Erica Vidal is an Oceanographer with both M.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees in Biological Oceanography, the latter obtained in 2000 at Texas A&M University, USA. Her research interests focus on the developmental biology, ecology and culture of cephalopod early life stages. More specifically, her research explores the morphological and ecological adaptations of paralarvae by integrating ecology and physiological mechanisms. Currently, she is interested in assessing the ways in which paralarvae learning capabilities are shaped by exogenous factors.

Fernanda is a Biologist. She graduated in Biology at the Unespar, in Paranaguá, Paraná. She is our lab technician and is interested in improving and optimizing the culture techniques used in the laboratory. She enjoys teamwork and investigating how to solve the problems arising in his workplace. She also loves to work with the amazing cephalopods and even more with the people who actively share our lab daily.

Gabrielle is an Oceanographer. She is a M.Sc. student of the Graduate Program in Coastal and Oceanic System at the Center for Marine Studies. Her research is focused on the development and variability of the arm crown in the early life stages of cephalopods.

Irina is an undergraduate student of Oceanography at the University of Paraná (UFPR) and has interest in the biological area of oceanography, particularly in ecology. She is fascinated by animals and plants, especially by the incredible capacity of camouflage and bioluminescence of cephalopods.

Zeninho is a graduate student in Oceanography at the Center for Marine Studies since 2019. He is interested in biological oceanography due to his fascination for the oceans and marine life. This interest led him to work with cephalopods, as they are very intelligent animals and have unique morphological features. He has been a member of the laboratory since 2022 and has developed studies on the identification of paralarvae and juveniles that inhabit the coastal and oceanic regions of Australia. Zeninho seeks to understand the environmental and ecological factors that influence the development and distribution of cephalopod paralarvae and juveniles.

Bruna Castro de Morais is a graduate student in Oceanography at the Center for Marine Studies, with a special interest in cephalopods and their singularities. She aims to deepen her studies to understand how physical oceanography influences the distribution of the early life phases of the cephalopod life cycle and their adaptations to different conditions. Currently, she is developing studies to investigate the distribution and abundance of Argonauta nodosus paralarvae and juveniles in relation to oceanographic processes in Southern Brazil.

Thiago is an undergraduate student in Aquaculture Engineering at the UFPR. Currently, he is working on this undergraduate monograph on the embryonic development of Octopus americanus and how this period influences the production of paralarvae for rearing.Thiago is responsible for the maintenance of recirculating systems for the maintenance of octopus broodstock in the laboratory.

Gretchen is an Oceanographer. She is a M.Sc. student of the Graduate Program in Coastal and Oceanic System at the Center for Marine Studies. Her research evaluates how Octopus americanus paralarvae are affected by ocean acidification.