Team
Prof.ª Carla Zilberberg
Professora associada III / Bolsista de Produtividade em Pesquisa do CNPq - nível 2
PhD candidates
Camila Rodrigues
PhD candidate - PPGBBE
Assessment of Symbiodiniaceae communities on coastal reefs and oceanic islands in Brazil.
Mariana Angonese
PhD Candidate - PPGBBE
Connectivity and genetic diversity of the hatchery coral Madracis decactis and the releasing coral Monstastraea cavernosa in the Atlantic Ocean.
Mestrandas
Alexandra Paris
Master Student- PPGBBE
To evaluate the rates of cross-fertilization and self-fertilization in the three traditional species of
genus Mussismilia.
Juliana L. Lima
Master Student- PPGCiAC
Temporal and spatial dynamics of Symbiodiniaceae assemblages associated with the endemic octocoral Phyllogorgia dilatata (Esper, 1806) in Armação dos Búzios, RJ, Brazil.
Yasmim Alvarenga
Master Student - PPGCiAC
Evaluation of Symbiodiniaceae communities associated with corals and free-living in the Municipal Natural Park of the Sant'Ana Archipelago, Macaé, RJ.
Bárbara Gomes
Master Student - PPGCiAC
Temporal diversity of Symbiodiniaceae associated with the hydrocoral Millepora alcicornis in Armação dos Búzios, RJ.
Temporal assessment of the population structure of the coral Siderastrea stellata in Rocas Atoll
Scientific Initiation
Bruna Gratival
Scientific Initiation - undergraduation
Assessment of the Symbiodiniaceae assemblage associated with corals of the genus Porites (Link, 1807) in the Abrolhos Archipelago - BA, Brazil
Camilla Veiga
Aluna de Iniciação científica
Beatriz Thomé
Scientific Initiation - undergraduation
Alice Penaqui
Scientific Initiation - undergraduation
Ex-alunos
Matheus Souza
Undergraduate
Implementing the cultivation of Symbiodineaceae from Brazilian corals; Co-responsible for the scientific dissemination of the laboratory.
Annelise Vargas
Undergraduate
Association of piercing sponges with dinoflagellates of the Symbiodiniaceae family.
Michele Muzy
Master Student
Assessment of genetic diversity and population connectivity of the deep-sea coral Enallopsammia rostrata on the Brazilian coast.
Beatriz Vallim
Undergraduate
Responsible for the scientific dissemination of the laboratory and co-founder of the extension project “Corais do Saber”.
Msc. Amana G. Garrido
PhD Candidate
Dynamics of dinoflagellate communities of the family Symbiodiaceae associated with coral reefs in Brazil and their response to the effects of local and global impacts.
Raphael de Melo Carpes
Pós-Doc
Connectivity and genomic characterization of deep-sea reef-forming scleractinian corals from Southeastern Brazil
Ligia Massa
Undergraduation
Analysis of genetic diversity and founder effect in invasive populations of Tubastraea coccinea (Cnidaria: Scleractinia) in Ilha Grande Bay
Kátia C. C. Capel
PhD Candidate
Monitoring genetic diversity and population connectivity of Tubastraea spp.
Nayanna Maia
Master student
Assessment of genetic diversity and connectivity of the endemic coral Mussismilia hartii and the zooxanthellae that live in association with its populations on the coast of Brazil
Lélis A. Carlos Júnior
Pós-Doc
Ecorais: Health and Conservation of Coral Habitats in Armação dos Búzios
Elisa M. Costa e Silva de Paiva
Pós-Doc
Connectivity and genomic characterization of deep-sea reef-forming scleractinian corals from Southeastern Brazil
MSc. Mariana M. Teschima
PhD candidate (2019)
Phylogeography of the Atlantic coral Madracis decactis and assessment of Symbiodinium communities associated with M. decactis and Favia gravida along their distribution gradients
Márcio França
Undergraduate
Comparative analysis of benthic cover in consolidated substrate from different regions of Brazil
Júlia Calvet
Undergraduate
Dynamics of the Symbiodinium community associated with the hydrocoral Millepora alcicornis in response to increasing temperature
Vitor S. Coutinho
Master Student (2017)
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Effects of rising ocean temperatures and acidification on the endemic coral Mussismilia harttii
Lívia Peluso
Master Student (2015)
Genetic connectivity of the endemic coral Mussismilia hispida (Scleractinia: Mussidae) along the Brazilian coast
Natasha Picciani de Souza
Master Student (2013)
Molecular diversity of zooxanthellae associated with corals of the genus Mussismilia in Brazil
Diversity of zooxanthellae associated with Palythoa caribaeorum Duchassaing and Michelotti, 1860 (Cnidaria: Anthozoa: Zoantharia) on the Brazilian coast and oceanic islands