Research Associate, University of California Museum of Paleontology
"I am passionate about understanding the evolution and biogeography of echinoderms, relying on the integration of morphological, molecular and paleontological data. I am interested in studying the influence of heterochronic processes in the evolution of morphologically conservative echinoids, and the geological and biological events that explain the speciation and distribution of cosmopolitan/endemic taxa."
Selected Publications
- Souto, C., R. Mooi, L. Martins, C. Menegola, and C.R. Marshall. 2019. Homoplasy and extinction: the phylogeny of cassidulid echinoids (Echinodermata). Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society.
- Souto C., and L. Martins.2018. Synchrotron micro-CT scanning leads to the discovery of a new genus of morphologically conserved echinoid (Echinodermata: Cassiduloida). Zootaxa. 4457(1):70–092. Read it
- Martins, L. and C. Souto. 2018 (online first). Taxonomic remarks on Havelockia and Thyone (Holothuroidea: Dendrochirotida), with descriptions of two new species from the Brazilian coast. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom. Read it
- Souto, C. and M. Martins. 2017. Os Equinodermos. Pp. 303 - 315. In Nunes, J.M.C., and M.R.B. de Matos, (eds.), Litoral norte da Bahia: caracterizacao ambiental, biodiversidade e conservacao. EDUFBA, Salvador. ISBN 978-85-232-1456-2. Notes: Title in English: The Echinoderms, In: North coast of Bahia: environmental characteristics, biodiversity and conservation. Read it
