Research/art/teacher profile of a person
Name and surname:
RNDr. Peter Degma, CSc.
Document type:
Research/art/teacher profile of a person
The name of the university:
Comenius University Bratislava
The seat of the university:
Šafárikovo námestie 6, 818 06 Bratislava

I. - Basic information

I.1 - Surname
Degma
I.2 - Name
Peter
I.3 - Degrees
RNDr., CSc.
I.4 - Year of birth
1954
I.5 - Name of the workplace
Department of Zoology
I.6 - Address of the workplace
Department of Zoology, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Comenius University, Mlynská dolina, Ilkovičova 6-B1, 842 15 Bratislava 4, Slovakia
I.7 - Position
researcher
I.8 - E-mail address
peter.degma@uniba.sk
I.9 - Hyperlink to the entry of a person in the Register of university staff
https://www.portalvs.sk/regzam/detail/4206
I.10 - Name of the study field in which a person works at the university
Biology
I.11 - ORCID iD
0000-0003-3303-6344

II. - Higher education and further qualification growth

II.1 - First degree of higher education
II.2 - Second degree of higher education
II.a - Name of the university or institution
Comenius University in Bratislava
II.b - Year
1979
II.c - Study field and programme
Physics - Aplied physics-biophysics
II.3 - Third degree of higher education
II.a - Name of the university or institution
Comenius University in Bratislava
II.b - Year
1994
II.c - Study field and programme
Zoology
II.4 - Associate professor
II.5 - Professor
II.6 - Doctor of Science (DrSc.)

III. - Current and previous employment

III.a - Occupation-position III.b - Institution III.c - Duration
study stay, assistant, assistant professor, specialist, researcher Comenius University in Bratislava from 16.12.1981
professional officer Park of culture and relaxation 1.8.1980 - 15.12.1981
study stay, assistant professor Slovak Academy od Science 1.11.1979 - 31.7.1980

IV. - Development of pedagogical, professional, language, digital and other skills

IV.a - Activity description, course name, other IV.b - Name of the institution IV.c - Year
Special study of Systematic Biology and Ecology Comenius University in Bratislava 1985

V. - Overview of activities within the teaching career at the university

V.1 - Overview of the profile courses taught in the current academic year according to study programmes
V.2 - Overview of the responsibility for the delivery, development and quality assurance of the study programme or its part at the university in the current academic year
V.3 - Overview of the responsibility for the development and quality of the field of habilitation procedure and inaugural procedure in the current academic year
V.4 - Overview of supervised final theses
V.4.1 - Number of currently supervised theses
V.4.b - Diploma (second degree)
1
V.4.2 - Number of defended theses
V.4.a - Bachelor's (first degree)
11
V.4.b - Diploma (second degree)
10
V.5 - Overview of other courses taught in the current academic year according to study programmes
V.5.a - Name of the course V.5.b - Study programme V.5.c - Degree V.5.d - Field of study
Biostatistics Systematic biology bachelor 3. Biology
Introduction to animal ecology Systematic biology bachelor 3. Biology
Field work in Zoology Teacher Training for Biology in Combination bachelor 38. teaching and pedagogical sciences
Applied statistics Zoology master's 3. Biology

VI. - Overview of the research/artistic/other outputs

VI.1 - Overview of the research/artistic/other outputs and the corresponding citations
VI.1.1 - Number of the research/artistic/other outputs
VI.1.a - Overall
104
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
7
VI.1.2 - Number of the research/artistic/other outputs registered in the Web of Science or Scopus databases
VI.1.a - Overall
27
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
5
VI.1.3 - Number of citations corresponding to the research/artistic/other outputs
VI.1.a - Overall
667
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
343
VI.1.4 - Number of citations registered in the Web of Science or Scopus databases
VI.1.a - Overall
467
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
285
VI.1.5 - Number of invited lectures at the international, national level
VI.1.a - Overall
1
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
1
VI.2 - The most significant research/artistic/other outputs
1

Gąsiorek, P., Vončina, K., Degma, P. & Michalczyk, Ł. (2020) Small is beautiful: the first phylogenetic analysis of Bryodelphax Thulin, 1928 (Heterotardigrada, Echiniscidae). Zoosystematics and Evolution 96: 217–236. 

2

Degma, P., Bertolani, R. & Guidetti, R. (2009–2020) Actual checklist of Tardigrada species. https://doi.org/10.25431/11380_1178608

3

Degma, P. & Schill, R.O. (2015) Echiniscus pardalis n. sp., a new species of Tardigrada (Heterotardigrada, Echiniscidae, arctomys group) from the Parco Naturale delle Alpi Marittime (NW Italy). Zoosystema 37: 239–249. 

4

Degma, P., Katina, S. & Sabatovičová, L. (2011) Horizontal distribution of moisture and Tardigrada in a single moss cushion. Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research 49 (Suppl. 1): 71-77.  

5

Degma, P., Michalczyk, Ł. & Kaczmarek, Ł. (2008) Macrobiotus derkai, a new species of Tardigrada (Eutardigrada, Macrobiotidae, huziori group) from the Colombian Andes (South America). Zootaxa 1731: 1–23.

VI.3 - The most significant research/artistic/other outputs over the last six years
1

Degma, P., Meyer, H.A. & Hinton, J.G. (2021) Claxtonia goni, a new species of Tardigrada (Heterotardigrada, Echiniscidae) from the island of Maui (Hawaiian Islands, U.S.A., North Pacific Ocean), with notes to the genus Claxtonia Gąsiorek & Michalczyk, 2019. Zootaxa 4933: 527–542.

2

Gąsiorek, P., Vončina, K., Degma, P. & Michalczyk, Ł. (2020) Small is beautiful: the first phylogenetic analysis of Bryodelphax Thulin, 1928 (Heterotardigrada, Echiniscidae). Zoosystematics and Evolution 96: 217–236. 

3

Gąsiorek, P. & Degma, P. (2018) Three Echiniscidae species (Tardigrada: Heterotardigrada) new to the Polish fauna, with the description of a new gonochoristic Bryodelphax Thulin, 1928. Zootaxa 4410: 77–96.

4

Degma, P. (2018) Field and laboratory methods. In: Schill, R.O. (Ed.) Water Bears: The Biology of Tardigrades, Zoological Monographs 2, Springer Nature Switzerland AG, 349–369.,

5

Degma, P. & Guidetti, R. (2018) Tardigrade taxa. In: Schill, R.O. (Ed.) Water Bears: The Biology of Tardigrades, Zoological Monographs 2, Springer Nature Switzerland AG, 371–409.

VI.4 - The most significant citations corresponding to the research/artistic/other outputs
1

[o1] 2019 - Persson, D.K. - Halberg, K.A. - Neves, R.C. - Jorgensen, A. - Kristensen, R.M. - Mobjerg, N. - In: BMC Evolutionary Biology, Vol. 19, No. 1 2019 ; Art. No. 206 ; SCI - Degma, P. & Guidetti, R. (2018) Tardigrade taxa. In: Schill, R.O. (Ed.) Water Bears: The Biology of Tardigrades, 371–409.

2

[o1] 2020 - Nelson, D. R. - Bartels, P. J. - Fegley, S. R. - Environmental correlates of tardigrade community structure in mosses and lichens in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park (Tennessee and North Carolina, USA). - In: Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, Vol. 188, No. 3, 2020 ; s. 913-924 ; SCI ; SCOPUS - Degma, P., Katina, S. & Sabatovičová, L. (2011) Horizontal distribution of moisture and Tardigrada in a single moss cushion. Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research 49 (Suppl. 1): 71-77.  

3

[o1] 2020 - Meyer, H. A. - Larsen, H. E. - Akobi, N. O. - Broussard, G. - Predator and prey detection in two species of water bear (Tardigrada). - In: Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, Vol. 188, No. 3, 2020 ; s. 860-864 ; SCI ; SCOPUS - Degma, P., Katina, S. & Sabatovičová, L. (2011) Horizontal distribution of moisture and Tardigrada in a single moss cushion. Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research 49 (Suppl. 1): 71-77.  

4

[o1] 2020 - Fujimoto, S. - Suzuki, A.C. - Ito, M. - Tamura, T. - Tsujimoto, M. - In: . Polar Biology, Vol. 43, No. 6, 2020 ; s. 679–693 ; SCI - Degma, P., Bertolani, R. & Guidetti, R. (2009–2020) Actual checklist of Tardigrada species. https://doi.org/10.25431/11380_1178608

5

[o1] 2020 - Fujimoto, S. - Jimi, N. - In: Zoosystematics and Evolution, Vol. 96, No.1, 2020 ; s. 115–122 ; SCI - Degma, P., Bertolani, R. & Guidetti, R. (2009–2020) Actual checklist of Tardigrada species. https://doi.org/10.25431/11380_1178608

VI.5 - Participation in conducting (leading) the most important research projects or art projects over the last six years
1

Evolutionary patterns as indicated by panarthropods (responsible head for the co-solving organization, 2013-2017)

2

Reconstruction of phylogeny and delimitation of protistan and animal species (member of the research team, 2016-2020)

3

Diversity and evolution of selected groups of protists and animals (member of the research team, from 2020)

VII. - Overview of organizational experience related to higher education and research/artistic/other activities

VII.a - Activity, position VII.b - Name of the institution, board VII.c - Duration
member Slovak Entomological Society of the Slovak Academy of Sciences from 1975

VIII. - Overview of international mobilities and visits oriented on education and research/artistic/other activities in the given field of study

VIII.a - Name of the institution VIII.b - Address of the institution VIII.c - Duration (indicate the duration of stay) VIII.d - Mobility scheme, employment contract, other (describe)
Jagiellonian University Krakow, Poland 22.4.-30.4.1996 Exchange between universities
Jagiellonian University Krakow, Poland 26.11.-1.12.2006 Exchange between universities
Masaryk University Brno, Czech Republic 25.4.-29.4.2005 Exchange between universities
University of Madeira Funchal, Madeira, Portugal 17.7.-26.7.2010 EDIT Summer Schools
Jagiellonian University Krakow, Poland 24.8.-1.9.2017 Exchange between universities
Jagiellonian University Krakow, Poland 14.5.-20.5.2018 Exchange between universities

IX. - Other relevant facts