Course Overview

Diversity, classification, morphology, ultrastructure, life history and phylogeny of non-green algae — glaucophytes, rhodophytes, cryptophytes, chlorarachniophytes, euglenophytes, dinoflagellates, haptophytes, and stramenopiles.

Learning Achievement

The goal is to understand the early evolution and the evolutionary diversity of photosynthetic eukaryotes, and to learn how the diverse photosynthetic eukaryotes are systematically understood and what logic and techniques are in it.

Competence

Lectures will give basic knowledge of the subject for understanding the diversity of all photosynthetic eukaryotes and for feeling the importance of it.

Course prerequisites

None.

Grading Philosophy

By Exam. (may change to Report assignment for 2022, depending on COVID-19 situation)

Course schedule

This course is provided on site + realtime online classes + on demand online materials (through Manaba) for 2022
How do we classify organisms? Characteristics used for classification. Characteristics in cellular ultrastructure and photosystems.
Major groups in eukaryotes: Opisthokont and Bikont, polyphyly of photosynthetic eukaryotes and their phylogenetic position in the eukaryotes.
Cyanobacteria
Primary endosymbiosis and glaucocystophytes.
Red algae.
Secondary endosymbiosis, chlorarachniophytes and cryptophytes.
Dinoflagellates and Alveolata.
Stramenopiles I.
Stramenopiles II: diatoms and brown algae
Haptophytes and Euglenophytes.
Exam. (may be changed to Report assignment for 2022, depending on COVID-19 situation)

Course type

Lectures

Online Course Requirement

Instructor

Ishida Ken-ichiro

Other information

Lecture can only give you chances to get interested in the subject and to deepen your knowledge and thoughts on it by yourself. Your positive attitude toward learning this subject is expected.

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