Dr. Rachel Collin
Director, Bocas del Toro Research Station (BRS)
Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute
Systematics of calyptraeid gastropods; invertebrate life histories; larval biology
Principal Investigators
Dr. Suzanne Fredericq
Professor, University of Louisiana at Lafayette
Systematics of red seaweeds; Gulf of Mexico; molecular systematics
Dr. Robert W. Thacker
Professor, Stony Brook University
Systematics and evolution of sponges; symbiosis; evolutionary ecology
Dr. Maria Pia Miglietta
Assistant Professor, Texas A&M University
Systematics and evolution of hydroids; life history evolution
Dr. Rosana Rocha
Professor, Universidade Federal do Paraná, Brazil
Systematics and evolution of tunicates; invasive species; life history evolution
Dr. Estefania Rodriguez
Associate Curator, American Museum of Natural History
Taxonomy and phylogeny of sea anemones; deep sea biology; polar biology; life history evolution
Dr. Svetlana Maslakova
Dr. Svetlana Maslakova
Associate Professor, Oregon Institute of Marine Biology
Systematics of nemerteans; Evo-Devo; larval biology; microscopy
Scientific Illustrator
Meghan Rock
This project is supported by the National Science Foundation’s Division of Environmental Biology through an award titled “Advancing Revisionary Taxonomy and Systematics: Integrative Research and Training in Tropical Taxonomy” (DEB-1456674). Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed on this website are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.