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pasqualetti Marcella
(syllabus)
Introduction to the course, knowledge verification test of plant biology. Algae definition; photosynthesis in aquatic environments: problems and solutions. The role of algae in biogeochemistry and technological applications. The diversification of eukaryotic algae: endosymbiosis. Cellular organization, anatomy, sexual and asexual reproduction, biochemistry, biotechnology and ecology of the major algal phyla: Cyanobacteria (Cyanophyceae ) Glaucophyta Rhodophyta (Cyanidophyceae, Porphyridiophyceae, Rhodellophyceae, Compsopogonophyceae, Bangiophyceae, Florideophyceae ) Chlorophyta: Prasinophhyceae, Chlorophyceae, Ulvophyceae, Trebuxiophyceae class and Charophycean algae. Chromophyta: (Chrysophyceae, Synurophyceae, Tribophyceae, Eustigmatophyceae, Raphydophyceae, Bacillariophyceae, Phaeophyceae) Cryptophyta, Prymnesiophyta, Dinophyta, Euglenophyta, Chlorarachniophyta. Phytoplankton, macroalgal and periphyton ecology. Introduction to the marine fungi: biology, ecology, biotecnology. Macroalgae: collection, classification and preparation of dry macroalgae samples (Exsicata). Microalgae: collection, microscopic observations, taxonomical classification. Marine fungi: collection of algal samples, Isolation of algicolous fungi, microscopic observations, taxonomical classification. Screening for the production of metabolites / enzymes of industrial interest.
(reference books)
Barsanti L., Gualtieri P. 2006. Algae, anatomy, Biochemistry and Biotecnology. Taylor & Francis. NW.
Graham L.E., Graham J.M., Wilcox L.W. 2009.Algae (second edition) Pearson Benjamin Cummings. San Francisco.
Hoek C., Mann D.G., Jahns, H.M. 1995. Algae. An introduction to phycolgy. Cambridge University press.
Rodriguez-Prieto et al., 2015. Alghe e Fanerogame del Mediterraneo. Il Castello
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