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PhD-Qualified Taxonomist | Specialist in Multilocus Phylogeny & DNA-Based Species Identification

Profile Summary
Subject Matter Expertise
Services
Writing Technical Writing, Copywriting
Research Meta-Research, Gray Literature Search, Scientific and Technical Research, Systematic Literature Review
Consulting Scientific and Technical Consulting
Data & AI Predictive Modeling, Statistical Analysis, Data Visualization, Big Data Analytics, Data Mining, Data Cleaning, Data Processing, Data Insights
Work Experience

Postdoc fellow

Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina

June 2020 - Present

Laboratory Technician

Instituto Matogrossense de Algodao

April 2011 - December 2013

Education

PhD (Botany)

Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul

April 2016 - May 2020

MSc (Botany)

Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina

March 2014 - March 2016

Biology Science Graduation

Universidade de Cuiabá

March 2010 - December 2013

Certifications
  • Certification details not provided.
Publications
JOURNAL ARTICLE
João P. M. Araújo, Natalia A. S. Przelomska, Rhian J. Smith, Elisandro R. Drechsler-Santos, Genivaldo Alves-Silva, Kelmer Martins-Cunha, Tsuyoshi Hosoya, Janet J. Luangsa-ard, Allison Perrigo, Mar Repullés, et al. (2025). A new species of Purpureocillium (Ophiocordycipitaceae) fungus parasitizing trapdoor spiders in Brazil’s Atlantic Forest and its associated microbiome revealed through in situ “taxogenomics” . IMA Fungus.
Elisandro Ricardo Drechsler-Santos, Kelmer Martins-Cunha, Thiago Kossmann, Genivaldo Alves-Silva, Felipe Bittencourt, Domingos Cardoso, Larissa Trierveiler-Pereira, Tiara Sousa Cabral, Aristóteles Góes-Neto, Francisco J.S. Calaça, et al. (2025). Brazil as a global player in fungal conservation: A rapid shift from neglect to action . Perspectives in Ecology and Conservation.
Denyse Kalyne Sousa-Guimarães, Genivaldo Alves-Silva, Felipe Bittencourt, Olga Camacho, Nelson Menolli Jr, Aristóteles Góes-Neto, Gerardo L. Robledo, Elisandro Ricardo Drechsler-Santos (2024). A comprehensive phylogeny of Panus (Panaceae, Polyporales) and revisited Brazilian diversity . Mycological Progress.
MARCEL COMIN, GENIVALDO ALVES-SILVA, CARLOS A. SALVADOR-MONTOYA, ARISTÓTELES GÓES-NETO, ELISANDRO RICARDO DRECHSLER-SANTOS (2024). Fuscoporia nebularis, (Hymenochaetaceae) a new endemic and threatened species from the cloud forests of southern Brazil . Phytotaxa.
Carlos A. Salvador-Montoya, Genivaldo Alves-Silva, Thiago Kossmann, Felipe Bittencourt, Daniela Werner, Kelmer Martins-Cunha, Orlando F. Popoff, Aristóteles Góes-Neto, Mario Rajchenberg, Elisandro R. Drechsler-Santos (2024). A new and threatened species of Bondarzewia from the Brazilian cloud forests . Mycologia.
Cristiano Coelho-Nascimento, Denis A. Zabin, Alexandre G. dos Santos e Silva-Filho, Mariana P. Drewinski, Genivaldo Alves-Silva, Thiago Kossmann, Mahatma Titton, Elisandro R. Drechsler-Santos, Nelson Menolli, Jr. (2024). Unroughing the cat’s tongue mushrooms: Four new species of Pseudohydnum from Brazil based on morphological and molecular phylogenetic evidence . Mycologia.
Luiz Marcelo Ribeiro Tomé, Gabriel Quintanilha-Peixoto, Diogo Henrique Costa-Rezende, Carlos A. Salvador-Montoya, Domingos Cardoso, Daniel S. Araújo, Jorge Marcelo Freitas, Gabriela Bielefeld Nardoto, Genivaldo Alves-Silva, Elisandro Ricardo Drechsler-Santos, et al. (2024). Comparative genomics and stable isotope analysis reveal the saprotrophic-pathogenic lifestyle of a neotropical fungus . mBio.
FELIPE BITTENCOURT, GENIVALDO ALVES-SILVA, ARISTÓTELES GÓES-NETO, ELISANDRO RICARDO DRECHSLER-SANTOS (2024). Neomensularia meridionalis sp. nov. (Hymenochaetales, Basidiomycota), a New Species from South America . Phytotaxa.
Chaves, Thiago, Santos Xavier, Joicymara, Gonçalves dos Santos, Alfeu, Martins-Cunha, Kelmer, Karstedt, Fernanda, Kossmann, Thiago, Sourell, Susanne, Leopoldo, Eloisa, Fortuna Ferreira, Miriam Nathalie, Farias, Roger, et al.(2024). Innovative infrastructure to access Brazilian fungal diversity using deep learning . PeerJ. 12. p. e17686.
LUÍS ADRIANO FUNEZ, GENIVALDO ALVES-SILVA, ARISTÓTELES GÓES-NETO, ELISANDRO RICARDO DRECHSLER-SANTOS (2024). New species of Microglossum (Leotiales: Leotiomycetes) from Brazil . Phytotaxa.
Luís Adriano Funez, Marcela Monteiro, Diogo Henrique Costa-Rezende, Genivaldo Alves-Silva, Elisandro Ricardo Drechsler-Santos (2023). Rickenella fibula (Repetobasidiaceae: Basidiomycota): a tiny species with large distribution also occurs in Brazil . Iheringia, Série Botânica.
Delio Endres Júnior, Genivaldo Alves-Silva, Márcio Hisayuki Sasamori, Rosa Mara Borges da Silveira, Annette Droste(2023). Successful Tulasnella amonilioides isolation from wild Cattleya intermedia and effectiveness of the mycobiont on in vitro propagation of this threatened Orchidaceae . Journal of Environmental Analysis and Progress. 8. (1). p. 009--029. Journal of Environmental Analysis and Progress - {JEAP}
Costa-Rezende, D.H., Kelmer Martins-Cunha, Marcela Monteiro, Genivaldo Alves-Silva, Elisandro Ricardo Drechsler-Santos, Geraldo Wilson Fernandes, Aristóteles Góes-Neto (2023). Lost in the Voidness of the Atlantic Ocean: a Synthesis of Publication Trends, Biological Diversity, and Conservation in Trindade Island . Revista Biodiversidade Brasileira.
Gregory M. Mueller, Kelmer Martins Cunha, Tom W. May, Jessica L. Allen, James R. S. Westrip, Cátia Canteiro, Diogo Henrique Costa-Rezende, Elisandro Ricardo Drechsler-Santos, Aída M. Vasco-Palacios, Antony Martyn Ainsworth, et al. (2022). What Do the First 597 Global Fungal Red List Assessments Tell Us about the Threat Status of Fungi? . Diversity.
Altielys Casale Magnago, Genivaldo Alves-Silva, Terry W. Henkel, Rosa Mara Borges da Silveira(2022). New genera, species, and combinations of Boletaceae from Brazil and Guyana . Mycologia. p. 1--19. Informa {UK} Limited
Magnago, A.C., Alves-Silva, G., Henkel, T.W., da Silveira, R.M.B.(2022). New genera, species, and combinations of Boletaceae from Brazil and Guyana . Mycologia. 114. (3). p. 607-625.
Mueller, G.M., Cunha, K.M., May, T.W., Allen, J.L., Westrip, J.R.S., Canteiro, C., Costa-Rezende, D.H., Drechsler-Santos, E.R., Vasco-Palacios, A.M., Ainsworth, A.M., et al.(2022). What Do the First 597 Global Fungal Red List Assessments Tell Us about the Threat Status of Fungi? . Diversity. 14. (9).
Garcia, V.O., Fronza, M., Von Borowski, R., Alves-Silva, G., Zimmer, A.R., Ruaro, T., Gnoatto, S.C.B., Dallegrave, A., Silveira, R.M.B.(2022). First report of chemical composition and cytotoxicity evaluation of Foraminispora rugosa basidiomata from Brazil . Botanical Studies. 63. (1).
Genivaldo Alves-Silva, Mateus Arduvino Reck, Rosa Mara Borges da Silveira, Felipe Bittencourt, Gerardo Lucio Robledo, Aristóteles Góes-Neto, Elisandro Ricardo Drechsler-Santos(2020). The Neotropical Fomitiporia (Hymenochaetales, Basidiomycota): the redefinition of F. apiahyna s.s. allows revealing a high hidden species diversity . Mycological Progress. 19. (8). p. 769--790. Springer Science and Business Media {LLC}
Genivaldo Alves-Silva, Elisandro Ricardo Drechsler-Santos, Rosa Mara Borges da Silveira(2020). Bambusicolous Fomitiporia revisited: multilocus phylogeny reveals a clade of host-exclusive species . Mycologia. 112. (3). p. 633--648. Informa {UK} Limited
Alves-Silva, G., Drechsler-Santos, E.R., da Silveira, R.M.B.(2020). Bambusicolous Fomitiporia revisited: multilocus phylogeny reveals a clade of host-exclusive species . Mycologia. 112. (3). p. 633-648.
Alves-Silva, G., Reck, M.A., da Silveira, R.M.B., Bittencourt, F., Robledo, G.L., Góes-Neto, A., Drechsler-Santos, E.R.(2020). The Neotropical Fomitiporia (Hymenochaetales, Basidiomycota): the redefinition of F. apiahyna s.s. allows revealing a high hidden species diversity . Mycological Progress. 19. (8). p. 769-790.
Eduardo Fazolino Perez, Sandy C. Suaza Blandón, Genivaldo Alves-Silva, Bernardo E. Lechner, Rosa Mara B. Silveira(2018). Taxonomy and phylogeny of Macrolepiota: two new species from Brazil . Mycologia. 110. (5). p. 930--940. Informa {UK} Limited
Perez, E.F., Blandón, S.C.S., Alves-Silva, G., Lechner, B.E., Silveira, R.M.B.(2018). Taxonomy and phylogeny of macrolepiota: Two new species from brazil . Mycologia. 110. (5). p. 930-940.
Magnago, A.C., Alves-Silva, G., Neves, M.A., Da Silveira, R.M.B.(2018). A new species of gyroporus (Gyroporaceae, boletales) from atlantic forest in southern Brazil . Nova Hedwigia. 107. (3-4). p. 291-301.
Li, G.J., Hyde, K.D., Zhao, R.L., Hongsanan, S., Abdel-Aziz, F.A., Abdel-Wahab, M.A., Alvarado, P., Alves-Silva, G., Ammirati, J.F., Ariyawansa, H.A., et al.(2016). Fungal diversity notes 253–366: taxonomic and phylogenetic contributions to fungal taxa . Fungal Diversity. 78. (1). p. 1-237.
Li, Guo Jie and Hyde, Kevin D. and Zhao, Rui Lin and Hongsanan, Sinang and Abdel-Aziz, Faten Awad and Abdel-Wahab, Mohamed A. and Alvarado, Pablo and Alves-Silva, Genivaldo and Ammirati, Joseph F. and Ariyawansa, Hiran A. and Baghela, Abhishek and Bahkali, Ali Hassan and Beug, Michael and Bhat, D. Jayarama and Bojantchev, Dimitar and Boonpratuang, Thitiya and Bulgakov, Timur S. and Camporesi, Erio and Boro, Marcela C. and Ceska, Oldriska and Chakraborty, Dyutiparna and Chen, Jia Jia and Chethana, K. W. Thilini and Chomnunti, Putarak and Consiglio, Giovanni and Cui, Bao Kai and Dai, Dong Qin and Dai, Yu Cheng and Daranagama, Dinushani A. and Das, Kanad and Dayarathne, Monika C. and De Crop, Eske and De Oliveira, Rafael J. V. and de Souza, Carlos Alberto Fragoso and de Souza, Jos{\'e} I. and Dentinger, Bryn T. M. and Dissanayake, Asha J. and Doilom, Mingkwan and Drechsler-Santos, E. Ricardo and Ghobad-Nejhad, Masoomeh and Gilmore, Sean P. and G{\'o}es-Neto, Arist{\'o}teles and Gorczak, Micha{\l} and Haitjema, Charles H. and Hapuarachchi, Kalani Kanchana and Hashimoto, Akira and He, Mao Qiang and Henske, John K. and Hirayama, Kazuyuki and Iribarren, Maria J. and Jayasiri, Subashini C. and Jayawardena, Ruvishika S. and Jeon, Sun Jeong and Jer{\^o}nimo, Gustavo H. and Jesus, Ana L. and Jones, E. B. Gareth and Kang, Ji Chuan and Karunarathna, Samantha C. and Kirk, Paul M. and Konta, Sirinapa and Kuhnert, Eric and Langer, Ewald and Lee, Haeng Sub and Lee, Hyang Burm and Li, Wen Jing and Li, Xing Hong and Liimatainen, Kare and Lima, Diogo Xavier and Lin, Chuan Gen and Liu, Jian Kui and Liu, Xings Zhong and Liu, Zuo Yi and Luangsa-ard, J. Jennifer and L{\"u}cking, Robert and Lumbsch, H. Thorsten and Lumyong, Saisamorn and Lea{\~{n}}o, Eduardo M. and Marano, Agostina V. and Matsumura, Misato and McKenzie, Eric H. C. and Mongkolsamrit, Suchada and Mortimer, Peter E. and Nguyen, Thi Thuong Thuong and Niskanen, Tuula and Norphanphoun, Chada and O'Malley, Michelle A. and Parnmen, Sittiporn and Paw{\l}owska, Julia and Perera, Rekhani H. and Phookamsak, Rungtiwa and Phukhamsakda, Chayanard and Pires-Zottarelli, Carmen L. A. and Rasp{\'e}, Olivier and Reck, Mateus A. and Rocha, Sarah C. O. and de Santiago, Andr{\'e} L. C. M. A. and Senanayake, Indunil C. and Setti, Ledo and Shang, Qiu Ju and Singh, Sanjay K. and Sir, Esteban B. and Solomon, Kevin V. and Song, Jie and Srikitikulchai, Prasert and Stadler, Marc and Suetrong, Satinee and Takahashi, Hayato and Takahashi, Takumasa and Tanaka, Kazuaki and Tang, Li Ping and Thambugala, Kasun M. and Thanakitpipattana, Donnaya and Theodorou, Michael K. and Thongbai, Benjarong and Thummarukcharoen, Tuksaporn and Tian, Qing and Tibpromma, Saowaluck and Verbeken, Annemieke and Vizzini, Alfredo and Vlas{\'a}k, Josef and Voigt, Kerstin and Wanasinghe, Dhanushka N. and Wang, Yong and Weerakoon, Gothamie and Wen, Hua An and Wen, Ting Chi and Wijayawardene, Nalin N. and Wongkanoun, Sarunyou and Wrzosek, Marta and Xiao, Yuan Pin and Xu, Jian Chu and Yan, Ji Ye and Yang, Jing and Da Yang, Shu and Hu, Yu and Zhang, Jin Feng and Zhao, Jie and Zhou, Li Wei and Per{\v{s}}oh, Derek and Phillips, Alan J. L. and Maharachchikumbura, Sajeewa S. N.(2016). Fungal diversity notes 253--366: taxonomic and phylogenetic contributions to fungal taxa . Fungal Diversity. 78. (1). p. 1--237.
Costa-Rezende, D.H., Ferreira-Lopes, V., Salvador-Montoya, C.A., Alves-Silva, G., Mello, A., Drechsler-Santos, E.R.(2015). New records of Perenniporia sensu lato and Pyrofomes for the Brazilian Cerrado . Iheringia - Serie Botanica. 70. (1). p. 157-166.
BOOK CHAPTER
(2015). Macrofungos: aspectos preliminares sobre a diversidade de Basidiomycota. Biodiversidade do Parque Estadual Cristalino.