Syllabus
1. Phylogeny and bauplan of Phylum Mollusca, shell and its development; radula as unique structure and its use in taxonomy
2. Aplacophora - Caudofoveata and Solenogastres (cuticula, ontogenesis, biology, morphology and habitats etc.); Helcionellida; Tergomya
3. Monoplacophora (living fossil, importance in taxonomy etc.); Polyplacophora (anatomy, morfology, biology); Scaphopoda (anatomy, morphology, biology); Rostroconchia
4. Cephalopoda (anatomy, morphology, biology, taxonomy)
5. Bivalvia (anatomy, morphology, biology, taxonomy)
6. Gastropoda - Prosobranchia, Opistobranchia (anatomy, morphology, biology, taxonomy)
7. Gastropoda - Pulmonata (anatomy, morphology, biology, taxonomy), importance of Mollusca in parasitology, stratigraphy, alien species, zoogeography
8. Determination of some important species of the Czech molluscan fauna, dissection of the slug or snail.
Annotation
Please note, the lectures are given in Czech language. English version of the course can be requested in advance if there are at least 3 students.
Evolution, Anatomy, Biology and Systematic of phyllum Mollusca (Caudofoveata, Solenogastres, Polyplacophora, Monoplacophora, Scaphopoda, Bivalvia, Gastropoda, Cephalopoda), importance of this group for Ecology, Quaternary Stratigraphy, Nature Conservation, Parazitology. Determination of some important species of the Czech molluscan fauna, disection of the slug or snail.