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William Johnson da Silva
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William Johnson da Silva

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Summary

Biologist (Federal Rural University of Pernambuco – Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco, Brazil), with a Master’s degree in Marine Biodiversity and Ecology from the Federal University of São Paulo – Universidade Federal de São Paulo, Brazil. Currently pursuing a PhD at the French Research Institute for Exploitation of the Sea – Institut Français de Recherche pour l'Exploitation de la Mer (IFREMER), in partnership with the University of Western Brittany – Université de Bretagne Occidentale, France. His research focuses on ecological patterns and processes shaping meiofaunal communities, especially in hydrothermal vent environments, with an emphasis on free-living Nematoda. Interests include Zoology, Meiofauna Ecology, and Nematode Taxonomy.

Biodiversity Biogeography Ecology Evolutionary Studies Marine Biology Taxonomy Zoology

Work details

PhD Student

Institut Français de Recherche pour l'Exploitation de la Mer - ifremer
October 2022 - October 2025
Deep-sea Lab
I'm biologist with expertise on meiofauna ecology and nematode taxonomy. Currently I study the ecology of meiofauna assemblages at hydrothermal vents.

PeerJ Contributions

  • Articles 1
August 12, 2025
On Dracograllus miguelitus sp. nov. (Nematoda: Draconematidae) from an inactive structure: insights into its taxonomy, biodiversity and ecology at hydrothermal vents
William Johnson da Silva, Daniela Zeppilli, Valentin Foulon, Pierre-Antoine Dessandier, Marjolaine Matabos, Jozee Sarrazin
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.19585 PubMed 40821998