COURSE UNIT TITLE

: TUNICATA SPECIES DISTRIBUTED IN THE SEAS OF TüRKIYE

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
CDK 5051 TUNICATA SPECIES DISTRIBUTED IN THE SEAS OF TüRKIYE ELECTIVE 2 0 2 7

Offered By

Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR SINEM AYDIN

Offered to

MARINE LIVING RESOURCES
MARINE LIVING RESOURCES

Course Objective

The main objectives of this course are to know and identificate the species belonging to subphylum Tunicata, to know the Tunicata species distributed in the Turkish Seas, to learn the methods of identification of these species, to gain knowledge morphological, taxonomical, biological, and ecological characteristics of these species, to know alien, invasive and indicator ascidian species in the Turkish Seas and also to learn how to plan a field study for ascidian species sampling and how to evaluate the data obtained.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To be able to provide information about the general characteristics of Tunicata species.
2   To understand general morphological properties used to identify Tunicata species.
3   To be able to provide information about the respiratory, nutritional, circulatory, excretory, and reproductive characteristics in the Tunicata subphylum.
4   To recognize the Tunicata species distributed in the Turkish Seas.
5   To be able to explain the ecological characteristics of Tunicata species distributed in the Turkish Seas.
6   To have ability on planning and conducting of a field study on the tunicate sampling.
7   To understand the importance of Tunicates as biological indicators.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 1. Week General morphological, ecological characteristics of subphylum Tunicata and systematic places
2 2. Week Respiration, circulation, nutrition, excretion and reproduction in subphylum Tunicata
3 3. Week Classes and general characteristics of subphylum Tunicata
4 4. Week Morphological characters and terminology used for identification of species belonging to the class Ascidiacea
5 5. Week Methods used for dissection and identification of species belonging to the Ascidiacea class
6 6. Week Sampling methods of species belonging to the class Ascidiacea
7 7. Week Planning and conducting of a field study on the ascidian species sampling
8 8. Week Morphological, ecological and taxonomical characteristics of the species belonging to the order Aplousobranchia (Class Ascidiacea)
9 9. Week Morphological, ecological and taxonomical characteristics of the species belonging to the order Phlebobranchia (Class Ascidiacea)
10 10. Week Morphological, ecological and taxonomical characteristics of the species belonging to the order Stolidobranchia (Class Ascidiacea)
11 11. Week Species belonging to the subphylum of Tunicata and the order of Aplousobranchia distributed in Turkish seas
12 12. Week Species belonging to the orders of Stolidobranchia and Phlebobranchia distributed in Turkish seas
13 13. Week Alien and invasive species of the class Ascidiacea distributed in the Turkish Seas
14 14. Week Indicator features of species belonging to the class of Ascidiacea

Recomended or Required Reading

*Suggested Sources for the Course:

- BRUNETTI, R. & MASTROTOTARO, F., 2017. Ascidiacea of the European Waters. Fauna d'Italia 51. 1st ed. Milan, Italy: Edagricole-New Business Media.

- ÇINAR, 2014. Checklist of the phyla Platyhelminthes, Xenacoelomorpha, Nematoda, Acanthocephala, Myxozoa, Tardigrada, Cephalorhyncha, Nemertea, Echiura, Brachiopoda, Phoronida, Chaetognatha, and Chordata (Tunicata, Cephalochordata, and Hemichordata) from the coasts of Türkiye. Turkish Journal of Zoology, 38: 698-722. doi:10.3906/zoo-1405-70

- JAFFAR, ALI, A.H. & TAMILSELVI, M., 2016. Ascidians in coastal water-a comprehensive inventory of ascidian fauna from the India Coast. Springer, Berlin. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-29118-5

- MONNIOT, C. & MONNIOT, F., 1972. Clé mondiale des genres d´Ascidies. Archives de Zoologie Epérimentale et Générale, 113(3):311-367.

- MONNIOT, C., MONNIOT, F. & LABOUTE, P., 1991. Coral reef ascidians of New Caledonia. Paris: Collection Faune Tropicale 30, ORSTOM, 247 pp.

- ROCHA, R.M., ZANATA, T.B. & MORENO, T.R., 2012. Keys for the identification of families and genera of Atlantic shallow water ascidians. Biota Neotropica, 12(1): http://www.biotaneotropica.org.br/v12n1/en/abstract identification-key+bn01712012012 http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/s1676-06032012000100022

- Current articles

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

The course will be conducted in the form of presentations, laboratory studies and class discussions. Students take part in the class discussions. Moreover, students will prepare and present a homework/presentation on the topics covered in the course.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 ASG ASSIGNMENT
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.25 + ASG * 0.25 + FIN * 0.50
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.25 + ASG * 0.25 + RST * 0.50


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

If the student does not attend the course at 70%, the final exam will not be evaluated.


SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 ASG ASSIGNMENT
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.25 +ASG * 0.25 +FIN * 0.50
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.25 +ASG * 0.25 +RST * 0.50

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

The student is responsible for all the topics covered in the lessons. Assignments/Presentation should be prepared on time. Students must participate in laboratory studies. Attendance is at least %70 and the rules for the attendance up to the students can be obtained from the web site of The Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences (http: www.fbe.deu.edu.tr).

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

sinem.aydin@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Tuesday at 14.00-16.00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 3 39
Labratory 13 1 13
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 3 39
Preparation for midterm exam 1 20 20
Preparation for final exam 1 25 25
Preparing assignments 1 20 20
Preparing presentations 1 20 20
Midterm 1 2 2
Final 1 3 3
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 181

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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