Section Mollusca
Research projects of the Mollusca Section
“Is there still something left to be explored?” (Curator’s Grandma)
Funded research projects
- Diversity and evolution of Antarctic gastropods (DFG)
- Phylogeny and evolution of Acochlidia (DFG, VW)
- Deep molluscan phylogeny (DFG)
- Corambid and suctorian sea slug evolution (DFG)
- Heterobranch gastropod microanatomy and molecular systematics (DFG)
- Integrative sea slug taxonomy (DAAD – CNPq)
- Brazilian polyclad diversity (DAAD – CNPq)
- 3D microanatomy and systematics of selected gastropods (statal stipend)
- Evolution of parasitic copepods (statal stipend)
- Diversity and integrative taxonomy of Bavarian gastropods (BFB, GBOL, stipend applied for)
- plus many collaborative research paper projects in progress (various funding sources)