Maria Elina Bichuette

Maria Elina Bichuette, Brazilian zoologist.

• Laboratório de Estudos Subterrâneos, Departamento de Ecologia e Biologia Evolutiva, Universidade Federal de São Carlos, rod. Washington Luis, km 235, 13565-905, São Carlos, São Paulo, Brazil.

Taxon names authored

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• 9 taxon names authored by Maria Elina Bichuette

Eponyms

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• 1 eponym of Maria Elina Bichuette

Publications

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2013

• Bertani, R., Bichuette, M.E. & Pedroso, D.R. 2013. Tmesiphantes hypogeus sp. nov. (Araneae, Theraphosidae), the first troglobitic tarantula from Brazil. Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências 85: 235-243. DOI: 10.1590/s0001-37652013005000007. Reference page. 

2015

• Bolfarini, M.P. & Bichuette, M.E. 2015. Endecous peruassuensis n. sp. (Orthoptera: Grylloidea: Phalangopsidae) from caves of Eastern Brazil: evidence of isolation in the subterranean realm and discussion about troglomorphisms. Zootaxa 4032(3): 297–308. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4032.3.5. Preview (PDF) Reference page. 
• Bolfarini, M.P. & Bichuette, M.E. 2015. MARCIO P. BOLFARINI & MARIA ELINA BICHUETTE (2015) Endecous peruassuensis n. sp. (Orthoptera: Grylloidea: Phalangopsidae) from caves of Eastern Brazil: evidence of isolation in the subterranean realm and discussion about troglomorphisms. Zootaxa, 4032 (3): 297–308. ERRATUM. Zootaxa 4059(3): 599–600. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4059.3.11. Full article (PDF) Reference page. 
• Pinto-da-Rocha, R., Fonseca-Ferreira, R. & Bichuette, M.E. 2015. A new highly specialized cave harvestman from Brazil and the first blind species of the genus: Iandumoema smeagol sp. n. (Arachnida, Opiliones, Gonyleptidae). Zookeys 537: 79–95. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.537.6073 Preview (PDF) Reference page. 
• Rantin, B. & Bichuette, M.E. 2015. Spontaneous behavior of basal Copionodontinae cave catfishes from Brazil (Teleostei, Siluriformes, Trichomycteridae). Subterranean Biology, 16: 61–67. DOI: 10.3897/subtbiol.16.5180 Reference page. 

2016

• Souza, S., Morais, A.L., Bichuette, M.E. & Leal-Zanchet, A.M. 2016. Two new species of freshwater flatworms (Platyhelminthes: Tricladida: Continenticola) from South American caves. Zootaxa 4092(1): 107–121. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4092.1.6.Reference page. 

2017

• Campo-Filho, I.S., Bichuette, M.E., Montesanto, G., Araujo, P.B. & Taiti, S. 2017. The first troglobiotic species of the family Pudeoniscidae (Crustacea, Isopoda, Oniscidea), with descriptions of a new genus and two new species. Subterranean Biology, 23: 69–84. DOI: 10.3897/subtbiol.23.20963 Reference page. 
• Tencatt, L.F.C. & Bichuette, M.E. 2017. Aspidoras mephisto, new species: The first troglobitic Callichthyidae (Teleostei: Siluriformes) from South America. PLoS ONE. 12(3): e0171309. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0171309 Reference page. 

2018

• de Araújo, M.S., Bichuette, M.E., Bauchan, G.R., Ochoa, R. & Feres, R.J.F. 2018. A new species of cave dwelling Neocarus (Acari: Opilioacaridae) from Bahia state, Brazil, with remarks on taxonomic characters. Zootaxa 4402(2): 303–322. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4402.2.4 Reference page. 
• Bertani, R., von Schimonsky, D.M., Gallão, J.E. & Bichuette, M.E. 2018. Four new troglophilic species of Loxosceles Heinecken & Lowe, 1832: contributions to the knowledge of recluse spiders from Brazilian caves (Araneae, Sicariidae). Zookeys, 806: 47–72. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.806.27404 Reference page. 
• Bichuette, M.E., Gimenez, E. do A., Arnone, I.S. & Trajano, E. 2018. An important site for conservation of bats in Brazil: Passa Três cave, São Domingos karst area, with an updated checklist for Distrito Federal (DF) and Goiás state. Subterranean Biology, 28: 39–51. DOI: 10.3897/subtbiol.28.31801 Reference page. 
• Bichuette, M.E. & Trajano, E. 2018. Diversity of Potamolithus (Littorinimorpha, Truncatelloidea) in a high-diversity spot for troglobites in southeastern Brazil: role of habitat fragmentation in the origin of subterranean fauna, and conservation status. Subterranean Biology, 25: 61–88. DOI: 10.3897/subtbiol.25.23778 Reference page. 
• Chagas, A., Jr. & Bichuette, M.E. 2018. A synopsis of centipedes in Brazilian caves (Arthropoda, Myriapoda, Chilopoda), a hidden diversity to be protected. ZooKeys 737: 13–56. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.737.20307. Reference page. 
• Fernandes, C.S., Campos-Filho, I.S. & Bichuette, M.E. 2018. Cylindroniscus platoi (Isopoda: Oniscidea: Styloniscidae), a new cave-dwelling species from Lagoa Santa Karst, Southeastern Brazil. Zootaxa 4461(3): 411–420. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4461.3.6 Reference page. 
• Gallão, J.E. & Bichuette, M.E. 2018. Brazilian obligatory subterranean fauna and threats to the hypogean environment. ZooKeys 746: 1–23. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.746.15140. Reference page. 
• do Monte, B.G.O., Gallão, J.E., von Schimonsky, D.M. & Bichuette, M.E. 2015. New records of two endemic troglobitic and threatened arachnids (Amblypygi and Opiliones) from limestone caves of Minas Gerais state, southeast Brazil. Biodiversity Data Journal 3: e5260. DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.3.e5260. Reference page. 

2019

• Bichuette, M.E., Simões, L.B., Zepon, T., von Schimonsky, D.M. & Gallão, J.E. 2019. Richness and taxonomic distinctness of cave invertebrates from the northeastern state of Goiás, central Brazil: a vulnerable and singular area. Subterranean Biology, 29: 1–33. DOI: 10.3897/subtbiol.29.30418 Reference page. 
• Campos-Filho, I.S., Fernandes, C.S., Cardoso, G.M., Bichuette, M.E., Aguiar, J.O. & Taiti, S. 2019. Two new species and new records of terrestrial isopods (Crustacea, Isopoda, Oniscidea) from Brazilian caves. Zootaxa 4564(2): 422–448. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4564.2.6 Reference page. 
• Fonseca, R.M.P., de Paula, C.C.P., Bichuette, M.E. & Chagas Jr., A. 2019. First record of Amphoromorpha/ Basidiobolus fungus on centipedes (Geophilomorpha, Geophilidae) from Brazilian caves. Subterranean Biology, 32: 61–67. DOI: 10.3897/subtbiol.32.38310 Reference page. 
• Nunes, G.A., Chagas, A. Jr. & Bichuette, M.E. 2019. A new centipede Schendylops Cook from eastern Brazil: the first troglobitic geophilomorph for South America (Geophilomorpha, Schendylidae). Zootaxa 4691(4): 386–400. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4691.4.4 Reference page. 

2020

• Gallo, J.S., Bichuette, M.E. 2020. Pseudonannolene canastra sp. nov. (Diplopoda, Spirostreptida) – a new troglobitic millipede from the southwestern state of Minas Gerais, Brazil. Subterranean biology. 35: 33-47. DOI: 10.3897/subtbiol.35.51183 Reference page. 

2021

• de Assis, L., von Schimonsky, D.M. & Bichuette, M.E. 2021. The first troglobitic Pseudochthonius Balzan, 1892 (Pseudoscorpiones, Chthoniidae) from the karst area of Serra do Ramalho, Brazil: a threatened species. Subterranean Biology 40: 109–128. DOI: 10.3897/subtbiol.40.77451. . Reference page. 
• Volkmer-Ribeiro, C., Tavares-Frigo, M.C., Ribeiro, A.C. & Bichuette, M.E. 2021. Arinosaster patriciae (Porifera, Demospongiae): new genus and species and the second record of a cave freshwater sponge from Brazil. Neotropical Biology and Conservation 16(1): 45–57. DOI: 10.3897/neotropical.16.e50156 Reference page. 

2022

• Cizauskas, I., Polotow, D., Gallão, J.E., Bichuette, M.E. & Brescovit, A.D. 2022. Ctenus igatu sp. nov. (Araneae: Ctenidae): a new subterranean spider from Brazil with an analysis of troglomorphic traits. Journal of Arachnology 50(1): 1-12. DOI: 10.1636/JoA-S-20-068. . Reference page. 
• Salvador, R.B., Silva, F.S., Bichuette, M.E. 2022. Phylogenetic position of the relict South American genus Idiopyrgus Pilsbry, 1911 (Gastropoda, Truncatelloidea), with the description of two new cave species. Zoosystematics and Evolution. 98(2): 365–375. DOI: 10.3897/zse.98.90797 Reference page. 

2023

• de Assis, L., von Schimonsky, D.M., Gallão, J.E. & Bichuette, M.E. 2023. Contribution to the knowledge of Brazilian troglobitic Pseudoscorpiones (Arachnida): description of Pseudochthonius lubueno sp. nov. (Chthoniidae) from Serra do Ramalho karst area, state of Bahia, Brazil. Zoologia (Curitiba) 40: e22048. Reference page. 
• Campos-Filho, I.S., Sfenthourakis, S., Gallão, J.E., Senna-Horta, L., Bichuette, M.E. 2023. The first troglobitic terrestrial isopod (Isopoda, Oniscidea) from Peru. Nauplius. 31: e2023003. DOI: 10.1590/2358-2936e2023003 . Reference page. 

2024

• Bertani, R., Bichuette, M.E. Cordeiro, L.M. & Gallão, J.E. 2024. Three new species of Loxosceles Heinecken & Lowe, 1832 (Araneae, Sicariidae) from Brazilian caves. European Journal of Taxonomy 921: 98–115. DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2024.921.2419 Reference page. 
• López-Orozco, C.M., Campos-Filho, I.S., Cordeiro, L.M., Gallão, J.E., Carpio-Díaz, Y.M., Borja-Arrieta, R. & Bichuette, M.E. 2024. First amphibious Crinocheta (Isopoda, Oniscidea) from the Neotropics with a troglobitic status: a relictual distribution. ZooKeys 1192: 9–27. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1192.114230 Reference page. 
• Pereira, M.P., Gallão, J.E. Bichuette, M.E. & Pérez-González, A. 2024. Hidden in the caves: a new troglobitic species of Spaeleoleptes and the type species redescription (Opiliones, Laniatores). European Journal of Taxonomy 921: 36–63. DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2024.921.2409 . Reference page. 
• von Schimonsky, D.M., Gallão, J.E. & Bichuette, M.E. 2022. A new troglobitic Pseudochthonius (Pseudoscorpiones: Chthoniidae) from Minas Gerais State, south-east Brazil. Arachnology 19(1): 38-46. DOI: 10.13156/arac.2022.19.1.38. . Reference page. 

2025

• Borja-Arrieta, R., López-Orozco, C.M., Carpio-Díaz, Y.M., Gutierrez-Estrada, M., Campos-Filho, I.S., Navas-S., G.R. & Bichuette, M.E. 2025. From surface to caves: new species of Diploexochus Brandt, 1833 (Oniscidea, Armadillidae) from Colombia, with the description of the first troglobitic species. ZooKeys 1223: 263–268. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1223.133267 Reference page.