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Graça Maria Pereira da Costa. Completed the Doctor of Philosophy in Doutoramento in 1993/03/01 by University of Aberdeen Zoology Department. Is Assistant Professor in Universidade da Madeira Faculdade de Ciências da Vida.
Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Graça Maria Pereira da Costa

Citation names

  • Costa, Graça

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
4B1C-4144-D839
ORCID iD
0000-0003-0277-3376

Knowledge fields

  • Agrarian Sciences - Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries - Fishery

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
German Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1) Beginner (A1) Intermediate (B1)
English Intermediate (B1) Advanced (C1) Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1)
French Beginner (A1) Intermediate (B1) Beginner (A1) Beginner (A1)
Spanish; Castilian Intermediate (B1) Advanced (C1) Beginner (A1) Intermediate (B1)
Education
Degree Classification
2005
Concluded
 Parasitology (Título de Agregado)
Universidade da Madeira Faculdade de Ciências da Vida, Portugal
1993/03/01
Concluded
 Doutoramento (Doctor of Philosophy)
University of Aberdeen Zoology Department, United Kingdom
 not aplicable
Affiliation

Teaching in Higher Education

Category
Host institution 		Employer
1993 - Current Assistant Professor (University Teacher) Universidade da Madeira Faculdade de Ciências da Vida, Portugal
Universidade da Madeira Faculdade de Ciências da Vida, Portugal
2013 - 2018 Assistant Professor (University Teacher) Universidade da Madeira, Portugal
2013 - 2018 Assistant Professor (University Teacher) Universidade da Madeira, Portugal
Outputs

Publications

Book chapter
  1. Costa, Graça. "Chapter 45. Anisakis". In Molecular detection of human parasitic pathogens, 485-497. New York, United States: Taylor & Francis, 2013.
    Published
Journal article
  1. Costa, Graça; Costa, Luísa; Santos, Maria João; Melo-Moreira, E.. "A Review of the Parasites of Deep-Water Fishes from Macaronesian Islands, North-East Atlantic Ocean". The Open Parasitology Journal 6 1 (2018): 17-31. http://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1874421401806010017.
    Open access • 10.2174/1874421401806010017
  2. Costa, Graça; MacKenzie, Ken; Oliva, Marcelo E.. "A Review of the Parasites Infecting Fishes of the GenusTrachurus(Pisces: Carangidae)". Reviews in Fisheries Science & Aquaculture 25 4 (2017): 297-315. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/23308249.2017.1293607.
    Published • 10.1080/23308249.2017.1293607
  3. Costa, Graça. "A checklist of digenea parasites (Platyhelminthes: Digenea) infecting molluscs and fishes in Portuguese waters (North east Atlantic)". Boletim Museu Municipal de História Natural do Funchal 348 (2017): 25-45.
    Open access • Published
  4. Costa, G; Melo-Moreira, E; de Carvalho, MAP. "Occurrence of microsporidians Glugea hertwigi and Pleistophora ladogensis, in smelt Osmerus eperlanus from two German rivers, North Sea coast". Diseases of Aquatic Organisms 121 1 (2016): 49-57. http://dx.doi.org/10.3354/dao03040.
    10.3354/dao03040
  5. Casal, Graça; Rocha, Sónia; Costa, Graça; Al-Quraishy, Saleh; Azevedo, Carlos. "Ultrastructural and molecular characterization of Glugea serranus n. sp., a microsporidian infecting the blacktail comber, Serranus atricauda (Teleostei: Serranidae), in the Madeira Archipelago (Portugal)". Parasitology Research 115 10 (2016): 3963-3972. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00436-016-5162-7.
    10.1007/s00436-016-5162-7
  6. Costa, Graça; Soares, Sónia; Carvalho, Fernando; Bela, João. "Digenean parasites of the marine gastropods Littorina littorea and Gibbula umbilicalis in the Northern Portuguese Atlantic coast, with a review of digeneans infecting the two gastropod genera". Journal of Coastal Life Medicine 4 5 (2016): 345-352. http://dx.doi.org/10.12980/jclm.4.2016j6-18.
    10.12980/jclm.4.2016j6-18
  7. Costa, Graça; Khadem, Mahnaz; Dellinger, Thomas; Biscoito, Manuel; Melo-Moreira, Egberto. "Larval cestodes infecting the deep-water fish, Cataetyx laticeps (Pisces: Bythitidae) from Madeira Archipelago, Atlantic Ocean". Acta Parasitologica 61 1 (2016): http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/ap-2015-0025.
    10.1515/ap-2015-0025
  8. Casal, G.; Rocha, S.; Costa, G.; Al-Quraishy, S.; Azevedo, C.. "Ultrastructural and molecular characterization of a microsporidian infectingSerranus atricauda(Teleostei, Serranidae) in the Madeira Archipelago". Microscopy and Microanalysis 21 S6 (2015): 44-45. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s1431927614013890.
    10.1017/s1431927614013890
  9. Costa, Graça; Chada, Tomás; Melo-Moreira, Egberto; Cavallero, Serena; D’Amelio, Stefano. "Endohelminth parasites of the leafscale gulper shark, Centrophorus squamosus (Bonnaterre, 1788) (Squaliformes:Centrophoridae) off Madeira Archipelago". Acta Parasitologica 59 2 (2014): http://dx.doi.org/10.2478/s11686-014-0247-x.
    10.2478/s11686-014-0247-x
  10. Costa, G; Khadem, M; Silva, S; Moreira, EM; D’Amélio, S. "Endohelminth parasites of the blacktail comber Serranus atricauda (Pisces: Serranidae), from Madeira Archipelago (Atlantic Ocean)". Diseases of Aquatic Organisms 103 1 (2013): 55-64. http://dx.doi.org/10.3354/dao02564.
    10.3354/dao02564
  11. Costa, Graça; Garcia Santamaria, Maria Teresa; Vasconcelos, Joana; Borges Perera, Clara; Melo-Moreira, Egberto. "Endoparasites of Trachurus picturatus (Pisces: Carangidae) from the Madeira and Canary Islands: Selecting parasites for use as tags". Scientia Marina 77 1 (2013): 61-68. http://dx.doi.org/10.3989/scimar.03707.07a.
    10.3989/scimar.03707.07a
  12. Costa, G.; Melo-Moreira, E.; Pinheiro de Carvalho, M.A.A.. "Helminth parasites of the oceanic horse mackerel Trachurus picturatus Bowdich 1825 (Pisces: Carangidae) from Madeira Island, Atlantic Ocean, Portugal". Journal of Helminthology 86 3 (2011): 368-372. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0022149x11000502.
    10.1017/s0022149x11000502
  13. Costa, Graça; Cavallero, Serena; D’Amelio, Stefano; Paggi, Lia; Santamaria, Maria; Perera, Clara; Santos, Maria; Khadem, Mahnaz. "Helminth parasites of the Atlantic chub mackerel, Scomber colias Gmelin, 1789 from Canary Islands, Central North Atlantic, with comments on their relations with other Atlantic regions". Acta Parasitologica 56 1 (2011): http://dx.doi.org/10.2478/s11686-011-0006-1.
    10.2478/s11686-011-0006-1
  14. Valente, Ana Luisa; Delgado, Cláudia; Moreira, Cláudia; Ferreira, Sandra; Dellinger, Thomas; Pinheiro de Carvalho, Miguel A. A.; Costa, Graça. "Helminth Component Community of the Loggerhead Sea Turtle,Caretta caretta,From Madeira Archipelago, Portugal". Journal of Parasitology 95 1 (2009): 249-252. http://dx.doi.org/10.1645/ge-1519.1.
    Published • 10.1645/ge-1519.1
  15. Costa, Graça; Freitas, Nélio; Pinheiro de Carvalho, Miguel; Melo-Moreira, Egberto; Rigby, Mark. "Oncophora melanocephala (Nematoda, Camallanidae) from the chub mackerel, Scomber japonicus (Teleostei, Scombridae), caught off Madeira Island (Portugal)". Acta Parasitologica 54 3 (2009): http://dx.doi.org/10.2478/s11686-009-0032-4.
    10.2478/s11686-009-0032-4
  16. Costa, Graça; Santos, MJ; Biscoito, Manuel; Pinheiro de Carvalho, Miguel A.A.. "Helminth parasites from the stomach of conger eel, Conger conger, from Madeira island, Atlantic Ocean". Journal of Parasitology 95 (2009): 1013-1015.
    Published
  17. Oliva, M. E.; Valdivia, I. M.; Costa, G.; Freitas, N.; Pinheiro De Carvalho, M. A.; Sánchez, L.; Luque, J. L.. "What can metazoan parasites reveal about the taxonomy of Scomber japonicus Houttuyn in the coast of South America and Madeira Islands?". Journal of Fish Biology 72 3 (2008): 545-554. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1095-8649.2007.01725.x.
    Published • 10.1111/j.1095-8649.2007.01725.x
  18. Casal, Graca; Costa, Graca; Azevedo, Carlos. "Ultrastructural description of Ceratomyxa tenuispora (Myxozoa), a parasite of the marine fish Aphanopus carbo (Trichiuridae), from the Atlantic coast of Madeira Island (Portugal)". Folia Parasitologica 54 3 (2007): 165-171. http://dx.doi.org/10.14411/fp.2007.023.
    Open access • Published • 10.14411/fp.2007.023
  19. Costa, G.; Freitas, N.; Dellinger, T.H.; MacKenzie, K.. "Gill monogeneans of the chub mackerel, Scomber japonicus from Madeiran waters of the Atlantic Ocean, Portugal". Journal of Helminthology 81 1 (2007): 33-38. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0022149x07207333.
    10.1017/s0022149x07207333
  20. Pontes, Tânia; D'Amelio, Stefano; Costa, Graça; Paggi, Lia. "MOLECULAR CHARACTERIZATION OF LARVAL ANISAKID NEMATODES FROM MARINE FISHES OF MADEIRA BY A PCR-BASED APPROACH, WITH EVIDENCE FOR A NEW SPECIES". Journal of Parasitology 91 6 (2005): 1430-1434. http://dx.doi.org/10.1645/ge-565r1.1.
    Published • 10.1645/ge-565r1.1
  21. Costa, Graça; Pontes, T; Rego, AA. "Prevalence, intensity and abundance of Rhadinorhynchus pristis (Acanthocephala: Rhadinorhynchidae) in chub mackerel, Scomber japonicus (Pisces: Scombridae) from Madeira Island". Acta Parasitologica 49 (2004): 41-44.
    Published
  22. Costa, Graça; Madeira, Ana; Pontes, T; D'Amélio, S.. "Anisakid nematodes of the blackspot seabream Pagellus bogaraveo from Madeiran waters, Portugal". Acta Parasitologica 49 (2004): 156-161.
    Published
  23. Costa, G.; Veltkamp, C.J.; Chubb, J.C.. "Larval trypanorhynchs (Platyhelminthes: Eucestoda: Trypanorhyncha) from black-scabbard fish,Aphanopus carboand oceanic horse mackerel,Trachurus picturatusin Madeira (Portugal)". Parasite 10 4 (2003): 325-331. http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/parasite/2003104325.
    10.1051/parasite/2003104325
  24. Costa, G.; Pontes, T.; Mattiucci, S.; D'Amélio, S.. "The occurrence and infection dynamics of Anisakis larvae in the black-scabbard fish, Aphanopus carbo, chub mackerel, Scomber japonicus, and oceanic horse mackerel, Trachurus picturatus from Madeira, Portugal". Journal of Helminthology 77 2 (2003): 163-166. http://dx.doi.org/10.1079/joh2002156.
    10.1079/joh2002156
  25. Costa, Graça. "Helminth parasites of some coastal fishes from Madeira, Portugal". Bulletin European Association Fish Pathologists 23 (2003): 281-286.
    Published
  26. Costa, Graça; Biscoito, Manuel. "Helminth parasites of some coastal fishes from Madeira, Portugal". Bulletin of the European Association of Fish Pathologists 23 (2003): 281-286.
    Published
  27. Costa, Graça; Mattiucci, S; Paggi, L; Nascetti, G; Santos, CP; Di Beneditto, AP; Ramos, Ana Paula; et al. "Genetic markers in the study of Anisakis typica (Diesing, 1860): larval identification and genetic relationships with other species of Anisakis Dujardin, 1845 (Nematoda: Anisakidae)". Systematic Parasitology 51 (2002): 159-170.
    Published
  28. Costa, Graça; Chubb, JC; Veltkamp, CJ. "Cystacanths of Bolbosoma vasculosum in the black scabbard fish, Aphanopus carbo, oceanic horse mackerel Trachurus picturatus and common dolphin, Delphinus delphis". Journal of Helminthology 74 (2000): 113-120.
    Published
  29. Costa, Graça; Eiras, JC; Dellinger, T; Davies, AJ; Alves de Matos, AP. "Intraerythrocytic inclusion bodies in the loggerhead sea turtle Caretta caretta from Madeira". Journal of Biological Association UK 80 (2000): 957-958.
    Published
  30. Costa, Graça; Lom, J; Andrade, C; Barradas, R. "First report of Ceratomyxa sparusaurati (Protozoa: Myxosporea) and the occurrence of epitheliocystis in cultured seabream, Sparus aurata L. from Madeira. Bulletin European Association Fish Pathologists". Bulletin European Association Fish Pathologists 18 (1998): 165-167.
    Published
  31. Costa, Graça; Gibson DI. "Helminth parasites of Madeiran rockpool fishes, with a redescription of Schikhobalotrema longivesiculatum Orecchia & Paggi, 1975 (Digenea: Haplosplanchnidae) and some comments on their zoogeographical relationships.". Systematic Parasitology 38 (1997): 73-79.
    Published
  32. Costa, Graça; Eiras, JC; Chubb, JC; MacKenzie K; Berland, B. "Parasites of the black scabbard fish Aphanopus carbo Lowe, 1839 from Madeira". Bulletin of the European Association of Fish Pathologists 16 (1996): 13-16.
    Published
  33. Costa, Graça; Eiras, JC; Biscoito, Manuel; Davies, AJ. "Suspected viral erythrocytic necrosis (VEN) in the intertidal fish Mauligobius maderensis from Madeira". Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 78 (1996): 545-548.
    Published
  34. Costa, Graça; MacKenzie K. "Histopathology of Goussia clupearum (Protozoa: Apicomplexa: Coccidia) infections in four marine fish species from Scottish waters". Diseases of Aquatic Organisms 18 (1994): 195-202.
    Published
  35. Costa, Graça; MacKenzie K; Pike AW. "New host and locality records for two protozoan (Myxosporea, Coccidia) parasites of marine fishes". Journal of Parasitology 77 (1991): 318-319.
    Published
Activities

Supervision

Thesis Title
Role 		Degree Subject (Type)
Institution / Organization
2009 - 2011 Helminth parasites of sharks in Madeira Archipelago
Supervisor
 Biology (Master)
Universidade da Madeira Faculdade de Ciências da Vida, Portugal
2009 - 2010 Characterisation of bacterial agents and bacterial toxins in fish for human consumption in Madeira
Supervisor
 Microbiologia Aplicada (Master)
Universidade da Madeira Faculdade de Ciências da Vida, Portugal

Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2008 - 2010 Antibiotic resistance of Escherichia coli isolated from urinary tract infections
Co-supervisor
 Biochemistry (Master)
Universidade da Madeira Faculdade de Ciências da Vida, Portugal
2006 - 2007 Evaluation of the water quality of a beach in Funchal using microbiological and chemical parameters
Co-supervisor
 Biology (Degree)
Universidade da Madeira Faculdade de Ciências da Vida, Portugal
2005 - 2006 Pathogenic bacteria of the human urinary tract
Co-supervisor
 Biology (Degree)
Universidade da Madeira Faculdade de Ciências da Vida, Portugal
2005 - 2006 Age and growth of Atlantic chub mackerel, Scomber japonicus from Madeira Archipelago
Co-supervisor
 Biology (Master)
Universidade da Madeira Faculdade de Ciências da Vida, Portugal
2001 - 2003 Microflora of seabream Sparus aurata from floating cages at Baía de Abra, Madeira
Supervisor
 Biology (Degree)
Universidade da Madeira Faculdade de Ciências da Vida, Portugal
2000 - 2001 Bacteriological analysis of public swimming pool waters in Funchal, Madeira
Co-supervisor
 Microbiology/Biology (Degree)
Universidade da Madeira Faculdade de Ciências da Vida, Portugal
2000 - 2001 Age and growth of the oceanic horse mackerel Trachurus picturatus from Madeira
Co-supervisor
 Biologia (Degree)
Universidade da Madeira Faculdade de Ciências da Vida, Portugal
1999 - 2000 Molecular characterization of anisakid nematodes from fish from Madeira
Co-supervisor
 Parasitology/Biology (Degree)
Universidade da Madeira Faculdade de Ciências da Vida, Portugal

Università degli Studi di Roma La Sapienza, Italy
1999 - 2000 Parasites of the blackspot seabream Pagellus bogaraveo
Supervisor
 Biologia Marinha (Master)
Universidade do Algarve - Campus de Gambelas, Portugal
1998 - 2000 Anisakis sp. (Nematoda) from the black-scabbard fish Aphanopus carbo
Supervisor
 Parasitology/Biology (Degree)
Universidade da Madeira Faculdade de Ciências da Vida, Portugal
1998 - 2000 Pathogenic bacteria of caged seabream Sparus aurata in Madeira
Supervisor
 Microbiology/Biology (Degree)
Universidade da Madeira Faculdade de Ciências da Vida, Portugal
1997 - 2000 Parasites of the turkish wrasse, Thalassoma pavo (Labridae) and other coastal fishes from Madeira
Supervisor
 Parasitology/Biology (Degree)
Universidade da Madeira Faculdade de Ciências da Vida, Portugal
1997 - 1999 Some parasites of grouper, Serranus atricauda (Serranidae) from Madeira
Supervisor
 Parasitology/Biology (Degree)
Universidade da Madeira Faculdade de Ciências da Vida, Portugal
1995 - 1996 Parasites of the oceanic horse-mackerel, Trachurus picturatus from Madeira: Their prevalence and histopathology
Supervisor
 Biology (Degree)
Universidade da Madeira Faculdade de Ciências da Vida, Portugal

Event organisation

Event name
Type of event (Role) 		Institution / Organization
2008/02 - Current UNESCO Biosphere Reserves (2008/02)
Workshop (Co-organisor)
 Universidade da Madeira Faculdade de Ciências da Vida, Portugal

Jury of academic degree

Topic
Role 		Candidate name (Type of degree)
Institution / Organization
2019 Biodiversity and phylogeny of myxosporean parasites (Cnidaria, Myxozoa) infecting fish and annelids in Portuguese estuaries
(Thesis) Arguer
 Sónia Rocha (PhD)
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal
2011 An integrative approach in the study of digenean parasites life cycles from north of Portugal: morphological and molecular characterization
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Susana Pina (PhD)
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal
2010 Parasites of the mussel Mytilus galloprovincialis Lamarck 1819 (Bivalvia: Mytilidae) with emphasis on trematodes: life cycles, morphological and molecular characterization
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Claire Francisco (PhD)
Universidade do Porto, Portugal
2008 Metazoários parasitas de poliquetas (Annelida) no estuário de Aveiro
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Luis Rangel (Master)
Universidade do Porto, Portugal
2008 Ciclo de vida de Amyloodinium ocellatum e control da infestação parasitária em peixes cultivados
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Ricardo Severino (Master)
Universidade do Porto, Portugal
2007 Idade e crescimento da cavala, Scomber japonicus na Madeira
Supervisor
 Joana Vasconcelos (Master)
Universidade da Madeira Faculdade de Ciências da Vida, Portugal
2007 Susceptibility of mosquito vectors to Dirofilaria immitis on Madeira island, Portugal
(Thesis) Arguer
 Marta Gouveia (PhD)
Universidade da Madeira Faculdade de Ciências da Vida, Portugal
2000 Microbial infections among penaeid post-larvae of North Coastal Andhra Pradesh, India
(Thesis) Arguer
 N. Aravindan (PhD)
Central University of Andhra Pradesh, India

Course / Discipline taught

Academic session Degree Subject (Type) Institution / Organization
2007 - 2021 Diagnostic Laboratorial Methods Applied Biochemistry (Mestrado) Universidade da Madeira Faculdade de Ciências da Vida, Portugal
1993 - 2021 Microbiology Biology/Biochemistry (Licenciatura) Universidade da Madeira Faculdade de Ciências da Vida, Portugal

Mentoring / Tutoring

Topic Student name
2011 - 2011 Parasites of black scabbard fish Aphanopus carbo Paula Mateu
2007 - 2008 Parasites of sea turtles Ana Valente
2007 - 2008 Microbiology Karola Krehl