Vinicius Padula
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Vinicius Padula is a Brazilian marine biologist who is studying nudibranchs since the beginning
of his undergraduate studies, 2003. Bachelor in Marine Biology and M.Sc. in Zoology by the Rio
de Janeiro Federal University, Brazil, Vinicius has as main interests taxonomy, biogeography
and evolution of nudibranchs. He collaborates also in studies of polyclad flatworms. His
research is more focused in tropical western Atlantic fauna, including Bermuda, the Caribbean
Sea and Brazil, region studied mostly between 1950-80 decades and still with huge gaps
of knowledge. Currently, Vinicius is investigating cryptic species complexes, as part of his
PhD study at the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, Germany. As an active diver and
enthusiastic of underwater photography, he has participated in many expeditions, including
Costa Rica, Brazil, Azores and the Mediterranean Sea.Vinicius Padula has helped Nudi Pixel verifying identification of 24 specimens
Contributes 8 photos to Nudi Pixel.