Schilling, C.D. & Jabado, R.W. & Veríssimo, A. & Caminiti, L. & Sidina, E. & Gandega, C.Y. & Serrao, E.A. (2024)
eDNA metabarcoding reveals a rich but threatened and declining elasmobranch community in West Africa's largest marine protected area, the Banc d'Arguin. Conservation Genetics, in press
DOI: 10.1007/s10592-024-01604-y

Batista, M.I. & Abril, C. & Veríssimo, A. & Vasconcelos, R.P. & Pais, M.P. & Henriques, S. (2024)
Mapping elasmobranch occurrences and overlap with human activities using local knowledge and non-invasive sampling to identify areas of potential conflict. Frontiers in Marine Science, 11, Article 1321620
DOI: 10.3389/fmars.2024.1321620

Matos, A. & Vilas-Arrondo, N. & Gomes-dos-Santos, A. & Veríssimo, A. & Román-Marcote, E. & Baldó, F. & Moreno-Aguilar, J. & Pérez, M. & Lopes-Lima, M. & Froufe, E. & Castro, L.F.C. (2024)
The complete mitogenome of the Atlantic longnose chimaera Rhinochimaera atlantica (Holt & Byrne, 1909). Mitochondrial DNA Part B-Resources, 9(7), 886–891
DOI: 10.1080/23802359.2024.2378127

Gaigher, A. & Rota, A. & Neves, F. & Munoz-Merida, A. & Blasco-Arostegui, J. & Almeida, T. & Verissimo, A. (2023)
Extensive MHC class IIβ diversity across multiple loci in the small-spotted catshark (Scyliorhinus canicula). Scientific Reports, 13(1), Article 3837
DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-30876-6

Abrantes, J. & Varsani, A. & Pereira, P. & Maia, C. & Farias, I. & Verissimo, A. & Neves, F. (2023)
Identification and characterization of a polyomavirus in the thornback skate (Raja clavata). Virology Journal, 20(1), Article 190
DOI: 10.1186/s12985-023-02149-1

Takizawa, F. & Hashimoto, K. & Miyazawa, R. & Ohta, Y. & Veríssimo, A. & Flajnik, M.F. & Parra, D. & Tokunaga, K. & Suetake, H. & Sunyer, J.O. & Dijkstra, J.M. (2023)
CD4 and LAG-3 from sharks to humans: related molecules with motifs for opposing functions. Frontiers in Immunology, 14, Article 1267743
DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2023.1267743

Veríssimo, A. & Castro, L.F.C. & Muñoz-Mérida, A. & Almeida, T. & Gaigher, A. & Neves, F. & Flajnik, M.F. & Ohta, Y. (2023)
An Ancestral Major Histocompatibility Complex Organization in Cartilaginous Fish: Reconstructing MHC Origin and Evolution. Molecular Biology and Evolution, 40(12), Article msad262
DOI: 10.1093/molbev/msad262

Vilas-Arrondo, N. & Gomes-dos-Santos, A. & Perez, M. & Baldo, F. & Verissimo, A. & Catarino, D. & Machado, A.M. & Roman-Marcote, E. & Banon, R. & Froufe, E. & Castro, L.F.C. (2022)
A mitochondrial genome assembly of the opal chimaera, Chimaera opalescens Luchetti, Iglesias et Sellos 2011, using PacBio HiFi long reads. Mitochondrial DNA Part B, 7(3), 434–437
DOI: 10.1080/23802359.2022.2044403

Gomes-Dos-Santos, A. & Vilas-Arrondo, N. & Machado, A.M. & Verissimo, A. & Perez, M. & Baldo, F. & Castro, L.F.C. & Froufe, E. (2021)
Shedding light on the Chimaeridae taxonomy: the complete mitochondrial genome of the cartilaginous fish Hydrolagus mirabilis (Collett, 1904) (Holocephali: Chimaeridae). Mitochondrial DNA Part B, 6(2), 420–422
DOI: 10.1080/23802359.2020.1870887

Gomes-Dos-Santos, A. & Machado, A.M. & Aranha, S.G. & Dias, E. & Verissimo, A. & Castro, L.F.C. & Froufe, E. (2021)
The complete mitochondrial genome of the endemic Iberian pygmy skate Neoraja iberica Stehmann, Seret, Coata, & Baro 2008 (Elasmobranchii, Rajidae). Mitochondrial DNA Part B, 6(3), 848–850
DOI: 10.1080/23802359.2021.1884030

Almeida, T. & Ohta, Y. & Gaigher, A. & Munoz-Merida, A. & Neves, F. & Castro, L.F.C. & Machado, A.M. & Esteves, P.J. & Verissimo, A. & Flajnik, M.F. (2021)
A Highly Complex, MHC-Linked, 350 Million-Year-Old Shark Nonclassical Class I Lineage. Journal of Immunology, 207(3), 824–836
DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.2000851

Almeida, T. & Esteves, P.J. & Flajnik, M.F. & Ohta, Y. & Veríssimo, A. (2020)
An Ancient, MHC-Linked, Nonclassical Class I Lineage in Cartilaginous Fish. Journal of Immunology, 204(4), 892–902
DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.1901025

Gomes-Dos-Santos, A. & Arrondo, N.V. & Machado, A.M. & Verissimo, A. & Perez, M. & Roman, E. & Castro, L.F.C. & Froufe, E. (2020)
The complete mitochondrial genome of the deep-water cartilaginous fish Hydrolagus affinis (de Brito Capello, 1868) (Holocephali: Chimaeridae). Mitochondrial DNA Part B, 5(2), 1810–1812
DOI: 10.1080/23802359.2020.1749154

Fonseca, E. & Machado, A.M. & Vilas-Arrondo, N. & Gomes-Dos-Santos, A. & Verissimo, A. & Esteves, P. & Almeida, T. & Themudo, G. & Ruivo, R. & Perez, M. & Dafonseca, R. & Santos, M.M. & Froufe, E. & Roman-Marcote, E. & Venkatesh, B. & Castro, L.F.C. (2020)
Cartilaginous fishes offer unique insights into the evolution of the nuclear receptor gene repertoire in gnathostomes. General and Comparative Endocrinology, 295, Article 113527
DOI: 10.1016/j.ygcen.2020.113527

Manuzzi, A. & Zane, L. & Munoz-Merida, A. & Griffiths, A.M. & Verissimo, A. (2019)
Population genomics and phylogeography of a benthic coastal shark (Scyliorhinus canicula) using 2b-RAD single nucleotide polymorphisms. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, 126(2), 289–303
DOI: 10.1093/biolinnean/bly185

Hull, K.L. & Asbury, T.A. & da Silva, C. & Dicken, M.L. & Verissimo, A. & Farrell, E.D. & Mariani, S. & Mazzoldi, C. & Marino, I.A.M. & Zane, L. & Maduna, S.N. & Bester-Van der Merwe, A.E. (2019)
Strong genetic isolation despite wide distribution in a commercially exploited coastal shark. Hydrobiologia, 838(1), 121–137
DOI: 10.1007/s10750-019-03982-8

Bird, C.S. & Veríssimo, A. & Magozzi, S. & Abrantes, K.G. & Aguilar, A. & Al-Reasi, H. & Barnett, A. & Bethea, D.M. & Biais, G. & Borrell, A. & Bouchoucha, M. & Boyle, M. & Brooks, E.J. & Brunnschweiler, J. & Bustamante, P. & Carlisle, A. & Catarino, D. & Caut, S. & Cherel, Y. & Chouvelon, T. & Churchill, D. & Ciancio, J. & Claes, J. & Colaço, A. & Courtney, D.L. & Cresson, P. & Daly, R. & de Necker, L. & Endo, T. & Figueiredo, I. & Frisch, A.J. & Hansen, J.H. & Heithaus, M. & Hussey, N.E. & Iitembu, J. & Juanes, F. & Kinney, M.J. & Kiszka, J.J. & Klarian, S.A. & Kopp, D. & Leaf, R. & Li, Y. & Lorrain, A. & Madigan, D.J. & Maljković, A. & Malpica-Cruz, L. & Matich, P. & Meekan, M.G. & Ménard, F. & Menezes, G.M. & Munroe, S.E.M. & Newman, M.C. & Papastamatiou, Y.P. & Pethybridge, H. & Plumlee, J.D. & Polo-Silva, C. & Quaeck-Davies, K. & Raoult, V. & Reum, J. & Torres-Rojas, Y.E. & Shiffman, D.S. & Shipley, O.N. & Speed, C.W. & Staudinger, M.D. & Teffer, A.K. & Tilley, A. & Valls, M. & Vaudo, J.J. & Wai, T.C. & Wells, R.J.D. & Wyatt, A.S.J. & Yool, A. & Trueman, C.N. (2018)
A global perspective on the trophic geography of sharks. Nature Ecology & Evolution, 2, 299–305
DOI: 10.1038/s41559-017-0432-z

Xavier, R. & Severino, R. & Pérez-Losada, M. & Gestal, C. & Freitas, R. & Harris, D.J. & Veríssimo, A. & Rosado, D. & Cable, J. (2018)
Phylogenetic analysis of apicomplexan parasites infecting commercially valuable species from the North-East Atlantic reveals high levels of diversity and insights into the evolution of the group. Parasites & Vectors, 11, Article 63
DOI: 10.1186/s13071-018-2645-7

Machado, A.M. & Almeida, T. & Mucientes, G. & Esteves, P.J. & Verissimo, A. & Castro, L.F.C. (2018)
De novo assembly of the kidney and spleen transcriptomes of the cosmopolitan blue shark, Prionace glauca. Marine Genomics, 37, 50–53
DOI: 10.1016/j.margen.2017.11.009

Xavier, R. & Santos, J.L. & Verissimo, A. (2018)
Phylogenetic evidence for an ancestral coevolution between a major clade of coccidian parasites and elasmobranch hosts. Systematic Parasitology, 95(4), 367–371
DOI: 10.1007/s11230-018-9790-4

Silva, C. & Verissimo, A. & Cardoso, P. & Cable, J. & Xavier, R. (2017)
Infection of the lesser spotted dogfish with Proleptus obtusus Dujardin, 1845 (Nematoda: Spirurida) reflects ontogenetic feeding behaviour and seasonal differences in prey availability. Acta Parasitologica, 62(2), 471–476
DOI: 10.1515/ap-2017-0055

Catarino, D. & Knutsen, H. & Veríssimo, A. & Olsen, E.M. & Jorde, P.E. & Menezes, G. & Sannaes, H. & Stanković, D. & Company, J.B. & Neat, F. & Danovaro, R. & Dell'anno, A. & Rochowski, B. & Stefanni, S. (2016)
The Pillars of Hercules as a bathymetric barrier to gene-flow promoting isolation in a global deep-sea shark (Centroscymnus coelolepis). Molecular Ecology, 24(24), 6061–6079
DOI: 10.1111/mec.13453

Gubili, C. & Sims, D.W. & Veríssimo, A. & Domenici, P. & Ellis, J. & Grigoriou, P. & Johnson, A.F. & McHugh, M. & Neat, F. & Satta, A. & Scarcella, G. & Serra-Pereira, B. & Soldo, A. & Genner, M.J. & Griffiths, A.M. (2014)
A tale of two seas: contrasting patterns of population structure in the small-spotted catshark across Europe. Royal Society Open Science, 1, Article 140175
DOI: 10.1098/rsos.140175

Veríssimo, A. & Cotton, C.F. & Buch, R.H. & Guallart, J. & Burgess, G.H. (2014)
Species diversity of the deep-water gulper sharks (Squaliformes: Centrophoridae: Centrophorus) in North Atlantic waters – current status and taxonomic issues. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, 172(4), 803–830
DOI: 10.1111/zoj.12194

White, W.T. & Ebert, D.A. & Naylor, G.J.P. & Ho, H.-C. & Clerkin, P.J. & Veríssimo, A. & Cotton, C.F. (2013)
Revision of the genus Centrophorus (Squaliformes: Centrophoridae): Part 1—Redescription of Centrophorus granulosus (Bloch & Schneider), a senior synonym of C. acus Garman and C. niaukang Teng. Zootaxa, 3752, 35–72
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3752.1.5

Veríssimo, A. & Mcdowell, J.R. & Graves, J.E. (2012)
Genetic population structure and connectivity in a commercially exploited and wide-ranging deepwater shark, the leafscale gulper (Centrophorus squamosus). Marine and Freshwater Research, 63(6), 505–512
DOI: 10.1071/MF11237

Veríssimo, A. & Cotton, C.F. & Buch, R. & Burgess, G. & Gullart, J. (2012)
A revision of the gulper sharks (genus Centrophorus) in North Atlantic waters [Abstract]. World Congress of Herpetology, Vancouver, Canada, August 8 – 14, 2012, Book of Abstracts, 749

Veríssimo, A. & Mcdowell, J.R. & Graves, J.E. (2011)
Population structure of a deep-water squaloid shark, the Portuguese dogfish (Centroscymnus coelolepis). ICES Journal of Marine Science, 68(3), 555–563
DOI: 10.1093/icesjms/fsr003

Veríssimo, A. & Moura, T. & Mcdowell, J. & Graves, J. & Gordo, L. & Hoelzel, R. (2011)
Isolation and characterization of ten nuclear microsatellite loci for the Portuguese dogfish Centroscymnus coelolepis. Conservation Genetics Resources, 3(2), 299–301
DOI: 10.1007/s12686-010-9347-6

Veríssimo, A. & Grubbs, R.D. & Mcdowell, J. & Musick, J.A. & Portnoy, D.S. (2011)
Frequency of multiple paternity in the spiny dogfish Squalus acanthias in the western north Atlantic. Journal of Heredity, 102(1), 88–93
DOI: 10.1093/jhered/esq084

Veríssimo, A. & Mcdowell, J.R. & Graves, J.E. (2010)
Global population structure of the spiny dogfish Squalus acanthias, a temperate shark with an antitropical distribution. Molecular Ecology, 19(8), 1651–1662
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-294X.2010.04598.x

Veríssimo, A. & Gordo, L.S. & Figueiredo, I. (2003)
Reproductive biology and embryonic development of Centroscymnus coelolepis in Portuguese mainland waters. ICES Journal of Marine Science, 60, 1335–1341
DOI: 10.1016/S1054e3139(03)00146-2