Cynthia SantosResearch Collaborator

• Phone: 202-633-1782
• Fax: 202-357-3043
• E-mail: sancynthia@gmail.com


• Mailing Address:
  Smithsonian Institution
  PO Box 37012, MRC 163
  Washington, DC 20013-7012
  


• Courier Delivery Address:
  Smithsonian Institution
  National Museum of Natural History
  10th and Constitution Ave, NW
  Washington, DC 20560-0163
  

Education:
Doctor of Philosophy. Zoology. University of São Paulo, SP, Brazil, 2005. Master of Science. Zoology. University of São Paulo, SP, Brazil, 1999. Bachelor of Science. Biological Sciences. University of São Paulo, SP, 1992.

Research Interests: Systematic review, morphological and molecular phylogeny, biodiversity and ecology of Carcinonemertidae, a family of nemerteans that are symbionts and egg-predators of decapod crustaceans.

Professional Activities: Reviewer for: Journal of Natural History, Hydrobiologia, Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom, Nauplius.

Selected Publications:
Santos, C. and Norenburg, J. L. Filo Nemertea in Amaral, A. C. Z. (ed.) Biodiversidade do Estado de São Paulo, Brasil. FAPESP, São Paulo. In Press.

Santos, C., Norenburg, J. L. and Bueno, S. L. S. (2006). Three new species of Carcinonemertes (Nemertea, Carcinonemertidae) from the southeastern coast of Brazil. Journal of Natural History, 40: 915-930.

Santos, C., Bueno, S. L. S. and Norenburg, J. L. (2006). Infestation by Carcinonemertes divae (Nemertea: Carcinonemertidae) in Libinia spinosa (Decapoda: Pisidae), from São Sebastião Island, SP, Brazil. Journal of Natural History, 40: 999-1005.

Kihara, T. C., Rocha, C. E. F. and Santos, C. (2005). A new species of Catinia Bocquet & Stock, 1957 (Copepoda, Catiniidae) associated with mud shrimps, Axianassa australis Rodrigues & Shimizu, 1992 (Decapoda, Thalassinidaea, Laomediidae), from Brazil. Zootaxa, 1039: 39-55.

Pepato, A. R., Santos, C. and Tiago, C. G. (2005). Two new closely related species of Copidognathus (Acari: Halacaridae) associated with crabs. Les Cahiers de Biologie Marine, 46: 69-79.

Santos, C. and Björnberg, T. (2004). Choniomyzon libiniae, sp. n. (Crustacea, Copepoda, Nicothoidae) from São Sebastião, SP, Brazil. Zootaxa, 603: 1-12.

Santos C. and Bueno, S. L. S. (2002). Infestation by Octolasmis lowei (Cirripedia: Poecilasmatidae) in Callinectes danae and Callinectes ornatus (Decapoda: Portunidae) from São Sebastião, Brazil. Journal of Crustacean Biology, 22 (2): 241-248.

Santos, C. and Bueno, S. L. S. (2001). Prevalence and mean intensity of infestation by Carcinonemertes carcinophila (Nemertea: Carcinonemertidae) in the gills of Callinectes danae and Callinectes ornatus (Decapoda: Portunidae) from São Sebastião, Brazil. Hydrobiologia, 456: 65-71.

Santos, C., Bueno, S. L. S. and Shimizu, R. M. (2000). Distribution of Octolasmis lowei and Carcinonemertes carcinophila in the branchial chambers of Callinectes danae and Callinectes ornatus. Nauplius, 8 (1): 25-34.

Rodrigues, S. A. and Santos, C. (1999). Filo Nemertinea in Migotto, A. E. & Tiago, C. G. (eds.) Biodiversidade do Estado de São Paulo, Brasil: Síntese do conhecimento ao final do século XX. Volume 3: Invertebrados Marinhos. FAPESP, São Paulo, pp. 137-141.