Otto Müller Patrão de Oliveira, Ph.D.
Present address
				Universidade Federal do ABC Centro de Ciências Naturais e Humanas Rua Santa Adélia, 166, Bairro Bangu 09210-170 - Santo André, SP, Brazil
				E-mail: otto.oliveira (@) ufabc.edu.br Webpage at UFABC
Research interests
	Diversity, distribution and abundance of gelatinous zooplankton Systematic, biology, and ecology of Ctenophora Systematic, biology, and ecology of Medusozoa (Cnidaria)
Scientific formation
Post-Doc (2008-2010)		Diversity, distribution and abundance of the gelatinous zooplankton in the Southwestern Atlantic, with emphasis on the siphonophores. Institution: CEBIMar-USP Grant: FAPESP
Zoology PhD (2007)		Ctenophores from the Brazilian coast: taxonomical and biological considerations. Institution: IB-USP Grants: CAPES and FAPESP
Zoology MSc (2003)		Diversity and seasonality of epiphytic hydroids (Cnidaria, Hydrozoa) in the São Sebastião Channel (southeastern Brazil). Institution: IB-USP Grants: CAPES and FAPESP
Biology BSc (2000)		Natural history of Eudendrium glomeratum (Cnidaria, Anthomedusae, Eudendriidae) from the São Sebastião Channel (southeastern Brazil). Institution: FFCLRP-USP Grant: FAPESP

Selected papers

Oliveira, O.M.P.; Mianzan, H.; Migotto, A.E. & Marques, A.C. (2007) Identification key for the ctenophores from Brazilian coast. Biota Neotropica, 7(3): 341-350. [text in Portuguese, abstract in English]

Oliveira, O.M.P. (2007) The presence of the ctenophore Mnemiopsis leidyi in the Oslofjorden and considerations on the initial invasion pathways to the North and Baltic Seas. Aquatic Invasions, 2(3): 185-189.

Oliveira, O.M.P. & Marques, A.C. (2007) Epiphytic hydroids (Hydrozoa: Anthoathecata and Leptothecata) of the World. Check List, 3(1): 21-38.

Oliveira, O.M.P. & Migotto, A.E. (2006) Pelagic ctenophores from the São Sebastião Channel, southeastern Brazil. Zootaxa, 1183: 1-26.

Oliveira, O.M.P. & Marques, A.C. (2005) Population biology of Eudendrium caraiuru (Cnidaria, Anthoathecata, Eudendriidae) from São Sebastião Channel, southeastern Brazil. Iheringia - Série Zoologia, 95(3): 241-246.

Marques, A.C. & Oliveira, O.M.P. (2003) Eudendrium caraiuru sp. n. (Hydrozoa; Anthoathecata; Eudendriidae) from the southeastern coast of Brazil. Zootaxa, 307: 1-12.

Oliveira, O.M.P.; Marques, A.C. & Migotto, A.E. (2000) Morphometric patterns of two fouling species of Eudendrium spp. (Hydrozoa, Anthomedusae, Eudendriidae) from São Sebastião, SE Brazil. Brazilian Archives of Biology and Technology, 43(5): 519-526.

Related links
	Curriculum vitae (Lattes - CNPq) [in Portuguese]
	Ctenophores from the São Sebastião Channel
	Jelly News – South America
	CEBIMar/USP
	Lab Medusozoa – IB/USP
	FAPESP
Last update: February 2, 2011