Carlos Eduardo de Mattos Bicudo
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Carlos Eduardo de Mattos Bicudo has a total of 1000 co-authors. Here are the top co-authors by number of shared publications:
- Gisele Carolina Marquardt
Universidade Federal do Paraná
14 shared publications Carlos E. Wetzel
10 shared publicationsDenise C. Bicudo
10 shared publicationsLuc Ector
10 shared publicationsMarie-Pierre Ledru
10 shared publications- Denise de Campos Bicudo
Instituto de Pesquisas Ambientais, Nucleo de Conservação da Biodiversidade, São Paulo, Brazil
7 shared publications
Latest Publications
- Open Access
- 29 April 2026
- Published by Springer Nature in Hydrobiologia
- Vol. 853 (14) , 1-17
Size traits determine the abundance distribution of tropical eutrophic phytoplankton over time
Environmental filtering and limiting similarity are two important ecological processes that drive species abundance distribution. However, little is known about the influence of these processes on the assembly of phytoplankton communities in eutrophic ecosystems over the time. Here, we evaluated the relationships between species relative abundances and ecological dissimilarity, surface-to-volume ratio, and volume differences for phytoplankton communities over 21 years, in a shallow tropical eutrophic reservoir. Further, we tested the influence of environmental variability over time on the strength of these relationships. We found a negative relationship between relative abundance and surface-to-volume ratio and volume differences between species, that is, the most abundant species in phytoplankton communities tended to be similar in these body size traits. Our findings evidenced that species abundance distribution was more consistent with the environmental filtering processes than with limiting similarity. Furthermore, we discovered that these relationships are weakened with the increase in water transparency and strengthened with the increase of soluble reactive phosphorus concentration. These results are probably related to the fact that the reservoir has a highly specialized pool of species. Our outcomes emphasize that in a nutrient-rich environment and during cyanobacterial blooms, species coexistence over time relies significantly on niche similarity and surface:volume ratio and volume.
- 29 April 2026
- Published by Springer Nature in Hydrobiologia
- Vol. 853 (14) , 1-17
Open AccessSize traits determine the abundance distribution of tropical eutrophic phytoplankton over time
Environmental filtering and limiting similarity are two important ecological processes that drive species abundance distribution. However, little is known about the influence of these processes on the assembly of phytoplankton communities in eutrophic ecosystems over the time. Here, we evaluated the relationships between species relative abundances and ecological dissimilarity, surface-to-volume ratio, and volume differences for phytoplankton communities over 21 years, in a shallow tropical eutrophic reservoir. Further, we tested the influence of environmental variability over time on the strength of these relationships. We found a negative relationship between relative abundance and surface-to-volume ratio and volume differences between species, that is, the most abundant species in phytoplankton communities tended to be similar in these body size traits. Our findings evidenced that species abundance distribution was more consistent with the environmental filtering processes than with limiting similarity. Furthermore, we discovered that these relationships are weakened with the increase in water transparency and strengthened with the increase of soluble reactive phosphorus concentration. These results are probably related to the fact that the reservoir has a highly specialized pool of species. Our outcomes emphasize that in a nutrient-rich environment and during cyanobacterial blooms, species coexistence over time relies significantly on niche similarity and surface:volume ratio and volume.
- Open Access
- 1 January 2026
- Published by FapUNIFESP (SciELO) in Hoehnea
- Vol. 53
Levantamento florístico das Micrasterias (Desmidiaceae, Zygnematophyceae) do Pantanal de Poconé, MT, Brasil
RESUMO A área do presente estudo foi o Pantanal de Poconé, de onde foram coletadas 34 unidades amostrais em 17 locais distintos situados ao longo da Rodovia Transpantaneira. O exame do material coletado, do depositado no Herbário da Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso e o da literatura especializada permitiu identificar 25 táxons de Micrasterias incluindo 16 espécies, nove variedades não típicas de suas respectivas espécies e uma forma taxonômica também não típica, porém, de sua respectiva variedade. O presente trabalho enriqueceu a diversidade taxonômica do gênero Micrasterias em 54,2% para o Estado de Mato Grosso.
- 1 January 2026
- Published by FapUNIFESP (SciELO) in Hoehnea
- Vol. 53
Open AccessLevantamento florístico das Micrasterias (Desmidiaceae, Zygnematophyceae) do Pantanal de Poconé, MT, Brasil
RESUMO A área do presente estudo foi o Pantanal de Poconé, de onde foram coletadas 34 unidades amostrais em 17 locais distintos situados ao longo da Rodovia Transpantaneira. O exame do material coletado, do depositado no Herbário da Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso e o da literatura especializada permitiu identificar 25 táxons de Micrasterias incluindo 16 espécies, nove variedades não típicas de suas respectivas espécies e uma forma taxonômica também não típica, porém, de sua respectiva variedade. O presente trabalho enriqueceu a diversidade taxonômica do gênero Micrasterias em 54,2% para o Estado de Mato Grosso.
- 7 November 2025
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Botany Letters
- Vol. 173 (1) , 11-20
Encyonema coloniense sp. nov. (Cymbellales, Bacillariophyta), a fossil species from South American Pleistocene sediments
- 7 November 2025
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Botany Letters
- Vol. 173 (1) , 11-20
Encyonema coloniense sp. nov. (Cymbellales, Bacillariophyta), a fossil species from South American Pleistocene sediments
- Open Access
- 1 January 2025
- Published by FapUNIFESP (SciELO) in Hoehnea
- Vol. 52, e562024
Gênero Microspora (Chlorophyceae) no Estado de São Paulo, Brasil
(Gênero Microspora (Chlorophyceae) no Estado de São Paulo, Brasil). Levantamento florístico do gênero Microspora (Microsporaceae, Chlorophyceae) no Estado de São Paulo, sudeste do Brasil. Foram identificadas seis espécies com base em sua morfologia celular externa e interna, as quais foram descritas em detalhes e ilustradas. Microspora quadrata ocorreu em cinco municípios, M. stagnorum em quatro, M. floccosa em três e M. abbreviata e M. pachyderma em dois municípios cada uma. A ocorrência de M. lauterbornii foi registrada pela primeira vez no Estado de São Paulo e somente no Município de Bauru.
- 1 January 2025
- Published by FapUNIFESP (SciELO) in Hoehnea
- Vol. 52, e562024
Open AccessGênero Microspora (Chlorophyceae) no Estado de São Paulo, Brasil
(Gênero Microspora (Chlorophyceae) no Estado de São Paulo, Brasil). Levantamento florístico do gênero Microspora (Microsporaceae, Chlorophyceae) no Estado de São Paulo, sudeste do Brasil. Foram identificadas seis espécies com base em sua morfologia celular externa e interna, as quais foram descritas em detalhes e ilustradas. Microspora quadrata ocorreu em cinco municípios, M. stagnorum em quatro, M. floccosa em três e M. abbreviata e M. pachyderma em dois municípios cada uma. A ocorrência de M. lauterbornii foi registrada pela primeira vez no Estado de São Paulo e somente no Município de Bauru.
- 6 December 2024
- Published by Magnolia Press in Phytotaxa
- Vol. 676 (1) , 25-51
Insights into Nitzschia amphibia Grunow (Bacillariophyta, Bacillariaceae): Lectotypification and a comparative study with N. amphibioides Hustedt and N. semirobusta Lange-Bertalot
The original description and illustrations of Nitzschia amphibia by Grunow in 1862 are insufficiently clear for the accurate identification of contemporary specimens, which may have contributed to misidentifications among N. amphibia, N. amphibioides, and N. semirobusta commonly found in the literature. This study aims to clarify the morphological differences between these three species by examining both historical and recent samples, along with the original description of N. amphibia. The species are compared morphologically, and a lectotype for N. amphibia is designated. This work also includes the first report of scanning electron microscopy images of N. amphibioides. While fibula morphology clearly distinguishes N. amphibia from N. semirobusta, measurements such as valve length, width, and the densities of striae and fibulae do not separate these two species. In contrast, N. amphibioides is distinctly different, characterized by longer, wider, and more robust valves with coarser striation. Additionally, this study reassesses various previously published records and revises some identifications based on newly gathered data.
- 6 December 2024
- Published by Magnolia Press in Phytotaxa
- Vol. 676 (1) , 25-51
Insights into Nitzschia amphibia Grunow (Bacillariophyta, Bacillariaceae): Lectotypification and a comparative study with N. amphibioides Hustedt and N. semirobusta Lange-Bertalot
The original description and illustrations of Nitzschia amphibia by Grunow in 1862 are insufficiently clear for the accurate identification of contemporary specimens, which may have contributed to misidentifications among N. amphibia, N. amphibioides, and N. semirobusta commonly found in the literature. This study aims to clarify the morphological differences between these three species by examining both historical and recent samples, along with the original description of N. amphibia. The species are compared morphologically, and a lectotype for N. amphibia is designated. This work also includes the first report of scanning electron microscopy images of N. amphibioides. While fibula morphology clearly distinguishes N. amphibia from N. semirobusta, measurements such as valve length, width, and the densities of striae and fibulae do not separate these two species. In contrast, N. amphibioides is distinctly different, characterized by longer, wider, and more robust valves with coarser striation. Additionally, this study reassesses various previously published records and revises some identifications based on newly gathered data.
- Open Access
- 1 January 2024
- Published by FapUNIFESP (SciELO) in Acta Limnologica Brasiliensia
- Vol. 36, e45
Phytoplankton functional groups associated with the trophic state of tropical reservoirs
Aim The study investigated functional groups representing reservoirs of different trophic states, identifying eutrophication indicators.
- 1 January 2024
- Published by FapUNIFESP (SciELO) in Acta Limnologica Brasiliensia
- Vol. 36, e45
Open AccessPhytoplankton functional groups associated with the trophic state of tropical reservoirs
Aim The study investigated functional groups representing reservoirs of different trophic states, identifying eutrophication indicators.
- 23 November 2023
- Published by Magnolia Press in Phytotaxa
- Vol. 626 (3) , 219-222
Micrasterias levergerensis sp. nov. (Desmidiaceae, Zygnematophyceae), a new species from the Pantanal of Mato Grosso State, Brazil
- 23 November 2023
- Published by Magnolia Press in Phytotaxa
- Vol. 626 (3) , 219-222
Micrasterias levergerensis sp. nov. (Desmidiaceae, Zygnematophyceae), a new species from the Pantanal of Mato Grosso State, Brazil
- Open Access
- 10 February 2023
- Published by FapUNIFESP (SciELO) in SciELO Preprints
Gênero Ulothrix (Chlorophyceae) no Estado de São Paulo, Brasil
Levantamento florístico do gênero Ulothrix (Ulotrichaceae, Chlorophyceae) no Estado de São Paulo, sudeste do Brasil. Foram identificadas cinco espécies com base em sua morfologia celular externa e interna, descritas em detalhes e ilustradas. Ulothrix tenerrima e U. tenuissima ocorreram em quatro municípios cada uma, U. aequalis var. aequalis f. aequalis em três, U. zonata em dois, e U. subtilissima apenas em um município; U. tenuissima foi presentemente citada pela primeira vez para o Estado de São Paulo.
- 10 February 2023
- Published by FapUNIFESP (SciELO) in SciELO Preprints
Open AccessGênero Ulothrix (Chlorophyceae) no Estado de São Paulo, Brasil
Levantamento florístico do gênero Ulothrix (Ulotrichaceae, Chlorophyceae) no Estado de São Paulo, sudeste do Brasil. Foram identificadas cinco espécies com base em sua morfologia celular externa e interna, descritas em detalhes e ilustradas. Ulothrix tenerrima e U. tenuissima ocorreram em quatro municípios cada uma, U. aequalis var. aequalis f. aequalis em três, U. zonata em dois, e U. subtilissima apenas em um município; U. tenuissima foi presentemente citada pela primeira vez para o Estado de São Paulo.
- Open Access
- 1 January 2023
- Published by FapUNIFESP (SciELO) in Hoehnea
- Vol. 50, e242023
Periphytic algal flora of the low Doce river, Espírito Santo State, Brazil, after ore tailings flow, 2: ornamented cell-wall Cosmarium (Zygnematophyceae, Desmidiaceae)
Present study aimed at carrying out the taxonomic survey of the ornamented cell-wall Cosmaria from the low Doce river region, Espírito Santo State. Material studied was collected between months October 2018 and February 2020. Thirty-three taxa were identified, from which 32 are new additions to the Espírito Santo State desmid flora, five are new records for Brazil (C. blyttii cf. var. basiornatum, C. cf. dentiferum, C. monomazum var. polymazum, C. sphagnicola var. pachygonum, and C. subcostatum var. subcostatum), and one for South America (C. isthmochondrum cf. var. biseriatum). Present study increased the knowledge on the genus Cosmarium in Espírito Santo State by adding both taxonomic and ecological information.
- 1 January 2023
- Published by FapUNIFESP (SciELO) in Hoehnea
- Vol. 50, e242023
Open AccessPeriphytic algal flora of the low Doce river, Espírito Santo State, Brazil, after ore tailings flow, 2: ornamented cell-wall Cosmarium (Zygnematophyceae, Desmidiaceae)
Present study aimed at carrying out the taxonomic survey of the ornamented cell-wall Cosmaria from the low Doce river region, Espírito Santo State. Material studied was collected between months October 2018 and February 2020. Thirty-three taxa were identified, from which 32 are new additions to the Espírito Santo State desmid flora, five are new records for Brazil (C. blyttii cf. var. basiornatum, C. cf. dentiferum, C. monomazum var. polymazum, C. sphagnicola var. pachygonum, and C. subcostatum var. subcostatum), and one for South America (C. isthmochondrum cf. var. biseriatum). Present study increased the knowledge on the genus Cosmarium in Espírito Santo State by adding both taxonomic and ecological information.
- Open Access
- 1 January 2023
- Published by FapUNIFESP (SciELO) in Hoehnea
- Vol. 50, e452022
Gênero Ulothrix (Chlorophyceae) no Estado de São Paulo, Brasil
Levantamento florístico do gênero Ulothrix (Ulotrichaceae, Chlorophyceae) no Estado de São Paulo, sudeste do Brasil. Foram identificadas cinco espécies com base em sua morfologia celular externa e interna, descritas em detalhes e ilustradas. Ulothrix tenerrima e U. tenuissima ocorreram em quatro municípios cada uma, U. aequalis var. aequalis f. aequalis em três, U. zonata em dois, e U. subtilissima apenas em um município; U. tenuissima foi presentemente citada pela primeira vez para o Estado de São Paulo.
- 1 January 2023
- Published by FapUNIFESP (SciELO) in Hoehnea
- Vol. 50, e452022
Open AccessGênero Ulothrix (Chlorophyceae) no Estado de São Paulo, Brasil
Levantamento florístico do gênero Ulothrix (Ulotrichaceae, Chlorophyceae) no Estado de São Paulo, sudeste do Brasil. Foram identificadas cinco espécies com base em sua morfologia celular externa e interna, descritas em detalhes e ilustradas. Ulothrix tenerrima e U. tenuissima ocorreram em quatro municípios cada uma, U. aequalis var. aequalis f. aequalis em três, U. zonata em dois, e U. subtilissima apenas em um município; U. tenuissima foi presentemente citada pela primeira vez para o Estado de São Paulo.