Mariana Sa
Assistant Professor of Biology
Biology

Part of 一起草 since 2025

Contact Info

Education

  • Ph.D., Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte
  • M.S., Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte
  • B.S., Federal University of Paraiba

Dr. Mariana Sa holds a B.S degree in biological sciences from the Federal University of Paraiba and earned both master's and doctorate degrees from the Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte. As an Assistant Professor of Biology, she specializes in fungal biology, taxonomy, and proteomics. Her extensive teaching experience includes seven years at the University Center of João Pessoa, covering cellular and molecular biology, biochemistry, microbiology, immunology, and genetics. She completed postdoctoral fellowships at Mackenzie Presbyterian University and the University of Guelph in Canada.

Areas of Expertise

  • Fungal Biology
  • Taxonomy
  • Proteomics

Teaching Focus

  • General Biology
  • Cell and Molecular Biology
  • Ecology
  • Microbiology

Publications

  • Valões-Araújo, J. C., Barbosa-Silva, A., Koroiva, R., Sá, M. C.A., Roy, M., & Wartchow, F. (2024). Tylopilus dunensis (Boletaceae, Basidiomycota): notes on morphological, phylogenetical and distributional aspects. Folia Cryptogamica Estonica, 61, 1–11. https://doi.org/10.12697/fce.2024.61.01
  • Silva-Filho, A.G.S., M.C.A. Sá, Komura D.L., Braga-Neto R., Baseia I.G., Marinho P., Moncalvo J.-M., Roy M., and Wartchow F..2023. Lactifluus subg. Lactariopsis (Russulales/Basidiomycota) from Brazilian tropical forests. Botany. 101(12): 570-581. https://doi.org/10.1139/cjb-2023-0077
  • Hackel, J., Henkel, T.W., Moreau, P.-A., De Crop, E., Verbeken, A., Sa, ` M., Buyck, B., Neves, M.-A., Vasco-Palacios, A., Wartchow, F., Schimann, H., Carriconde, F., Garnica, S., Courtecuisse, R., Gardes, M., Manzi, S., Louisanna, E., Roy, M., 2022. Biogeographic history of a large clade of ectomycorrhizal fungi, the Russulaceae, in the Neotropics and adjacent regions. New Phytol. 236, 698–713. .
  • Wartchow, F.; Coimbra, V. R. M.; Sá, M. C. A. Gloeocantharellus corneri (Gomphales, Basidiomycota) from the Brazilian Amazonia. LILLOA, v. 59, p. 227-234, 2022.
  • Silva-Filho, A.; Sá, M.C.A.; Komura, D.L.; Baseia, I.G; Marinho, P.; Moncalvo, Jean-marc; Roy, M.; Wartchow, F. (2021) Novelties in Lactifluus subg. Gymnocarpi (Russulales, Basidiomycota) from Brazilian tropical forests. Mycological Progress, v. 20, p. 549-565.
  • Silva-filho, A.G.S.; Sá, M.C.A.; Komunra, D.L.; Moncalvo,  J-.;  Margaritescu,  S.;  Roy,
  • M.; Wartchow, F. (2020) Two novel species of Lactifluus subg. Pseudogymnocarpi (Russulaceae) from Brazil. Phytotaxa (on-line), v. 436, p. 222-236.
  • Sá, M.C.A.; Delgat, L.; Verbeken, A.; Sulzbacher, M. A.; Baseia, I. G.; Wartchow, F. (2019) A new species of Lactifluus (Russulales, Agaricomycetes) from the Brazilian caatinga semiarid region. New Zeeland Journal of Botany: 1 – 10.
  • Nascimento, C.C.; Sá, M.C.A.; Bezerra, J. L.; Wartchow, F. (2018) Amanita dulciodora (Amanitaceae, Basidiomycota), a striking new species of Amanita section Lepidella from Northeast Brazil. Plant Ecology and Evolution 151: 262 - 270.
  •  Sá, M.C.A.; Coimbra, V.R.M.; Wartchow, F. (2018) Discovery of Russula rubropunctatissima in Brazil. Current research in environmental & applied mycology 8: 24 – 29.
  • Wartchow, F.; Sá, M.C.A. (2018) Inocybe lepidosparta (Agaricales, Basidiomycota): a new species from Pernambuco, Brazil. New zealand journal of botany56:438 - 443.
  • Sá, M.C.A.; Silva, N.A.; Wartchow, F. (2016) Neoclitocybe infuscata: a new species from Atlantic Forest of Pernambuco State, Brazil. Mycosphere Online - Journal of Fungal Biology7: 773 - 777, 2016.
  • Sá, M.C.A.; Wartchow, F. (2016) Russula omnileuca, a new species from Pernambuco. Sydowia 68:63 - 68.
  • Sá, M.C.A.; WARTCHOW, F. (2016) Volvariella leucocalix (Pluteaceae), a new species from Brazilian semiarid region. Mycosphere Online - Journal of Fungal Biology 7:30 - 35.
  • Wartchow, F.; Sulzbacher, M.A.; Selosse, Marc-Andre; Grebenc, T.; Aime, M.C.; Sá, M.C.A.; Pinheiro, F.G.B.; Baseia, I.G.; Ovrebo, C.L. (2015) Sebacina aureomagnifica, a new heterobasidiomycete from the Atlantic Forest of northeast Brazil. Mycological Progress14:11 – 109.
  • Sá, M.C.A.; Pinheiro, F.G.B.; Silva, N.A.; Maia, L.C.; Wartchow, F. (2014) Craterellus niger (Cantharellaceae, Cantharellales, Basidiomycota): a new species from Pernambuco, Brazil. Nova Hedwigia 99:525 - 530.
  • Wartchow, F.; Silveira, R.M.B.; Sá, M.C.A. (2014) Inocybe austrolilacina (Agaricales), a new species from Southern Brazil. The Journal of the Torrey Botanical Society 141:363 - 366.
  • Sá, M.C.A.; Baseia, I.G.; Wartchow, F. (2013) Checklist of Russulaceae from Brazil. Mycotaxon 125:303.
  • Pinheiro, F.G.B.; Sá, M.C.A.; Wartchow, F. (2013) Hydropus griseolazulinus, a striking new species from Paraíba, Brazil. Mycosphere Online - Journal of Fungal Biology4:218 - 225.
  • Sá, M.C.A.; Wartchow, F. (2013) Lactifluus aurantiorugosus (Russulaceae), a new species from southern Brazil. Darwiniana 1: 54 - 60.
  • Sá, M.C.A.; Baseia, I.G.; Wartchow, F. (2013) Lactifluus dunensis, a new species from Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil. Mycosphere Online - Journal of Fungal Biology 4:261 - 265, 2013.