Syllabus
1. Raphidophyceae, Haptophyta. Characteristics, cellular morphologz, systematics.
2. Plantae - characteristics, Biliphyta, Viridiplantae. Glaucophytes, Rhodoplantae. Charcteristics, evolutionary relations, cellular and thallus morphology, biogeopgraphy and biotechnology. Extremophilic cyanidiophytes. Diversity and distribution of multicellular rhodophytes.
3. Chlorophyta. Characteristics, traditional and modern taxonomic classification schemes., evolutionary patterns, thallus morphology, ultrastructure, life cycles. Principles of modern classification, absolute orientation of flagellar basal bodies, mitosis types, cytokinesis, cells walls. Molecular taxonomy.
4. Prasinophytes, Ulvophytes. Characteristics, morphology, siphonous thalli, distribution in natural ecosystems, use in food industry and biotechnologies.
5. Cladophorophyceae, Bryopsidophyceae, Dasycladophyceae. Characteristics, diversity, overview of major taxa, distribution patterns in coastal habitats world-wide.
6. Trentepohliales. Characteristics, morphology, evolution, phylogeny, cryptic diversity and distribution in terrestrial ecosystems.
7. Trebouxiophyceae. Characteristics, lichenization, symbiotic interactions, phylogenetic patterns
8. Chlorophytes. Flagellated unicellular green algae, coenobial morphology.
9. Streptophyta, Mesostigmatophyceae, Klebsormidiophyceae, Chaetosphaeridiophyceae, Chlorokybophyceae, Coleochaetophyceae.
10. Charophyceae, Zygnematophyceae - characteristics, life cycles, thallus development, evolution of embryophyte plants.
11. Zygnematophyceae - diversity, overview of major genera, phylogenetic patterns, evolutionary history, ecology in wetland habitats. The course is taught with the support of the project reg. number CZ.02.2.69/0.0/0.0/16_015/0002362
Annotation
The lectures are given in English.
That course continues from the winter semester. The second set of the algal group will be discussed: Raphidophyceae, Haptophyta, Glaucophyta, Rhodophyta, Chlorophyta, Charophyta. The main attention will be paid to the evolution, morphology, ultrastructure, systematic position, biodiversity, biogeography, biotechnology. Many species from the living specimens, cultures or preserved material will be demonstrated in the laboratories.