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Universidade de São Paulo (USP). Instituto de Biociências (IB) (Institutional affiliation from the last research proposal) Birthplace: Brazil
Bachelor's degree in Biological Sciences from the Institute of Biosciences at USP (1996), Master's degree (1999) and a PhD in Biological Sciences (Zoology) from the University of São Paulo (2003). Conducted postdoctoral studies at USP from 2003-2006 with review and phylogeny of Chrysaora jellyfish. He worked as adjunct professor at UFRJ (Campus Macaé, RJ) from May/2006-2009. Has been a professor at USP since May/2009. He is currently a Full Professor in the Department of Zoology (Institute of Biosciences) and Director of the Center for Marine Biology (CEBIMar) at the University of São Paulo. He has experience in Invertebrate Zoology, with emphasis on Biology and Systematics of Scyphozoa and Cubozoa jellyfish, mainly working on the following themes: life cycle, reproduction, Medusozoa, Rhopaliophora, Cnidaria, jellyfish, jellyfish. Acts as editor of Scyphozoa of the database World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) and of the journal Zootaxa. (Source: Lattes Curriculum)
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The project aims to generate knowledge about the systematics of jellyfish, focusing on morphological aspects and using molecular tools. Life cycle studies and biology data will also be used once they provide additional data for identification and help comprehend the role of jellyfish in the marine environment (blooms/outbreaks, trophic chains). Jellyfishes attract and move away men by the…
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Critical to the survival of cnidarians, cnidae are cellular organelles secreted by the Golgi apparatus of cells called cnidocytes. These organelles have a capsule and an eversible filament, which can be adorned with spines, and works like a projectile in response to certain stimuli. When in contact with preys and predators, the cnida filament is eversed, stinging and immobilizing them and…
The scyphozoans (Cnidaria) are a cosmopolitan group present in all marine habitats, from abyssalareas to coastal reefs. Success in occupying different zones is attributed to its metagenetic life-cycledivided into three stages, a sexed free swimming stage (medusae), the larval stage formed after thefusion between eggs and sperms (planula) and an asexual benthic phase (polyp), the first of …
The physiology of first metazoans has been subject of scientific discussions for decades. Such discussions have been fostered by the lack of consensus regarding the approximate dating of the emergence of these organisms. Recent evidence suggests that metazoans may have originated in the Neoproterozoic Era under low oxygen conditions, contrary to the canonical hypothesis that the origin an…
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The relationship between oxygen and the emergence and diversification of animals is a topic that has been extensively debated by scientists over the decades. All animals currently described need oxygen for at least part of their life cycle. Therefore, the transition from an anoxic (without free molecular oxygen) to an oxygenated planet is considered by many authors as a prerequisite for t…
In the original project it was planned the accomplishment of part of the research in a center of excellence abroad. Therefore, with this research project we aim to increment and develop studies of molecular mechanisms involved in immune defense of fish against myxosporeans, increasing knowledge and competences, besides acquiring new expertizes, regarding the Postdoctoral project in execut…
Most of scyphozoans have a metagenetic life cycle. The similarity of polyps within the same genus highlights the need of studying life cycle for species identification. The genus Nausithoe Kölliker, 1853 (Nausithoidae, Coronatae) consist of 22 identified species. In this study, by performing morphological analyses on preserved Nausithoe specimens (polyp and medusae) from the Smithsonian's…
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