1981
Student: Sandra Morelli
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Luiz AC Bertollo
MSc Dissertation: Aspectos citogenéticos do gênero Astyanax (Pisces, Characidae) / Cytogenetic features of Astyanax (Pisces, Characidae)
Taxa studied: Order Characiformes, Family Characidae, Genus Astyanax (A. fasciatus, A. bimaculatus, A. schubarti, A. scabripinnis paranae)
Student: Erica Pauls
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Luiz AC Bertollo
MSc Dissertation: Evidências de um sistema de cromossomos supranumerários em Prochilodus scrofa Steindachner, 1881 (Pisces, Prochilodontidae) / Evidences for a supernumerary chromosome system in Prochilodus scrofa Steindachner, 1881 (Pisces, Prochilodontidae).
Taxon studied: Order Characiformes, Family Prochilodontidae, Genus Prochilodus (P. lineatus, cited as P. scrofa)
1983
Student: José das Neves Falcão
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Luiz AC Bertollo
MSc Dissertation: Estudos citogenéticos em Acestrorhynchinae e Cynopotaminae (Pisces, Characidae) / Cytogenetic studies in Acestrorhynchinae and Cynopotaminae (Pisces, Characidae)
Taxa studied: Order Characiformes, Family Characidae, Subfamily Acestrorhynchinae, Genera Acestrorhynchus (A. altus, A. lacustris), Oligosarcus (O. hepsetus, O. jenynsii, Oligosarcus sp), Paroligosarcus (P. pintoi), Subfamily Cynopotaminae, Genus Galeocharax (G. knerii).
Student: Orlando Moreira Filho
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Luiz AC Bertollo
MSc Dissertation: Estudos na família Parodontidae (Pisces, Cypriniformes) da bacia do rio Passa-Cinco (SP): aspectos citogenéticos e considerações correlatas / Studies in Parodontidae species (Pisces, Cypriniformes) from the Passa-Cinco River Basin (SP): cytogenetic aspects and correlated considerations.
Taxa studied: Order Characiformes (cited as Cypriniformes), Family Parodontidae, Genera Apareiodon (A. affinis, A. ibitiensis, A. piracicabae), Parodon (P. tortuosus)
Student: Eliana Feldberg
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Luiz AC Bertollo
MSc Dissertation: Estudos citogenéticos em 10 espécies da família Cichlidae (Pisces, Perciformes) / Cytogenetic studies in ten Cichlidae species (Pisces, Perciformes)
Taxa studied: Order Perciformes, Family Cichlidae, Genera Astronotus (A. ocellatus), Batrachops (B. semifasciatus), Cichlasoma (C. facetum), Chaetobranchopsis (C. australe), Crenicichla (C. lacustris, C. lepidota, C. vittata), Geophagus (G. brasiliensis, G. surinamensis), Gymnogeophagus (G. balzanii).
1985
Student: Erica Pauls
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Luiz AC Bertollo
PhD Thesis: Considerações sobre a evolução cromossômica e sistema de cromossomos supranumerários em espécies do gênero Prochilodus (Pisces, Prochilodontidae) / Considerations on the chromosomal evolution and the supernumerary chromosome system in species of the Prochilodus genus (Pisces, Prochilodontidae)
Taxa studied: Order Characiformes, Family Prochilodontidae, Genus Prochilodus (P. lineatus (cited as P. scrofa), P. vimboides, P. cearensis, P. argenteus, P. marggravii, P. affinis, P. lineatus, P. nigricans)
UFSCar / PPGERN / CNPq
1986
Student: Lucia Giuliano Caetano
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Luiz AC Bertollo
MSc Dissertation: Estudo citogenético em Hoplerythrinus unitaeniatus (Pisces, Erythrinidae) de diferentes bacias hidrográficas brasileiras / Cytogenetic studies in Hoplerythrinus unitaeniatus (Pisces, Erythrinidae) from different Brazilian river basins.
Taxon studied: Ordem Characiformes, Family Erythrinidae, Genus Hoplerythrinus (H. unitaeniatus)
1987
Student: Ana Luisa de Brito Silva Portela
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Luiz AC Bertollo
MSc Dissertation: Citogenética de peixes da subfamília Tetragonopterinae (Characidae) / Fish cytogenetics of the Tetragonopterinae subfamily (Characidae)
Taxa studied: Order Characiformes, Family Characidae, Genera Tetragonopterus (T. chalceus), Piabina (P. argentea), Bryconamericus (B. stramineus), Moenkhausia (M. costae, M. intermedia), Deuterodon (D. pedri)
Student: Alberto Sergio Fenocchio
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Luiz AC Bertollo
MSc Dissertation: Polimorfismo cromossômico em Rhamdia hilarii (Pisces, Pimelodidae) / Chromosomal polymorphism in Rhamdia hilarii (Pisces, Pimelodidae)
Taxon studied: Order Siluriformes, Family Pimelodidae, Genus Rhamdia (R. hilarii)
1988
Student: José das Neves Falcão
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Luiz AC Bertollo
PhD Thesis: Caracterização cariotípica em peixes do gênero Triportheus (Teleostei, Characiformes, Characidae) / Karyotypic characterization of Triportheus fish (Teleostei, Characiformes, Characidae)
Taxa studied: Order Characiformes, Family Triportheidae (cited as Characidae), Genus Triportheus (T. signatus, T. angulatus (cited as T. flavus), T. albus, T. culter, T. auritus (cited as T. elongatus)
1989
Student: Jorge Abdala Dergan dos Santos
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Luiz AC Bertollo
MSc Dissertation: O cariótipo de Hoplias malabaricus em populações da bacia do São Francisco e do Alto Paraná. Considerações citotaxonômicas / The karyotype of Hoplias malabaricus populations from the São Francisco and High Paraná river basins. Cytotaxomic considerations.
Taxon studied: Order Characiformes, Family Erythrinidae, Genus Hoplias (H. malabaricus: karyomorphs D, F.
Student: Orlando Moreira Filho
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Luiz AC Bertollo
PhD Thesis: A diversidade no complexo scabripinnis (Pisces, Characidae, Tetragonopterinae). Análises citogenéticas e morfológicas / The diversity in the scabripinnis complex (Pisces, Characidae, Tetragonopterinae). Cytogenetic and morphological analyses.
Taxon studied: Order Characiformes, Family Characidae, Genus Astyanax (A. scabripinnis)
1990
Student: Eliana Feldberg
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Luiz AC Bertollo
PhD Thesis: Estudos citogenéticos em doze espécies de peixes da família Curimatidae (Characiformes) da Amazônia Central / Cytogenetic studies of twelve Curimatidae fish species (Characiformes) from the Central Amazon
Taxa studied: Order Characiformes, Family Curimatidae, Genera Potamorhina (P. pristigaster, P. altamazonica, P. latior), Curimata (C. ocellata, C. vittata, C. kneri, C. cyprinoides, Curimata sp), Psectrogaster (P. rutiloides), Steindachnerina (S. lineatus), Curimatella (C. alburna, C. meyeri)
Student: Marta Margarete Cestari
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Pedro Manoel Galetti Jr.
MSc Dissertation: Diferenciação cromossômica no gênero Serrasalmus e evolução do cariótipo em Serrasalminae (Pisces, Characidae) / Chromosomal differentiation in the Serrasalmus genus and karyotypic evolution in Serrasalminae (Pisces, Characidae)
Taxa studied: Order Characiformes, Family Serrasalmidae, Genus Serrasalmus (S. spilopleura, S. humerallis, S. brandti)
Student: Heloisa Helena Paganelli
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Pedro Manoel Galetti Jr.
MSc Dissertation: A variabilidade cromossômica no gênero Astyanax (Pisces, Characidae) e seu significado para a sistemática e evolução do grupo / Chromosomal variability in the Astyanax genus (Pisces, Characidae) and its significance for the systematics and evolution of this group.
Taxa studied: Order Characiformes, Family Characidae, Genus Astyanax (A. bimaculatus, A. fasciatus, A. schubarti, A. taeniatus)
1991
Student: Carlos Suetoshi Miyazawa
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Pedro Manoel Galetti Jr.
MSc Dissertation: Estudos citogenéticos em peixes do grupo Characidium (Characidiinae, Characidae), de distintas bacias hidrográficas / Cytogenetic studies in Characidium (Characidiinae, Characidae) species from distinct hydrographic basins.
Taxa studied: Order Characiformes, Family Characidae, Genus Characidium (C. pterostictum, Characidium cf. zebra, Characidium cf. lagosantensis, Characidium sp)
Student: Paulo Cesar Venere
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Pedro Manoel Galetti Jr.
MSc Dissertation: Citogenética comparativa de peixes da família Curimatidae (Characiformes) / Comparative cytogenetics of Curimatidae fish (Characiformes)
Taxa studied: Order Characiformes, Family Curimatidae, Genera Cyphocharax (C. gilberti, C. modesta, C. nagellii, C. vanderi, C. voga, Cyphocharax sp.), Steindachnerina (S. elegans, Steindachnerina sp, S. insculpta), Curimatella (C. lepidura).
1992
Student: Zélia Isabel Cavallaro
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Luiz AC Bertollo
MSc Dissertation: Estudos comparativos sobre os cromossomos B de Prochilodus scrofa Steindachner, 1881 (Pisces, Prochilodontidae) / Comparative studies on B chromosomes of Prochilodus scrofa Steindachner, 1881 (Pisces, Prochilodontidae)
Taxon studied: Order Characiformes, Family Prochilodontidae, Genus Prochilodus (P. lineatus, cited as P. scrofa)
1993
Student: Álvaro José Justi
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Orlando Moreira-Filho
MSc Dissertation: Caracterização cariotípica de populações de Astyanax fasciatus (Characidae) de bacias hidrográficas distintas / Karyotypic characterization of Astyanax fasciatus populations (Characidae) from different river basins
Taxon studied: Order Characiformes, Family Characidae, Genus Astyanax (A. fasciatus)
Student: Carlos Alberto Mestriner
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Luiz AC Bertollo
MSc Dissertation: Análise das regiões organizadoras de nucléolo e investigação do sistema XX/XY descrito para Leporinus lacustris (Pisces, Anostomidae) / Analyses of the nucleolar organizer regions and investigation of the XX/XY sex system in Leporinus lacustris (Pisces, Anostomidae)
Taxon studied: Order Characiformes, Family Anostomidae, Genus Leporinus (L. lacustris)
Student: Cecilia Texeira Aguilar.
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Pedro Manoel Galetti Jr.
MSc Dissertation: Estudos citogenéticos em peixes da família Serranidae (Osteichthyes- Perciformes) ocorrentes na Baía de Guanabara – RJ / Cytogenetic studies in fishes of the Serranidae family (Osteichthyes-Perciformes) from the Guanabara Bay – RJ.
Taxa studied: Order Perciformes, Family Serranidae, Genera Diplectrum (D. radiale, D. formosum), Epinephelus (E. guaza), Mycteroperca (M. rubra), Serranus (S. flaviventris)
1994
Student: Vera Elisa Vicente
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Orlando Moreira-Filho
MSc Dissertation: Estudo do cromossomo B em três populações de Astyanax scabripinnis(Characidae) / An analysis of the B chromosome in three Astyanax scabripinnis populations (Characidae)
Taxon studied: Order Characiformes, Family Characidae, Genus Astyanax (A. scabripinnis)
Student: Mario Jorge Ignacio Brum
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Pedro Manoel Galetti Jr.
PhD Thesis: A evolução cariotípica dos teleósteos marinhos e suas correlações com a filogenia deste grupo / Karyotypic evolution of marine teleosts and its correlation with the phylogeny of the group.
Taxa studied: Orders Clupeiformes, Genus Brevoortia (B. aurea), Perciformes, Genus Orthopristis (O. ruber), Scartella (S. cristata), Tetraodontiformes, Genus Sphaeroides (S. greeleyi).
1995
Student: Lilian Cristina Jorge.
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Orlando Moreira-Filho
MSc Dissertation: Estudos citogenéticos comparativos de algumas espécies de peixes da região de Corrientes (Argentina) com as do Alto Paraná / Comparative cytogenetic studies of some fish species from the Corrientes region (Argentina) with those of the upper Paraná River basin.
Taxa studied: Order Characiformes, Family Characidae, Genus Astyanax (A. bimaculatus), Family Parodontidae, Genus Apareiodon (A. affinis), Family Anostomidae, Genus Leporinus (L. obtusidens), Family Erythrinidae, Genus Hoplias (H. malabaricus), Genus Hoplerythrinus (H. unitaeniatus).
Student: Wagner Franco Molina.
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Pedro Manoel Galetti Jr.
MSc Dissertation: Cromossomos sexuais e polimorfismo cromossômico no gênero Leporinus (Pisces, Anostomidae) / Sex chromosomes and chromosomal polymorphism in the Leporinus genus (Pisces, Anostomidae)
Taxa studied: Order Characiformes, Family Anostomidae, Genus Leporinus (L. elongatus, L. obtusidens, L. reinhardti, Leporinus aff. elongatus)
Student: Vladimir Pavan Margarido
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Pedro Manoel Galetti Jr.
MSc Dissertation: Uma contribuição à citogenética de Bryconinae (Characiformes, Characidae) / A contribution to the cytogenetics of Bryconinae (Characiformes, Characidae)
Taxa studied: Order Characiformes, Family Characidae, Genus Brycon (B. brevicauda, Brycon sp., B. lundi, B. orbignyanus, B. microlepis. B. cephalus, B. insignis)
Student: Margareth Maria de Oliveira Correa.
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Pedro Manoel Galetti Jr.
MSc Dissertation: Contribuição à citotaxonomia dos Scorpaeniformes (Osteichthyes-Teleostei). Estudos citogenéticos em espécies do litoral do Rio de Janeiro, Brasil / Contribution to the citotaxonomy of Scorpaeniformes (Osteichthyes-Teloestei). Cytogenetic studies on coastal species of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Taxa studied: Order Scorpaeniformes, Families Dactylopteridae, Genus Dactylopterus (D. volitans), Scorpaenidae, Genus Scorpaena (S. brasiliensis, S. isthmensis), Triglidae, Genus Prionotus (P. punctatus)
1996
Student: Célia Maria de Jesus
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Orlando Moreira-Filho
MSc Dissertation: Contribuições aos estudos citogenéticos na família Parodontidae (Characiformes) / Contribution to cytogenetic studies in the Parodontidae family (Characiformes)
Taxa studied: Order Characiformes, Family Parodontidae, Genus Parodon (P. nasus - cited as P.tortuosus, P. pongonensis – cited as Parodon sp), Genus Apareiodon (A. affinis, A. ibitiensis, A. piracicabae, A.vitattus)
Student: Issakar Lima Souza
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Orlando Moreira-Filho
MSc Dissertation: Estudos citogenéticos em populações de Astyanax scabripinnis (Characidae) pertencentes a dois riachos de diferentes bacias do Sudeste Brasileiro / Cytogenetic studies in populations of Astyanax scabripinnis (Characidae) from two streams of different river basins of Southeastern Brazil.
Taxon studied: Order Characiformes, Family Characidae, Genus Astyanax (A. scabripinnis)
Student: Roberto Ferreira Artoni
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Luiz AC Bertollo
MSc Dissertation: Estudos citogenéticos na família Loricariidae, com especial ênfase no gênero Hypostomus Lacepede (1803) – Pisces, Siluriformes / Cytogenetic studies in the Loricariidae family, with special emphasis on the Hypostomus genus Lacepede (1803) – Pisces, Siluriformes.
Taxa studied: Order Siluriformes, Family Loricariidae, Genus Hypostomus (H. emarginatus, H. ancistroides, H. regani, H. albopunctatus, H. aff. auroguttatus, Hypostomus sp.), Rhinelepsis (R. aspera), Liposarcus (Liposarcus sp), Pogonopoma (P. wertheimeri), Panaque (P. cf. nigrolineatus), Hemiancistrus (Hemiancistrus sp), Sturisoma (S. cf. nigrirostrum)
Student: Marta Margarete Cestari
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Pedro Manoel Galetti Jr.
PhD Thesis: Estudos citogenéticos e genético-bioquímicos do gênero Serrasalmus (Pisces, Serrasalminae) / Cytogenetic and genetic-biochemical studies in the Serrasalmus genus (Pisces, Serrasalminae).
Taxa studied: Order Characiformes, Family Serrasalmidae, Genus Serrasalmus (S. spilopleura, S. marginatus)
Student: Adriane Pinto Wasko
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Pedro Manoel Galetti Jr.
MSc Dissertation: Estudos citogenéticos no gênero Bryconamericus (Pisces, Characidae). Uma abordagem citotaxonômica-evolutiva / Cytogenetic studies in the Bryconamericus genus (Pisces, Characidae). A cytotaxonomic-evolutionary approach.
Taxa studied: Order Characiformes, Family Characidae, Genus Bryconamericus (Bryconamericus sp. A-E), Genus Piabina (P. argentea)
1997
Student: Sandra Cristina Pfister
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Orlando Moreira-Filho
MSc Dissertation: Contribuição aos estudos cariotípicos da família Characidae da Bacia do Rio São Francisco - Três Marias (MG) / A contribution to karyotypic studies in the Characidae family from the São Francisco River basin – Três Marias (MG)
Taxa studied: Order Characiformes, Family Characidae, Genus Bryconops (B. affinis), Genus Hemigramus (H. marginatus), Genus Moenkhausia (M. costae), Genus Roeboides (R. xenodon), Genus Orthospinus (O. franciscensis)
Student: Carlos Suetoshi Miyazawa
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Pedro Manoel Galetti Jr.
PhD Thesis: Citogenética de caracídeos do rio Paraguai: Análises citotaxonômicas - evolutivas e considerações biogeográficas / Cytogenetics of characids from the Paraguay River. Cytotaxonomic-evolutionary analyses and biogeographical considerations.
Taxa studied: Order Characiformes, Family Characidae, Genera Acestrochynchus (A. pantaneiro), Roeboides (Roeboides sp), Metynnis (M. maculatus), Myloplus (M. levis), Astyanax (A. cf abramis), Markiana (M. nigripinnis), Gymnocorymbus (G. ternetzi), Poptella (P. paraguayensis), Moenkausia (M. dichroura), Tetragonopterus (T. argenteus), Triportheus (Triportheus sp), Family Gasteropelecidae, Genus Thoracocharax (T. stellatus).
Student: Carlos Alberto Mestriner
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Pedro Manoel Galetti Jr.
PhD Thesis: Caracterização molecular e citológica do DNA repetitivo de Astyanax scabripinnis (Pisces, Characidae) portador de cromossomos supranumerários / Molecular and cytological characterization of repetitive DNA in Astyanax scabripinnis (Pisces, Characidae) carrying supernumerary chromosomes.
Taxon studied: Order Characiformes, Family Characidae, Genus Astyanax (A. scabripinnis)
Student: Cesar Martins
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Pedro Manoel Galetti Jr.
MSc Dissertation: Novas contribuições à citogenética de Anostomidae (Pisces, Characiformes). Citotaxonomia e filogenia no gênero Schizodon / New contributions to the cytogenetics of Anostomidae (Pisces, Characiformes). Cytotaxonomy and phylogeny of the Schizodon genus.
Taxa studied: Order Characiformes, Family Anostomidae, Genus Schizodon (S. altoparanae, S. nasutus, S. knerii, S. vittatus, S. fasciatus, S. borelli, S. isognathum, S. intermedius)
1998
Student: María Pía Heras
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Orlando Moreira-Filho
MSc Dissertation: Estudos citogenéticos em Astyanax fasciatus (Characidae) de alguns rios do Brasil / Cytogenetic studies in Astyanax fasciatus (Characidae) from some Brazilian rivers.
Taxon studied: Order Characiformes, Family Characidae, Genus Astyanax (A. fasciatus)
Student: Lúcia Giuliano-Caetano
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Luiz AC Bertollo
PhD Thesis: Polimorfismo cromossômico Robertsoniano em populações de Rineloricaria latirostris (Pisces, Loricariidae) / Robertsonian chromosomal polimorphism in Rineloricaria latirostris populations (Pisces, Loricariidae).
Taxa studied: Order Siluriformes, Family Loricariidae, Genus Rineloricaria (R. latirostris, R. pentamaculata)
Student: Sandra Morelli
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Luiz AC Bertollo
PhD Thesis: Citogenética evolutiva em espécies do gênero Hoplias, grupo lacerdae. Macroestrutura cariotípica, heterocromatina constitutiva e regiões organizadoras de nucléolos / Evolutionary cytogenetics in species of the Hoplias lacerdae group. Karyotype macrostructure, constitutive heterochromatin and nucleolar organizing regions.
Taxon studied: Order Characiformes, Family Erythrinidae, Genus Hoplias (H. lacerdae species group)
Student: Paulo Cesar Venere
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Pedro Manoel Galetti Jr.
PhD Thesis: Diversificação cariotípica em peixes do médio rio Araguaia, com ênfase em Characiformes e Siluriformes (Teleostei, Ostariophysi) / Karyotypic diversification in fishes from the middle Araguaia River, with emphasis on Characiformes and Siluriformes (Teleostei, Ostariophysi).
Taxa studied: Order Characiformes, Family Anostomidae, Genus Leporinus (L. friderici, L. trifasciatus, Leporinus sp., Leporinus aff. brunneus), Genus Laemolyta (L. petiti), Family Prochilodontide, Genus Prochilodus (P. nigricans), Family Chilodontidae, Genus Caenotropus (C. labyrinthicus), Family Curimatidae, Genera Steindachnerina (S. amazonica, S. gracilis), Curimata (C. inornata), Psectrogaster (P. amazonica), Family Hemiodontidae, Genera Hemiodus (Hemiodus aff. ternetzi, H. unimaculatus), Bivibranchia (B. velox).
1999
Student: Daniela Morilha Néo
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Orlando Moreira-Filho
MSc Dissertation: Distribuição dos cromossomos B presentes em Astyanax scabripinnis (Characidae) ao longo do Ribeirão Grande na região de Campos do Jordão–SP / B chromosomes distribution in Astyanax scabripinnis (Characidae) along the Grande Stream, Campos do Jordão region–SP.
Taxon studied: Order Characiformes, Family Characidae, Genus Astyanax (A. scabripinnis)
Student: Roberto Ferreira Artoni
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Luiz AC Bertollo
PhD Thesis: Citogenética do sistema de cromossomos sexuais ZZ/ZW no gênero Triportheus (Pisces, Characidae) / Cytogenetics of the ZZ/ZW sex chromosome system in the Triportheus genus (Pisces, Characidae)
Taxon studied: Order Characiformes, Family Triportheidae (cited as Characidae), Genus Triportheus (T. cf. auritus, cited as T. cf. elongatus, T. guentheri, T. nematurus, cited as T. paranensis)
Student: Jorge Ivan Rebelo Porto
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Luiz AC Bertollo
PhD Thesis: Análises cariotípicas e sequenciamento de DNA mitocondrial em populações de Mylesinus paraschomburgkii (Characiformes, Serrasalmidae) da bacia amazônica / Karyotypic analyses and mtDNA sequencing in Mylesinus paraschomburgkii populations from the Amazon Basin.
Taxon studied: Order Characiformes, Family Characidae (cited as Serrasalmidae), Genus Mylesinus (M. paraschomburgkii)
Student: Suelen Regina Lopes Krichanã
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Pedro Manoel Galetti Jr.
MSc Dissertation: Contribuição ao estudo citogenético da família Anostomidae (Pisces, Characiformes) na região Amazônica / Contribution to the cytogenetics of the Anostomidae family (Pisces, Characiformes) from the Amazon region.
Taxon studied: Order Characiformes, Family Anostomidae
2000
Student: Guassenir Gonçalves Born
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Luiz AC Bertollo
PhD Thesis: Estudo da diversidade cariotípica no grupo Hoplias malabaricus (Pisces, Erythrinidae). Cariótipo 2n=42 / Study on the karyotypic diversity in the Hoplias malabaricus group (Pisces, Erythrinidae). The karyotype 2n=42.
Taxon studied: Order Characiformes, Family Erythrinidae, Genus Hoplias (H. malabaricus: Karyomorphs A, B)
Student: Dagmar Aparecida de Marco Ferro
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Luiz AC Bertollo
PhD Thesis: Análises cariotípicas dos cromossomos B em populacões de Astyanax scabripinnis (Pisces, Characidae) / Karyotypic analyses of B chromosomes in Astyanax scabripinnis populations (Pisces, Characidae)
Taxa studied: Order Characiformes, Family Characidae, Genus Astyanax (A. scabripinnis)
Student: Paulo Roberto Antunes de Mello Affonso.
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Pedro Manoel Galetti Jr.
MSc Dissertation: Caracterização citogenética de peixes de recifes de corais da família Pomacanthidae (Perciformes) / Cytogenetic characterization of coral reef fish of the Pomacanthidae family (Perciformes)
Taxa studied: Order Perciformes, Family Pomacanthidae, Genus Centropige (C. aurantonotus), Genus Holocanthus (H. ciliaris, H. tricolor), Genus Pomacanthus (P.arcuatus, P. paru), Family Chaetodontidae, Genus Chaetodon (C. striatus).
Student: Cesar Martins
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Pedro Manoel Galetti Jr.
PhD Thesis: Organização do DNA ribossômico 5S no genoma de peixes, com ênfase em Leporinus / Organization of the 5S rDNA in fish genome, with emphasis on Leporinus.
Taxa studied: Order Characiformes, Family Anostomidae, Genus Leporinus (L. elongatus, L. obtusidens, L. friderici, L. cf. elongatus, L. reinhardti, L. piau, L. desmotes, L. conirostris), Genus Schizodon (S. altoparanae, S. borelli, S. isognathum, S. nasutus, S. knerii, S. vittatus), Genus Oreochromis (O. niloticus).
Student: Wagner Franco Molina.
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Pedro Manoel Galetti Jr.
PhD Thesis: Análise da diversidade genética na famíla Pomacentridae (Pisces, Perciformes), utilizando métodos combinados de citogenética, marcadores moleculares e morfometria / Analysis of the genetic diversity in the Pomacentridae family (Pisces, Perciformes), associating cytogenetic, molecular and morphometric methods.
Taxa studied: Order Perciformes, Family Pomacentridae, Genus Stegastes (S. fuscus, S. variabilis, S. leucostictus, S. pictus, S. rocasensis, S. sanctipauli), Genus Abudefduf (A. saxatilis), Genus Chromis (C. multilineata, C. insolata, C. flavicauda), Genus Microspathodon (M. chrysurus), Genus Amphiprion (A. frenatus).
Student: Adriane Pinto Wasko
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Pedro Manoel Galetti Jr.
PhD Thesis: Marcadores cromossômicos e moleculares no gênero Brycon (Characidae): uma contribuição à biologia evolutiva e à conservação biológica destes peixes / Chromosomal and molecular markers in the Brycon genus (Characidae): a contribution to the evolutionary biology and conservation of this group.
Taxa studied: Order Characiformes, Family Characidae, Genus Brycon (B. lundii, B. orbignyanus, B. microlepis, B. cephalus, Brycon sp, B. brevicauda, B. insignis)
Student: Vladimir Pavan Margarido.
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Pedro Manoel Galetti Jr.
PhD Thesis: Uma contribuição à citogenética de Anostomidae, com ênfase na variabilidade das regiões organizadoras de nucléolos no gênero Leporinus (Pisces, Characiformes) / Contribution to the cytogenetics of Anostomidae, with emphasis on the nucleolar organizing regions variability in the Leporinus genus (Pisces, Characiformes)
Taxa studied: Order Characiformes, Family Anostomidae, Genus Leporinus (L.copelandii, L. conirostris, L. desmotes, L. elongatus, L. cf. elongatus, L. fasciatus, L. friderici, L. lacustris, L. macrocephalus, L. mormyrops, L.obtusidens, L. octofasciatus, L. piau, L.reinhardti, L. striatus, L.taeniatus, L. tigrinus)
Student: Terumi Hatanaka
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Pedro Manoel Galetti Jr.
PhD Thesis: Marcadores cromossômicos e moleculares no peixe Prochilodus marggravii: uma espécie de interesse econômico no rio São Francisco / Chromosomal and molecular markers in the fish Prochilodus marggravii, an economically important species in the São Francisco River.
Taxon studied: Order Characiformes, Family Prochilodontidae, Genus Prochilodus (P. margravii)
UFSCar / PPGGEv / FAPESP
Student: Lilian Cristina Jorge
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Orlando Moreira-Filho
PhD Thesis: Distribuição geográfica de polimorfismo cromossômico em Apareiodon affinis (Characiformes) / Geographic distribution of the chromosomal polymorphism in Apareiodon affinis (Characiformes)
Taxon studied: Order Characiformes, Family Parodontidae, Genus Apareiodon (A. affinis)
2001
Student: Cecília Teixeira de Aguilar
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Pedro Manoel Galetti Jr.
PhD Thesis: Estudos citogenéticos e moleculares em populações brasileiras de Leporellus vittatus (Characiformes, Anostomidae) / Citogenetic and molecular studies in Brazilian populations of Leporellus vittatus (Characiformes, Anostomidae)
Táxon studied: Order Characiformes, Family Anostomidae, Genus Leporellus (L. vittatus)
UFSCar / PPGGEv / CAPES
Student: Monique Mantovani
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Orlando Moreira-Filho
MSc Dissertation: Citogenética comparativa entre populações de Astyanax scabripinnis (Characidae) da bacia do rio Paranapanema / Comparative cytogenetics among populations of Astyanax scabripinnis (Characidae) from the Paranapanema River basin.
Taxon studied: Order Characiformes, Family Characidae, Genus Astyanax (A. scabripinnis)
Student: Luciano Douglas dos Santos Abel
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Orlando Moreira-Filho
MSc Dissertation: A variabilidade do complexo de espécies scabripinnis (Characidae) como estratégia adaptativa. Estudo da diversidade cariotípica do grupo com ênfase em populações da bacia do rio São Francisco / The variability of the scabripinnis species complex (Characidae) as an adaptive strategy. Analysis of the karyotypic diversity emphasizing populations of the São Francisco River basin.
Taxon studied: Order Characiformes, Family Characidae, Genus Astyanax(A. scabripinnis)
UFSCar / PPGGEv / FAPESP
Student: Célia Maria de Jesus
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Orlando Moreira-Filho
PhD Thesis: Caracterização de sequência repetitivas no genoma de Prochilodus lineatus (Prochilodontidae) portador de cromossomos B / Characterization of the repetitive sequences in the genome of Prochilodus lineatus (Prochilodontidae) carrying B chromosomes.
Taxon studied: Order Characiformes, Family Prochilodontidae, Genus Prochilodus (P. lineatus)
Student: Vera Elisa Vicente
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Orlando Moreira-Filho
PhD Thesis: Estudos citogenéticos e moleculares em Parodon hilarii e correlações com outras espécies da família Parodontidae (Characiformes) / Cytogenetic and molecular studies in Parodon hilarii and correlations with other Parodontidae species.
Taxa studied: Order Characiformes, Family Parodontidae, Genus Parodon (P. hilarii, P. nasus – cited as P. tortuosus)
2002
Student: Débora Diniz Bezerra
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Luiz AC Bertollo
MSc Dissertation: Estudos citogenéticos populacionais em Hoplerythrinus unitaeniatus (Pisces, Erythrinidae). Análise da biodiversidade / Population cytogenetic studies in Hoplerythrinus unitaeniatus (Pisces, Erythrinidae). Biodiversity analysis.
Taxon studied: Order Characiformes, Family Erythrinidae, Genus Hoplerythrinus (H. unitaeniatus)
Student: Elisangela Santana de Oliveira Dantas
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Orlando Moreira-Filho
MSc Dissertation: Estudos citogenéticos entre três espécies de Moenkausia (Characidae, Tetragonopterinae) de localidades diferentes / Cytogenetic studies among three Moenkausia species (Characidae, Tetragonopterinae).
Taxa studied: Order Characiformes, Family Characidae, Genus Moenkausia (M. sanctaefilomenae, M. intermedia, Moenkausia sp.)
Student: Marilza Barbosa de Almeida Marques.
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Orlando Moreira-Filho
MSc Dissertation: Estudos citogenéticos em Conorhynchus conirostris e Lophiosilurus alexandri (Siluriformes), espécies endêmicas do rio São Francisco / Cytogenetic studies in Conorhynchus conirostris and Lophiosilurus alexandri (Siluriformes), endemic species of the São Francisco River.
Taxa studied: Order Siluriformes, Family Pimelodidae, Genus Conorhynchus (C. conirostris), Family Pseudopimelodidae, Genus Lophiosilurus (L.alexandri)
2003
Student: Marcelo Ricardo Vicari
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Luiz AC Bertollo
MSc Dissertation: Citogenética comparativa de Hoplias malabaricus (Pisces, Erythrinidae). Estudos em região divisora de águas para as bacias dos rios Tibagi, Iguaçu, Ivaí e Ribeira (Ponta Grossa, PR) / Comparative cytogenetics of Hoplias malabaricus (Pisces, Erythrinidae). Studies in the water divisor region of the Tibagi, Iguaçu, Ivaí and Ribeira rivers (Ponta Grossa, PR)
Taxon studied: Order Characiformes, Family Erythrinidae, Genus Hoplias (H. malabaricus)
Student: Débora Karla Marques
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Pedro Manoel Galetti Jr.
PhD Thesis: Caracterização genética do pirarucu, Arapaima gigas (Curvier) (Teleostei, Arapaimidae) / Genetic characterization of the pirarucu, Arapaima gigas (Curvier) (Teleostei, Arapaimidae)
Taxon studied: Order Osteoglossiformes, Family Arapaimidae, Genus Arapaima (A. gigas)
Student: Karine Frehner Kavalco
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Orlando Moreira-Filho
MSc Dissertation: Contribuição citogenética à análise da biodiversidade da ictiofauna das nascentes do rio Paraitinga. / Cytogenetic contribution to the biodiversity analysis of the fish fauna from the headwaters of the Paraitinga River.
Taxa studied: Order Siluriformes, Family Loricariidae, Subfamily Loricariinae, Genus Harttia (H. loricariformes), Subfamily Neopecostominae, Genus Neoplecostomus (N. microps), Subfamily Hypostominae, Genus Hypostomus (H. affinis), Subfamily Upsilodinae, Genus Upsilodus (Upsilodus sp.), Order Characiformes, Family Characidae, Genus Astyanax (A . scabripinnis, A. parahybae, A. intermedius, A. giton), Genus Oligossarcus (O. hepsetus)
Student: Liano Centofante
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Orlando Moreira-Filho
PhD Thesis: Citogenética comparativa entre ictiofáunulas isoladas por um divisor de águas em regiões limítrofes de duas bacias hidrográficas na Serra da Mantiqueira / Comparative cytogenetics of fish fauna from neighboring regions of two hydrographic basins isolated by a watershed in Serra da Mantiqueira.
Taxa studied: Order Siluriformes, Family Loricariidae, Subfamily Loricariinae, Genus Harttia (H.carvalhoi), Family Heptapteridae, Genus Ramdia (Ramdia sp.), Order Characiformes, Family Characidae, Genus Astyanax (A. parahybae, A. fasciatus), Genus Hyphessobrycon (H. anisitsi), Family Parodontidae, Genus Parodon (P. nasus -- cited as P. tortuosus - P. moreirai – cited as Parodon sp), Family Crenuchidae, Genus Characidium (C.gomesi, C. cf. zebra, C. lauroi, C. cf. alipioi)
Student: Issakar Lima Souza
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Orlando Moreira-Filho
PhD Thesis: rDNAs nucleares e bandamentos cromossômicos em Salmininae e Astyanax scabripinnis (Characidae) / Nuclear rDNAs and chromosome banding in Salmininae and Astyanax scabripinnis (Characidae)
Taxa studied: Order Characiformes, Family Characidae, Genus Astyanax (A. scabripinnis), Genus Salminus (S. brasiliensis, S. hilarii)
2004
Student: Fábio Mendes Camilo
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Orlando Moreira-Filho
MSc Dissertation: Estudos citogenéticos de algumas espécies de peixes da família Loricariidae pertencentes à bacia do rio Piracicaba / Cytogenetic studies in the Loricariidae fish species from the Piracicaba River basin.
Taxa studied: Order Siluriformes, Family Loricariidae, Subfamily Hypoptomatinae, Genus Corimbataia (C. cuestae), Subfamily Hypostominae, Genus Liposarcus (L. anisitsi), Genus Hypostomus (H. albopunctatus)
Student: Elisangela Bellafronte da Silva
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Orlando Moreira-Filho
MSc Dissertation: Estudos citogenéticos comparativos em espécies do gênero Parodon (Parodontidae) / Comparative cytogenetic studies in Parodon species (Parodontidae).
Taxa studied: Order Characiformes, Family Parodontidae, Genus Parodon (P. nasus, P. nasus, cited as P. tortuosus)
2005
Student: Rubens Pazza
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Luiz AC Bertollo
PhD Thesis: Contribuição citogenética à análise da biodiversidade em Astyanax fasciatus (Pisces, Characidae) / Cytogenetic contribution to the biodiversity analysis in Astyanax fasciatus (Pisces, Characidae)
Taxon studied: Order Characiformes, Family Characidae, Genus Astyanax (A. fasciatus)
Student: Wellington Adriano Moreira Peres
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Orlando Moreira-Filho
MSc Dissertation: Análise da diversidade cariotípica de Characidae da bacia do São Francisco / Analysis of the karyotypic diversity of Characidae fish from the São Francisco River basin.
Taxa studied: Order Characiformes, Family Characidae, Genus Astyanax (A. fasciatus, A. bimaculatus), Genus Haseamania (H. nana), Genus Orthopinus (O. franciscensis), Genus Piabina (P.argentea), Family Cheirodontidae, Genus Serrapinnus (S. heterodon, S. piaba)
Student: Caroline Garcia
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Orlando Moreira-Filho
MSc Dissertation: Contribuições aos estudos citogenéticos em algumas espécies de cinco famílias de Siluriformes do rio São Francisco / Contributions to the cytogenetics of some species of three Siluriformes families from the São Francisco River
Taxa studied: Order Siluriformes, Family Auchenipteridae, Genus Paurachenipterus (P. galeatus, P. leopardinus), Doradidae, Genus Fransciscodoras (F. marmoratus), Heptapteridae, Genus Rhamdia (R. quelen), Pimelodidae , Genus Pimelodus (P. fur, P.maculatus, Pimelodus sp), Pseudopimelodidae, Genus Pseudopimelodus (P. zungaru)
2006
Student: Marcelo Ricardo Vicari
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Luiz AC Bertollo
PhD Thesis: Diversidade de peixes residentes em cabeceiras de rios. Uma abordagem cromossômica em três diferentes biomas aquáticos da região Sul do Brasil / Fish diversity from river headwaters. A chromosomal approach in three different biomes of South Brazil.
Taxa studied: Order Siluriformes, Family Callichthyidae, Genera Corydoras (C. paleatus, C. ehrhardti), Order Characiformes, Family Parodontidae, Genus Apareiodon (Apareiodon sp.), Family Characidae, Genus Astyanax (A. scabripinnis, A. janeiroensis), Family Crenuchidae, Genus Characidium (C. cf. gomesi), Order Perciformes, Family Cichlidae, Genera Geophagus (G. brasiliensis), Cichlasoma (C. facetum)
2007
Student: Débora Diniz Bezerra
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Luiz AC Bertollo
PhD Thesis: Origem e diferenciação do sistema de cromossomos sexuais ZZ/ZW em Triportheus (Characiformes, Characidae). Citogenética, mapeamento dos genes ribossomais e microdissecção cromossômica / Origin and differentiation of the ZZ/ZW sex chromosome system in Triportheus (Characiformes, Characidae). Cytogenetic mapping of ribosomal genes and chromosomal microdissection.
Taxa studied: Order Characiformes, Family Triportheidae, Genus Triportheus (T. nematurus, T. guentheri, T. trifurcatus, T. auritus, T. angulatus, T. albus, T. cf. signatus)
Student: Celeste Mutuko Nakayama
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Luiz AC Bertollo
PhD Thesis: Citogenética molecular comparativa do DNAr 18S e 5S em piranhas (Serrasalminae, Characidae) da Amazônia Central / Comparative molecular cytogenetics of 18S and 5S rDNA in piranhas (Serrasalminae, Characidae) from the Central Amazon.
Taxa studied: Characiformes Order, Family Characidae, Subfamily Serrasalminae, Genera Serrasalmus (S. altispinnis, S. elongatus, S. goulding, S. rhombeus, S. serrulatus, S. maculates, S. cf. rhombeus), Pygocentrus (P. nattereri), Pristobrycon (P. striolatus), Catoprion (C. mento), Colossoma (C. macropomum).
2008
Student: Maressa Ferreira Neto
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Orlando Moreira-Filho
MSc Dissertation: Análise citogenética em algumas espécies de peixes em uma região divisora de águas entre riachos de bacias hidrográficas distintas / Cytogenetic analysis in fish species from a dividing water region among streams of different river basins
Taxa studied: Order Characiformes, Family Characidae, Genus Astyanax (A. altiparanae, A. fasciatus), Genus Moenkausia (M. sanctafilomenae), Family Curimatidae, Genus Cyphocarax (C. modestus), Family Prochilodontidae, Genus Prochilodus (P. lineatus), Order Gymnotiformes, Family Gymnotidae, Genus Gymnotus (G. carapo), Family Sternopygidae, Genus Eigenmannia (Eigenmannia sp.), Order Perciformes, Family Cichidae, Genus Geophagus (G. brasiliensis)
Student: Ernani de Oliveira Mendes Neto
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Orlando Moreira-Filho
MSc Dissertation: Estudos citogenéticos em algumas espécies de Loricariidae (Teleostei, Siluriformes) da região de transposição do rio Piumhi para o rio São Francisco / Cytogenetic studies in Loricariidae species (Teleostei, Siluriformes) from the transposition region of the Piumhi River into the São Francisco River.
Taxa studied: Order Siluriformes, Family Loricariidae, Subfamily Hypostominae, Genus Hypostomus, (H. regani, Hypostomus sp.1a, Hypostomus sp.1b, Hypostomus sp. 2), Subfamily Loricariinae, Genus Rineloricaria (R. cf. latirostris)
Student: Sandra Mariotto
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Orlando Moreira-Filho
PhD Thesis: Estudo citogenético clássico e molecular em quinze espécies da tribo Ancistrini (Siluriformes, Loricariidae) de três bacias hidrográficas brasileiras / Conventional and molecular cytogenetic studies in 15 Ancistrini species (Siluriformes, Loricariidae) from three Brazilian hidrographic basins.
Taxa studied: Order Siluriformes, Family Loricariidae, Subfamily Ancistrinae, Genus Ancistrus (A. cf. dubius, Ancistrus sp. 01, Ancistrus sp. 03, Ancistrus sp. 04, Ancistrus sp. 06, Ancistrus sp. 08, Ancistrus sp. 10, Ancistrus sp.11, Ancistrus sp.12, Ancistrus sp. 13, A. tombador), Genus Lasiancistrus (L. cf. schomburgkii)
2009
Student: Elisangela Bellafronte da Silva
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Orlando Moreira-Filho
PhD Thesis: Citogenética clássica e molecular em peixes Neotropicais. Estudos comparativos entre bacias hidrográficas com ênfase em região de transposição de rio / Conventional and molecular cytogenetics in Neotropical fishes. Comparative studies among river basins with emphasis on a river transposition region.
Taxa studied: Order Gymnotiformes, Family Gymnotidae, GenusGymnotus(G. carapo, G. silvius), Family Sternopygidae, Genus Eigenmannia (E. virescens, Eigenmania sp)
Student: Wellington Adriano Moreira
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Orlando Moreira-Filho
PhD Thesis: Análise citogenética de espécies de Astyanax (Characiformes) na região de transposição do rio Piumhi / Cytogenetic analysis of Astyanax species (Characiformes) from the transposition region of the Piumhi River.
Taxa studied: Order Characiformes, Family Characidae, Genus Astyanax (A. scabripinnis, A. bimaculatus, A. lacustris, A. altiparanae)
2010
Student: Marcelo de Bello Cioffi
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Luiz AC Bertollo
MSc Dissertation: Marcadores cromossômicos em Hoplias malabaricus (Characiformes, Erythrinidae). Citogenética comparativa entre cariomorfos / Chromosome markers in Hoplias malabaricus (Characiformes, Erythrinidae. Comparative cytogenetics among karyomorphs.
Taxon studied: Order Characiformes,Family Erythrinidae, Genus Hoplias (H. malabaricus: karyomorphs A, B, C, D)
Student: Roberto Laridondo Lui
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Orlando Moreira-Filho
MSc Dissertation: Análises comparativas citogenéticas e do DNA mitocondrial em Parauchenipterus galeatus Bleeker, 1862 (Siluriformes, Auchenipteridae) coletados no alto rio Paraná, no alto rio São Francisco e no rio Piumhi: um enfoque biogeográfico / Cytogenetic and mtDNA comparative analyses in Parauchenipterus galeatus Bleeker, 1862 (Siluriformes, Auchenipteridae) from the upper Paraná, Upper São Francisco and Piumhi rivers: a biogeographical focus.
Taxon studied: Order Siluriformes, Family Auchenipteridae, Genus Parauchenipterus (P. galeatus)
Student: Daniel Rodrigues Blanco
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Orlando Moreira-Filho
MSc Dissertation: Caracterização citogenética em algumas populações alopátricas do gênero Hoplias, com enfoque nos grupos malabaricus e lacerdae / Cytogenetic characterization of some allopatric populations of the Hoplias genus, focusing on the malabaricus and lacerdae groups.
Taxa studied: Order Characiformes, Family Erythrinidae, Genus Hoplias (H. malabaricus, H. aimara, H. intermedius)
Student: Daniel Luis Zanella Kantek
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Orlando Moreira-Filho
PhD Thesis: Citogenética de espécies de Siluriformes da região de transposição do rio Piumhi (MG) / Cytogenetics of Siluriformes species from the transposition region of the Piumhi River (MG)
Taxa studied: Order Siluriformes, Family Auchenipteridae, Genus Parauchenipterus (P. galeatus), Family Pimelodidae, Genus Pimelodus (P. pohli), Family Heptapteridae, Genus Imparfinis (I. schubarti), Genus Ceptopsorhamdia (C. iheringi), Genus Pimelodella (P. vittata), Genus Rhamdia (Rhamdia sp. A, Rhamdia sp. B), Genus Rhamdiopsis (Rhamdiopsis sp. cf. R. microcephala), Family Trichomycteridae, Genus Trichomycterus (T. brasiliensis)
2011
Student: Marceléia Rubert
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Orlando Moreira-Filho
PhD Thesis: Estudos citogenéticos em espécies das tribos Hipostomini e Ancistrini (Loricariidae, Hypostominae) / Cytogenetic studies in Hipostomini and Ancistrini species (Loricariidae, Hypostominae)
Taxa studied: Order Siluriformes, Family Loricariidae, Subfamily Ancistrinae, Genus Ancistrus (A. brevippinis, A. multispinis), Genus Hemiancistrus (H. punctulatus), Subfamily Hypostominae, Genus Hypostomus (H. albbopunctatus, H. cochiodon, H. commersoni, H. heraldoi, H. hermanni, H. iheringii, H. mutucae, H. nigromaculatus, H. paulinus, H. aff.paulinus, H. regani, H. strigaticeps)
Student: Rosângela Martins de Oliveira
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Orlando Moreira-Filho
PhD Thesis: Citogenética clássica e molecular de três espécies de curimatídeos, com ênfase no cromossomo B de Cyphocharax nagelli (Characiformes, Curimatidae) / Conventional and molecular cytogenetics in three curimatid species, with emphasis on the B chromosome of Cyphocharax nagelli (Characiformes, Curimatidae)
Taxa studied: Order Characiformes, Family Curimatidae, Genus Cyphocharax (C. nagelli, C.modestus), Genus Steindachnerina (S. insculpta)
Student: Marcelo de Bello Cioffi
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Luiz AC Bertollo
PhD Thesis: Evolução cromossômica na família Erythrinidae. Mapeamento citogenético de DNAs repetitivos e microdissecção de cromossomos sexuais / Chromosome evolution in the Erythrinidae family. Cytogenetic mapping of repetitive DNAs and microdissection of sex chromosomes.
Taxa studied: Order Characifomes, Family Erythrinidae, Genera Hoplias (H. malabaricus: karyomorphs A, B, C, D), Erythrinus (E. erythrinus: karyomorphs A, D)
2012
Student: Josiane Baccarin Traldi
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Orlando Moreira-Filho
MSc Dissertation: Citogenética comparativa em espécies de Hypostomus (Siluriformes, Loricariidae, Hypostominae). Contribuição da fração repetitiva do genoma para a diversidade cromossômica do grupo / Comparative cytogenetics in Hypostomus species (Siluriformes, Loricariidae, Hypostominae). Contribution of the genomic repetitive fraction to the chromosome diversity
Taxa studied: Order Siluriformes, Family Loricariidae, Subfamily Hypostominae, Genus Hypostomus (H. ancistroides, H. iheringii, H. nigromaculatus, H. tapijara)
Student: Daniel Rodrigues Blanco
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Orlando Moreira-Filho
PhD Thesis: Estudoscitogenéticos clássicos e moleculares em espécies do gênero Harttia (Siluriformes, Loricariidae), com enfoque no papel dos DNAs repetitivos na evolução cariotípica do grupo / Conventional and molecular cytogenetic studies in Harttia species (Siluriformes, Loricariidae), focusing on the role of repetitive DNAs in the karyotypic evolution of this group.
Taxa studied: Order Siluriformes, Family Loricariidae, Subfamily Loricariinae, Genus Harttia (H.loricariformes, H. longipinna, H. kronei, H. gracilis, H. punctata, H. torrenticola, H. carvalhoi )
Student:Roberto Laridondo Lui
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Orlando Moreira-Filho
PhD Thesis: Estudos evolutivos em Auchenipteridae (Siluriformes): citogenética, DNA mitocondrial e DNA satélite / Evolutionary studies in Auchenipteridae (Siluriformes): cytogenetics, mtDNA and satellite DNA.
Taxa studied: Order Siluriformes, Family Auchenipteridae, Genus Ageneiosus (A. inermis), Genus Glanidium (G. ribeiroi), Genus Parauchenipterus (P. galeatus, P.striatulus), Genus Tatia (T. jaracatia, T. neivai), Genus Trachelyopterus (Trachelyopterus sp.)
2013
Student: Nícolas Fernandes Martins
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Luiz AC Bertollo
MSc Dissertation: Diferenciação cromossômica em Erythrinus erythrinus (Characiformes, Erythrinidae) / Chromosomal differentiation in Erytrhinus erythrinus (Characiformes, Erythrinidae).
Taxon studied: Order Characiformes, Family Erythrinidae, Genus Erythrinus (E. erythrinus: karyomorphs A, C)
2014
Student: Juliana de Fátima Martinez
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Orlando Moreira-Filho
MSc Dissertation: Hoplerythrinus unitaeniatus (Characiformes, Erythrinidae): um complexo de espécies. Estudos citogenéticos e moleculares / Hoplerythrinus unitaeniatus (Characiformes, Erythrinidae): a species complex. Cytogenetic and molecular analyses.
Taxon studied: Order Characiformes, Family Erythrinidae / Genus Hoplerythrinus (H. unitaeniatus)
2015
Student: Ezequiel Aguiar de Oliveira
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Marcelo de Bello Cioffi
MSc Dissertation: Evolução cromossômica em peixes da família Erythrinidae (Characiformes). Citogenética comparativa entre espécies do gênero Hoplias / Chromosome evolution in the Erythrinidae fish family (Characiformes). Comparative cytogenetics among Hoplias species.
Taxa studied: Order Characiformes, Family Erythrinidae, Genus Hoplias (H. aimara, H. brasiliensis, H. lacerdae and H. intermedius)
Student: Josiane Baccarin Traldi
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Orlando Moreira-Filho
PhD Thesis: Investigação do papel dos DNAs repetitivos na evolução cromossômica de espécies de Apareiodon (Characiformes, Parodontidae) / Investigation of the repetitive DNAs role in the chromosome evolution of Apareiodon species (Characiformes, Parodontidae)
Taxa studied: Order Characiformes, Family Parodontidae, Genus Apareiodon (A. cavalcante, A. machrisi, A. argenteus, A. davisi, Apareiodon sp 1, Apareiodon sp 2)
UFSCar / PPGGEv / FAPESP
2016
Student: Cássia Fernanda Yano
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Luiz AC Bertollo
PhD Thesis: Estudos evolutivos no gênero Triportheus (Characiformes, Triportheidae) com enfoque na diferenciação do sistema de cromossomos sexuais ZZ/ZW / Evolutionary studies in the Triportheus genus (Characiformes, Triportheidae) foccusing on the differentiation of the ZZ/ZW sex chromosome system.
Taxa studied: Triportheus auritus, T. guentheri, T. albus, T. aff. rotundatus (Jardine, 1841), T. nematurus, T. signatus, T. trifurcatus, T. pantanensis Malabarba, 2004 - UFSCar / PPGGEv / CAPES
2018
Student: Felipe Faix Barby
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Marcelo de Bello Cioffi
MSc Dissertation: Evolução cromossômica em Osteoglossiformes (Teleostei, Osteoglossomorpha). Uma abordagem intercontinental na família Notopteridae / Chromosomal evolution in Osteoglossiformes (Teleostei, Osteoglossomorpha). An intercontinental approach in the Notopteridae family
Taxa studied: Order Osteoglossiformes, Family Notopteridae, Genus Notopterus (N. notopterus), Chitala (C. blanci, C. ornata, C. chitala, C.lopis), Xenomystus (X. nigri) and Papyrocranus (P. afer)
Student: Ezequiel Aguiar de Oliveira
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Marcelo de Bello Cioffi
PhD Thesis: Evolução cromossômica na família Arapaimidae (Teleostei: Osteoglossiformes): Uma abordagem populacional e intercontinental / Chromosomal evolution in the Arapaimidae family (Teleostei: Osteoglossiformes): A populational and intercontinental approach.
Taxa studied: Order Osteoglossiformes, Family Arapaimidae, Genus Arapaima (A. gigas) and Heterotis (H. niloticus)
UFSCar / PPGGEv / CAPES
Student: Francisco de Menezes Cavalcante Sassi
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Marcelo de Bello Cioffi
MSc Dissertation: Evolução cromossômica na família Lebiasinidae (Teleostei, Characiformes), com enfoque em espécies do gênero Lebiasina.
Taxa studied: Order Characiformes, Family Lebiasinidae, Genus Lebiasina (L. bimaculata and L. melanoguttata)
UFSCar / PPGGEv / CAPES
Student: Fernando Henrique Santos de Souza
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Marcelo de Bello Cioffi
MSc Dissertation: O Impacto da presença de sistemas de cromossomos sexuais múltiplos na diversidade genética e na especiação: A família Erythrinidae (Teleostei, Characiformes) como modelo
Taxa studied: Order Characiformes, Family Erythrinidae, Genus Hoplias (H. malabaricus)
UFSCar / PPGGEv / FAPESP
Student: Vanessa Cristina Sales de Oliveira
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Marcelo de Bello Cioffi
PhD Thesis: Evolução Cromossômica em Crocodylia (Animalia, Reptilia)
Taxa studied: Order Crocodylia, Family Alligatoridae, Crocodylidae
UFSCar / PPGGEv / CAPES
2024
Student: Renata Luiza Rosa de Moraes
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Marcelo de Bello Cioffi
PhD Thesis: Evolução cromossômica, diversidade genética e história demográfica em espécies do gênero Pyrrhulina (Characiformes, Lebiasinidae)
Taxa studied: Order Characiformes, Family Lebiasinidae
UFSCar / PPGGEv / FAPESP
2025
Student: Francisco de Menezes Cavalcante Sassi
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Marcelo de Bello Cioffi
PhD Thesis: Relações Evolutivas e história demográfica em espécies de Harttia Steindachner, 1876
Taxa studied: Order Siluriformes, Family Loricariidae
UFSCar / PPGGEv / FAPESP
Manolo Fernandez Perez. 2022. Supervisor: Marcelo de Bello Cioffi
Rafael Kretschmer. 2021. Supervisor: Marcelo de Bello Cioffi
Cassia Fernanda Yano. 2018. Supervisor: Luiz AC Bertollo
Alexandr Sember. 2017. Supervisor: Luiz AC Bertollo
Terumi Hatanaka. 2016. Supervisor: Marcelo de Bello Cioffi
Ahmed Basheer Hamid. 2016. Supervisor: Luiz AC Bertollo
Marcelo de Bello Cioffi. 2014. Supervisor: Luiz AC Bertollo
Elisangela Bellafronte da Silva. 2013. Supervisor: Orlando Moreira-Filho
Wagner Franco Molina. 2012. Supervisor: Luiz AC Bertollo
Roberto Ferreira Artoni. 2011. Supervisor: Orlando Moreira-Filho
Gustavo Campos e Silva Kuhn. 2011. Supervisor: Orlando Moreira-Filho
Elisangela Bellafronte da Silva. 2010. Supervisor: Orlando Moreira-Filho
Gustavo Campos e Silva Kuhn. 2006. Supervisor: Orlando Moreira-Filho
Vladimir Pavan Margarido. 2006. Supervisor: Orlando Moreira-Filho
Liano Centofante. 2005. Supervisor: Orlando Moreira-Filho