Morphology and histology of the olfactory rosette of the lesser-spotted dogfish, Scyliorhinus canicula (Chondrichthyes, Scyliorhinidae)

• Grant number: 24/23384-3
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships abroad - Research Internship - Scientific Initiation
• Start date: August 31, 2025
• End date: November 29, 2025
• Field of knowledge: Biological Sciences - Morphology - Histology
• Principal Investigator: Otto Bismarck Fazzano Gadig
• Grantee: Luisa Trovatti Custódio
• Supervisor: Sara Ferrando
• Host Institution: Instituto de Biociências (IB-CLP). Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP). Campus Experimental do Litoral Paulista. São Vicente , SP, Brazil
• Institution abroad: Università degli Studi di Genova, Italy
• Associated to the scholarship: 24/08775-6 - Comparative anatomy of the olfactory rosete of tiger shark, Galeocerdo cuvier (Chondrichthyes, Galeocerdonidae) and the guitarfish, Pseudobatos percellens (Chondrichthyes, Rhinobatidae) and possible ecological implications, BP.IC

Abstract

This study aims to investigate the morphology and histology of the olfactory rosette of the lesser-spotted dogfish (Scyliorhinus canicula), describing the general anatomy and morphology using histological techniques. The activities will be carried out at the Dipartimento di Scienze della Terra, dell'Ambiente e della Vita, at the Università di Genova, under the supervision of PhD Sara Ferrando. (AU)