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Reinaldo José da Silva

Reinaldo José da Silva

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Animal Science and Veterinary

D-Index
28
Citations
4150
World Ranking
2651
National Ranking
114

Overview

Reinaldo José da Silva is affiliated with Sao Paulo State University in Brazil. Their research primarily focuses on Environmental Science and Immunology and Microbiology, with a strong emphasis on subfields such as Ecology, Parasitology, Nature and Landscape Conservation, Aquatic Science, and Global and Planetary Change.

Their work covers a range of topics within parasitology and aquatic biology, including:

  • Parasite Biology and Host Interactions
  • Fish biology, ecology, and behavior
  • Fish Biology and Ecology Studies
  • Myxozoan Parasites in Aquatic Species
  • Helminth infection and control
  • Amphibian and Reptile Biology
  • Aquaculture disease management and microbiota

Recent publications authored or co-authored by Reinaldo José da Silva include:

  • "Morphological and molecular data of new species of Characithecium and Diaphorocleidus (Monogenea: Dactylogyridae) from Neotropical characid fishes," 2021, Parasitology International
  • "Seven new species of Urocleidoides (Monogenea: Dactylogyridae) from Brazilian fishes supported by morphological and molecular data," 2020, Parasitology Research
  • "Revisiting the taxonomy of Rhabdias fuelleborni Travassos, 1928 (Nematoda, Rhabdiasidae) with approaches to delimitation of species and notes on molecular phylogeny," 2022, Parasitology International
  • "Diversity of helminth parasites of eight siluriform fishes from the Aguapeí River, upper Paraná basin, São Paulo state, Brazil," 2020, International Journal for Parasitology Parasites and Wildlife
  • "Trinigyrus spp. (Monogenea: Dactylogyridae) from Brazilian catfishes: new species, molecular data and new morphological contributions to the genus," 2020, Journal of Helminthology

Frequently collaborating co-authors include Mariana Bertholdi Ebert, Edna Paulino de Alcântara, Diego Henrique Mirandola Dias Vieira, Letícia Pereira Úngari, and Enzo Emmerich.

The most common venues for publication are:

  • Acta Parasitologica
  • Parasitology International
  • Journal of Helminthology
  • Zootaxa
  • Systematic Parasitology

Best Publications

  • Checklist of Helminth parasites of Amphibians from South America.

    Karla Magalhaes Campiao;Drausio Honorio Morais;Olivia Tavares Dias;Aline Aguiar

  • Checklist of helminths from lizards and amphisbaenians (Reptilia, Squamata) of South America

    R. W. Avila;R. J. Silva

  • Health and Environment in Aquaculture

    Reinaldo J. Silva;Gianmarco Silva David;Edmir Daniel Carvalho

  • Parasitic infection of the appendix as a cause of acute appendicitis

    Danielle Fernandes da Silva;Reinaldo José da Silva;Márcia Guimarães da Silva;Alesso Cervantes Sartorelli

  • How Many Parasites Species a Frog Might Have? Determinants of Parasite Diversity in South American Anurans.

    Karla Magalhães Campião;Augusto Cesar de Aquino Ribas;Drausio Honorio Morais;Reinaldo José da Silva

  • Description of three new species of Hepatozoon (Apicomplexa, Hepatozoidae) from Rattlesnakes (Crotalus durissus terrificus) based on molecular, morphometric and morphologic characters

    Lucia Helena O’Dwyer;Tatiana Cristina Moço;Karina dos Santos Paduan;Carine Spenassatto

  • Molecular detection of Paracoccidioides brasiliensis in road-killed wild animals

    Virgínia Bodelão Richini-Pereira;Sandra De Moraes Gimenes Bosco;Juliana Griese;Raquel Cordeiro Theodoro

  • Status and recommendations for sustainable freshwater aquaculture in Brazil

    André B. Nobile;Almir M. Cunico;Jean R. S. Vitule;Jamile Queiroz

  • Diversity in the genus Rhabdias (Nematoda, Rhabdiasidae): Evidence for cryptic speciation

    Maria I. Müller;Drausio H. Morais;Guilherme J. Costa‐Silva;Aline Aguiar

  • Ectoparasites of Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) in cage farming in a hydroelectric reservoir in Brazil

    Aline Cristina Zago;Lidiane Franceschini;Fabiana Garcia;Sérgio Henrique Canello Schalch

  • Helminth parasites of <i>Leptodactylus podicipinus</i> (Anura: Leptodactylidae) from south-eastern Pantanal, State of Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil

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  • Morphological and molecular data of new species of Characithecium and Diaphorocleidus (Monogenea: Dactylogyridae) from Neotropical characid fishes.

    Aline Cristina Zago;Lidiane Franceschini;Vanessa Doro Abdallah;Maria Isabel Müller

  • Microbial production of the off-flavor geosmin in tilapia production in Brazilian water reservoirs: Importance of bacteria in the intestine and other fish-associated environments

    Mie Bech Lukassen;Nadieh de Jonge;Sabine M Bjerregaard;Raju Podduturi

  • A new genus and two new species of dactylogyrid monogeneans from gills of Neotropical catfishes (Siluriformes: Doradidae and Loricariidae)

    Aline Angelina Acosta;Tomáš Scholz;Isabel Blasco-Costa;Philippe Vieira Alves;Philippe Vieira Alves

  • First record of Lernaea cyprinacea (Copepoda) in a native fish species from a Brazilian river

    Aline Angelina Acosta;Edmir Daniel Carvalho;Reinaldo José da Silva

  • Nematodes of Lizards (Reptilia: Squamata) from Caatinga Biome, Northeastern Brazil

    Robson W. Ávila;Luciano A. Anjos;Samuel C. Ribeiro;Drausio H. Morais

  • A new species of Pseudovaigamus Amado, Ho Rocha, 1984 (Cyclopoida: Ergasilidae) from the teleost Pimelodus maculatus Lacepède, 1803.

    Rodrigo B. Narciso;Gilmar Perbiche-Neves;Reinaldo José Da Silva

  • Description of Cystodiscus elachistocleis sp. nov. (Cnidaria: Myxosporea) parasitizing the gallbladder of Elachistocleis cesarii from Brazil, based on morphological and molecular analyses

    Diego Henrique Mirandola Dias Vieira;Letícia Pereira Úngari;Edna Paulino de Alcantara;Enzo Emmerich

  • Rhabdochona fuscovaria sp. n. (Nematoda: Rhabdochonidae) from the stomach of frog Scinax fuscovarius (Anura: Hylidae) in Brazil.

    Edna Paulino De Alcantara;Leticia Pereira Úngari;Cristiana Ferreira-Silva;Enzo Emmerich

  • Interference of cage fish farm on diet, condition factor and numeric abundance on wild fish in a Neotropical reservoir

    Igor P. Ramos;Heleno Brandão;Augusto S. Zanatta;Érica de O.P. Zica

  • Six new species of Heteropriapulus (Monogenea: Dactylogyridae) from South American fishes with an amended diagnosis to the genus

    Aline Angelina Acosta;Lidiane Franceschini;Aline Cristina Zago;Tomáš Scholz

  • A new species of Hastospiculum Skrjabin (Spirurida: Diplotriaenidae) parasite of Xenodon merremii (Walger in Spix) (Serpentes: Dipsadidae) from Northeastern Brazil

    Cristiana Ferreira-Silva;Edna P Alcantara;Robson W Ávila;Reinaldo J Silva

  • A new genus and four new species of dactylogyrids (Monogenea), gill parasites of pimelodid catfishes (Siluriformes: Pimelodidae) in South America and the reassignment of Urocleidoides megorchis Mizelle et Kritsky, 1969

    Aline A Acosta;Aline A Acosta;Carlos A Mendoza-Palmero;Carlos A Mendoza-Palmero;Reinaldo J da Silva;Tomas Scholz

  • Calling Behavior and Parasite Intensity in Treefrogs, Hypsiboas prasinus

    Carla Bonetti Madelaire;Reinaldo José da Silva;Fernando Ribeiro Gomes

  • Biodiversity of anuran endoparasites from a transitional area between the Atlantic Forest and Cerrado biomes in Brazil: new records and remarks

    Aline Aguiar;Drausio Honorio Morais;Lidiane A. Firmino Silva;Luciano Alves Dos Anjos

Frequent Co-Authors

Tomáš Scholz
Tomáš Scholz Czech Academy of Sciences
Edilson Matos
Edilson Matos Federal Rural University of Amazonia
Andreimar M. Soares
Andreimar M. Soares Oswaldo Cruz Foundation
Jeppe Lund Nielsen
Jeppe Lund Nielsen Aalborg University
Gerardo Pérez-Ponce de León
Gerardo Pérez-Ponce de León National Autonomous University of Mexico
José R. Giglio
José R. Giglio Universidade de São Paulo
Delir Corrêa Gomes
Delir Corrêa Gomes Oswaldo Cruz Foundation
Maurício Laterça Martins
Maurício Laterça Martins Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina

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