Alfredo Hannemann Wieloch
Professor
Zoology
University of Minas
Brazil
Biography
He holds a bachelor's degree in Biological Sciences from the Pontifical Catholic University of Minas Gerais (1983), a master's degree in Biological Sciences (Zoology) from the Federal University of Paraíba (1990) and a PhD in Biological Sciences (Zoology) from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (2006). He is currently an adjunct professor at the Federal University of Minas Gerais. He has experience in the area of ​​Zoology, with emphasis on biology of protists and invertebrates, working mainly on the following topics: Taxonomy and ecology of ciliated protists and onicóforos.
Research Interest
Biology of Onychophores, Parasitic isopods of freshwater fish, Helminths of fish parasites, Systematics and Ecology of Ciliates.
Publications
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OLIVEIRA, IS ; LACOLACORTE, GA; FONSECA, CG; WIELOCH, AH ; MAYER, G.. Cryptic Speciation in Brazilian Epiperipatus (Onychophora: Peripatidae) Reveals an Underestimated Diversity among the Peripatid Velvet Worms. Plos One , v. 6, p. a19973-e19973, 2011.
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OLIVEIRA, IVO DE SENA; LACORTE, GUSTAVO A.; WECK-HEIMANN, ANDREAS; CORDEIRO, LÃVIA M.; WIELOCH, ALFREDO H .; MAYER, GEORG. A new and critically endangered species and genus of Onychophora (Peripatidae) from the Brazilian savannah - a vulnerable biodiversity hotspot. Systematics and Biodiversity (Print) , v. 12, p. 1-23, 2014.
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ARAUJO, TH; WIELOCH, AH ; VIDIGAL, THDA; HOCHBERG, R.; GARRAFFONI, AR. Pseudostomella dolichopoda Todaro, 2012 and P. cataphracta Ruppert, 1970 (Gastrotricha: Thumastodermatidae): new records from Brazil and USA and an updated key to the genus .. Check List (São Paulo. Online), v. 12, p. 1-7, 2016.
