Luciana Martins
Postdoctoral Fellow
Oceanographic Institute of the University of São Paulo
Biography
I am a Zoologist interested in understanding the evolution of echinoderms, especially sea cucumbers, sea urchins and crinoids. Interests me the evolution of the calcareous ring in Holothuroidea and parallel evolution of oral structures in cassiduloids (Echinoidea). To do so, I have been using molecular and morphological techniques such as Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM), micro-tomography (μCT) and fossil information. I integrate data from Zoology and Paleobiology. I currently work as a postdoctoral researcher at the Oceanographyc Institute of the University of São Paulo. (IOUSP).
- Marine Invertebrates (Holothuroidea, Crinoidea and Echinoidea)
- Evolutionary Biology
- Systematics of echinoderms
- Paleobiology
PhD in Systematics, Animal Taxonomy and Biodiversity, 2017
Zoology Museum, São Paulo University, Brazil
MSc in Animal Diversity, 2012
Universidade Federal da Bahia
BSc in Biology, Zoology of aquatic organisms, 2008
Universidade Federal da Bahia
Research
Minding the gap on the taxonomic diversity of Crinoidea (Echinodermata) in Brazil
Minding the gap on the taxonomic diversity of Crinoidea (Echinodermata) in Brazil
Taxonomic review of the Shallow Water Brazilian holothuroids
Review the taxonomy of the holothuroids from shallow water in Brazil from morphological studies.
Macrostructural anatomy of sea cucumber’s calcareous rings
Macrostructural anatomy of sea cucumber’s (Echinodermata: Holothuroidea) calcareous rings revealed under micro-computed tomography (μCT).
Understanding the evolutionary history of the cassiduloid echinoids
Understanding the evolutionary history of the cassiduloid echinoids.
Taxonomic review of Parathyone Deichmann, 1957
Unraveling the taxonomic identity of species in the South Atlantic through integrative taxonomy.
ProTrindade Marine Invertebrate Project
Expansion of the number of research projects under development in the Brazilian Ocean Islands.
Morphological phylogeny of the families Phyllophoridae and Sclerodactylidae
Are the families Phyllophoridae and Sclerodactylidae (Echinodermata: Holothuroidea: Dendrochirotida) monophyletics?
Discovering the fossil record of Holothuroidea (Echinodermata) from Brazil
Discovering the fossil record of Holothuroidea (Echinodermata) from Brazil.
Publications
Mentorship
Undergraduate Students
Leandro A. de Melo
Federal Institute of São Paulo
Biology course
Graduate Students
Alumni
Contact
- martinsrluciana@gmail.com
- +55 (11) 2065-8100
- Oceanographic Institute of the University of São Paulo, LAPAS Lab, Praça do Oceanográfico, São Paulo, Brazil, 05508-120