Jonathan N. FloresInstituto de Biología de Organismos Marinos (IBIOMAR-CONICET) · Laboratorio de Reproducción y Biología Integrativa de Invertebrados Marinos (LARBIM)
Jonathan N. Flores
Doctor en Ciencias Biológicas
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Introduction
I am interested in the diversity of sea urchins (Echinodermata: Echinoidea) from Argentina. My research focuses on their taxonomy, reproduction, and ecology in key areas for biodiversity conservation, such as deep-sea environments and marine protected areas. I aim to understand their role in benthic assemblages, explore the phylogenetic relationships among species, and examine how reproductive strategies influence gene flow and historical biogeographic patterns.
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November 2012 - March 2016
April 2016 - July 2022
Education
April 2017 - July 2022
March 2008 - March 2016
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Publications (16)
Introduction:
Sea urchins in the order Spatangoida are the most diverse group of extant echinoids.
Objective:
Describe a new genus and species of Spatangoida from abyssal depths, and add new records for known species.
Methods:
Specimens were collected during several cruises at different areas of the southwestern Atlantic Ocean (SWAO), among 37-55...
Between 2012-2013 we study the reproductive mode of deep-sea invertebrates from the Southwestern Atlantic after a series of cruises on board of the B/O “Puerto Deseado”, with focus on the submarine canyon of Mar del Plata (about 38°S and up to 3,500 m depth). This region of the world is poorly known and is very interesting because like other deep-s...
Biological collections facilitate the identification of species and allow us to understand their evolution. The Argentine Museum of Natural Sciences "Bernardino Rivadavia" (MACN) is one of the most important museums in Latin America and is responsible for the custody, curation, study and exhibition of collections. It houses 23 national collections,...
Only three species of the order Cidaroida have been reported so far for the Argentine Sea, with no records of any sea urchin beyond 1,200 m depth in the area. In order to collect samples in the deep sea, we participated in three research campaigns between 2012 and 2013 on board the oceanographic vessel “Puerto Deseado” (CONICET). We sampled the Arg...
