycetidae ( Arctomiales, Baeomycetales, Hymeneliales, Ostropales, Pertusariales, Sarrameanales, Trapeliales )

Annotation

Please note, the lectures are given in Czech language only. The newest view of phylogeny and systematic placement of lichens within the Kingdom of Fungi is presented.

The lecture includes short general introduction; following chapters will focus on single lichen groups and their taxonomic delimitation from the others. In range of practices, characteristic features will be demonstrated for every single group on herbarium material.