Phylogenetic systematics, evolution and classification of living and fossil rays, with an analysis of historical biology of freshwater stingrays of the family Potamotrygonidae (Chondrichthyes: Batoidea)

• Grant number: 02/06459-0
• Support Opportunities: Research Grants - Young Investigators Grants
• Start date: June 01, 2003
• End date: October 31, 2008
• Field of knowledge: Biological Sciences - Zoology - Taxonomy of Recent Groups
• Principal Investigator: Marcelo Rodrigues de Carvalho
• Grantee: Marcelo Rodrigues de Carvalho
• Host Institution: Faculdade de Filosofia, Ciências e Letras de Ribeirão Preto (FFCLRP). Universidade de São Paulo (USP). Ribeirão Preto , SP, Brazil

Scientific publications

(21)

(References retrieved automatically from Web of Science and SciELO through information on FAPESP grants and their corresponding numbers as mentioned in the publications by the authors)

LOBODA, THIAGO SILVA; DE CARVALHO, MARCELO RODRIGUES. Systematic revision of the Potamotrygon motoro (Muller & Henle, 1841) species complex in the Parana-Paraguay basin, with description of two new ocellated species (Chondrichthyes: Myliobatiformes: Potamotrygonidae). Neotropical Ichthyology, v. 11, n. 4, p. 693-737, DEC 27 2013. (11/23420-0, 02/06459-0)

CARVALHO, MURILO; DATOVO, ALESSIO. A New Species of Cascudinho of the Genus Hisonotus (Siluriformes: Loricariidae: Hypoptopomatinae) from the Upper Rio Tapajos Basin, Brazil. Copeia, n. 2, p. 266-275, JUN 27 2012. (09/54931-0, 03/03108-5, 02/06459-0)

DA SILVA, JOAO PAULO C. B.; DE CARVALHO, MARCELO R.. Systematics and morphology of Potamotrygon orbignyi (Castelnau, 1855) and allied forms (Chondrichthyes: Myliobatiformes: Potamotrygonidae). Zootaxa, v. 3982, n. 1, p. 1-82, JUL 8 2015. (12/02349-8, 08/09436-8, 02/06459-0, 05/01299-3, 12/05391-5, 12/09877-0)

DE CARVALHO, MARCELO R.; FARO, CAIO; GOMES, ULISSES L.. Comparative neurocranial morphology of angelsharks from the south-western Atlantic Ocean (Chondrichthyes, Elasmobranchii, Squatinidae): implications for taxonomy and phylogeny. ACTA ZOOLOGICA, v. 93, n. 2, p. 171-183, APR 2012. (02/06459-0)

CARVALHO‚ M.; GOMES‚ U.L.; MCEACHRAN‚ J.D.. First report and description of a legskate‚ genus Cruriraja‚ from southwestern Atlantic Ocean (Chondrichthyes: Rajidae). CYBIUM, v. 30, n. 4, p. 343-354, 2006. (02/06459-0)

NETTO-FERREIRA, ANDRE L.; ZANATA, ANGELA M.; BIRINDELLI, JOSE L. O.; SOUSA, LEANDRO M.. Two new species of Jupiaba (Characiformes: Characidae) from the rio Tapajos and rio Madeira drainages, Brazil, with an identification key to species of the genus. Zootaxa, v. N/A, n. 2262, p. 16-pg., 2009-10-12. (06/04162-1, 06/04161-5, 02/06459-0)

DE CARVALHO, MARCELO R.; LOVEJOY, NATHAN R.. Morphology and phylogenetic relationships of a remarkable new genus and two new species of Neotropical freshwater stingrays from the Amazon basin (Chondrichthyes: Potamotrygonidae). Zootaxa, v. N/A, n. 2776, p. 36-pg., 2011-02-24. (05/01299-3, 02/06459-0, 08/09436-8)

LOBODA, THIAGO SILVA; DE CARVALHO, MARCELO RODRIGUES. Systematic revision of the Potamotrygon motoro (Muller & Henle, 1841) species complex in the Parana-Paraguay basin, with description of two new ocellated species (Chondrichthyes: Myliobatiformes: Potamotrygonidae). Neotropical Ichthyology, v. 11, n. 4, p. 45-pg., 2013-12-27. (11/23420-0, 02/06459-0)

THIAGO SILVA LOBODA; MARCELO RODRIGUES DE CARVALHO. Systematic revision of the Potamotrygon motoro (Müller & Henle, 1841) species complex in the Paraná-Paraguay basin, with description of two new ocellated species (Chondrichthyes: Myliobatiformes: Potamotrygonidae). Neotropical Ichthyology, v. 11, n. 4, p. 693-737, 2013-00-00. (11/23420-0, 02/06459-0)

DE CARVALHO, MARCELO R.; PEREZ, MARK H. SABAJ; LOVEJOY, NATHAN R.. Potamotrygon tigrina, a new species of freshwater stingray from the upper Amazon basin, closely related to Potamotrygon schroederi Fernandez-Yepez, 1958 (Chondrichthyes: Potamotrygonidae). Zootaxa, n. 2827, p. 1-30, APR 21 2011. (08/09436-8, 02/06459-0, 05/01299-3)

NETTO-FERREIRA, ANDRE L.; ZANATA, ANGELA M.; BIRINDELLI, JOSE L. O.; SOUSA, LEANDRO M.. Two new species of Jupiaba (Characiformes: Characidae) from the rio Tapajos and rio Madeira drainages, Brazil, with an identification key to species of the genus. Zootaxa, n. 2262, p. 53-68, OCT 12 2009. (06/04161-5, 06/04162-1, 02/06459-0)

DE CARVALHO, MARCELO R.; LOVEJOY, NATHAN R.. Morphology and phylogenetic relationships of a remarkable new genus and two new species of Neotropical freshwater stingrays from the Amazon basin (Chondrichthyes: Potamotrygonidae). Zootaxa, n. 2776, p. 48-83, FEB 24 2011. (08/09436-8, 02/06459-0, 05/01299-3)

DE CARVALHO, MARCELO R.. Description of two extraordinary new species of freshwater stingrays of the genus Potamotrygon endemic to the rio Tapajos basin, Brazil (Chondrichthyes: Potamotrygonidae), with notes on other Tapajos stingrays. Zootaxa, v. 4167, n. 1, p. 1+, SEP 13 2016. (02/06459-0)

DE CARVALHO, MARCELO R.. Potamotrygon rex, a new species of Neotropical freshwater stingray (Chondrichthyes: Potamotrygonidae) from the middle and upper rio Tocantins, Brazil, closely allied to Potamotrygon henlei (Castelnau, 1855). Zootaxa, v. 4150, n. 5, p. 537-565, AUG 16 2016. (02/06459-0)

DE CARVALHO, MARCELO R.; LOBODA, THIAGO S.; DA SILVA, JOAO PAULO C. B.. A new subfamily, Styracurinae, and new genus, Styracura, for Himantura schmardae (Werner, 1904) and Himantura pacifica (Beebe & Tee-Van, 1941) (Chondrichthyes: Myliobatiformes). Zootaxa, v. 4175, n. 3, p. 201-221, OCT 14 2016. (14/03277-6, 02/06459-0, 11/23420-0, 12/22692-9)

FONTENELLE, JOAO PEDRO; DA SILVA, JOAO PAULO C. B.; DE CARVALHO, MARCELO R.. Potamotrygon limai, sp nov., a new species of freshwater stingray from the upper Madeira River system, Amazon basin (Chondrichthyes: Potamotrygonidae). Zootaxa, v. 3765, n. 3, p. 249-268, FEB 18 2014. (12/02349-8, 02/06459-0, 12/05391-5, 12/09877-0, 11/03952-7)

MARCELO R. DE CARVALHO; MAÍRA P. RAGNO. An unusual, dwarf new species of Neotropical freshwater stingray, Plesiotrygon nana sp. nov., from the upper and mid Amazon basin: the second species of Plesiotrygon (Chondrichthyes: Potamotrygonidae). Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia (São Paulo), v. 51, n. 7, p. 101-138, 2011-00-00. (02/06459-0)

DA SILVA, JOAO PAULO C. B.; DE CARVALHO, MARCELO R.. A taxonomic and morphological redescription of Potamotrygon falkneri Castex & Maciel, 1963 (Chondrichthyes: Myliobatiformes: Potamotrygonidae). Neotropical Ichthyology, v. 9, n. 1, p. 209-232, JAN-MAR 2011. (05/01299-3, 02/06459-0, 08/09436-8)

BARRIO‚ R.A.; BAKER‚ R.E.; VAUGHAN JR‚ B.; TRIBUZY‚ K.; DE CARVALHO‚ M.R.; BASSANEZI‚ R.; MAINI‚ P.K.. Modeling the skin pattern of fishes. Physical Review E, v. 79, n. 3, p. 031908, 2009. (02/06459-0)

CARVALHO, MURILO; DATOVO, ALESSIO. A New Species of Cascudinho of the Genus Hisonotus (Siluriformes: Loricariidae: Hypoptopomatinae) from the Upper Rio Tapajos Basin, Brazil. Copeia, v. N/A, n. 2, p. 10-pg., 2012-06-27. (03/03108-5, 09/54931-0, 02/06459-0)

DE CARVALHO, MARCELO R.; PEREZ, MARK H. SABAJ; LOVEJOY, NATHAN R.. Potamotrygon tigrina, a new species of freshwater stingray from the upper Amazon basin, closely related to Potamotrygon schroederi Fernandez-Yepez, 1958 (Chondrichthyes: Potamotrygonidae). Zootaxa, v. N/A, n. 2827, p. 30-pg., 2011-04-21. (05/01299-3, 02/06459-0, 08/09436-8)