Bi9539 Phycological identification course

Faculty of Science
Spring 2025
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 2 credit(s) (fasci plus compl plus > 4). Type of Completion: z (credit).
In-person direct teaching
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Rodan Geriš (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Barbora Hutňan Chattová, Ph.D.
Department of Botany and Zoology – Biology Section – Faculty of Science
Contact Person: Mgr. Barbora Hutňan Chattová, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of Botany and Zoology – Biology Section – Faculty of Science
Prerequisites (in Czech)
Bi1090c Phyl. & div. algae & fungi -pr || Bi1010c Plant phylog. & divers. - pr. || PdF:BIp008 System and Evolution of Algae and Fungi
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
Main aims of this practical course are to: get familiar with main limnic biotopes in Moravia, to determine species in the living or fixed material and in the permanent slides
Learning outcomes
At the end of the course students should be able to: use the determination literature for distinguishing basic species of cyanobacteria and algae in phytobentos and phytoplankton
Syllabus
  • 1. Stenothermic phytoplankton
  • 2. Phytoplankton in small pools of the botanical garden MU
  • 3. Spring phytoplankton of Rudice lakes
  • 4.Růženin lom –oligotrophic spring and lake
  • 5.Algae of the Brno Dam
  • 6.Natural spring algae
  • 7.Cyanobacteria and algae of eutrophic habitats
  • 8. Spring phytoplankton
  • 9. Cyanobacteria and algae of mires
  • 10. Phytoplankton and phytobentos of an eutrophic pond
  • 11.Phytoplankton of Holáceský pond
  • 12. Phytoplankton and phytobentos of hypertrophic ponds
Literature
  • Poulíčková, A., Lhotský, O., & Dřímalová, D. (2004). Prodromus sinic a řas České Republiky. Czech Phycology, 4, 19-33.
  • KAŠTOVSKÝ, Jan, Tomáš HAUER, Rodan GERIŠ, Barbora CHATTOVÁ, Josef JURÁŇ, Olga SKÁCELOVÁ, Petra PITELKOVÁ, Martin PUZSTAI, Pavel ŠKALOUD, Jan ŠŤASTNÝ, Kateřina ČAPKOVÁ, Markéta BOHUNICKÁ and Radka MÜHLSTEINOVÁ. Atlas sinic a řas České republiky. 1. vydání. České Budějovice: Jihočeská Univerzita, 2018, 383 stran. ISBN 9788075681249. info
  • KAŠTOVSKÝ, Jan, Tomáš HAUER, Rodan GERIŠ, Barbora CHATTOVÁ, Josef JURÁŇ, Olga LEPŠOVÁ-SKÁCELOVÁ, Petra PITELKOVÁ, Martin PUSZTAI, Pavel ŠKALOUD, Jan ŠŤASTNÝ, Kateřina ČAPKOVÁ, Markéta BOHUNICKÁ and Radka MÜHLSTEINOVÁ. Atlas sinic a řas ČR 2 (Atlas of Cyanophytes and Algae of the Czech Republic 2). Praha: powerprint, 2018, 480 pp. ISBN 978-80-7568-125-6. info
  • ŠEJNOHOVÁ, Lenka, Jana VESELÁ, Petr MARVAN, Markéta KOZÁKOVÁ, Jiří HETEŠA, Rodan GERIŠ and Blahoslav MARŠÁLEK. Atlas fytobentosu (Atlas of phytobenthos). 2008. info
  • KOZÁKOVÁ, Markéta, Petr MARVAN and Rodan GERIŠ. Halophilous diatoms in Czech running waters, Towards two rare diatom species Pleurosira laevis and Bacillaria paxillifera. In 1st Central European Diatom meeting. 2007. info
  • MARVAN, Petr, Blahoslav MARŠÁLEK, Karel BRABEC, Blažena BRABCOVÁ, Markéta KOZÁKOVÁ, J. VESELÁ, R. GERIŠ and Jiří HETEŠA. Implementation of the Water Framework Directive in the Czech Republic. In ÁCS, E. 6th International Symposium Use of Algae for Monitoring Rivers - Program, Abstracts and Extended Abstracts. 2006. info
Teaching methods
lab practice
Assessment methods
test
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2013, Spring 2014, Spring 2015, Spring 2016, Spring 2017, spring 2018, Spring 2019, Spring 2022, Spring 2023, Spring 2024.
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