Martin Vinther Sørensen – University of Copenhagen

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Martin Vinther Sørensen

Martin Vinther Sørensen

Associate Professor, curator

Natural History Museum of Denmark
Universitetsparken 15
2100 København Ø

Office: ZM
Phone: +45 353-21081
Phone (Reception desk): +45 353-22222
E-mail: mvsorensen@snm.ku.dk



Curatorial responsibilities

Curator of Acanthocephala, Gnathostomulida, Kinorhyncha, Micrognathozoa, Nematoda, Nematomorpha, Priapulida, Rotifera, Porifera and Cnidaria.

Primary research areas

Morphology, taxonomy and phylogeny of Kinorhyncha, Loricifera and Priapulida. In addition, taxonomy and phylogeny of the gnathiferan taxa: Rotifera, Gnathostomulida and Micrognathozoa.

Current research

1) Detailed morphology of cuticular head and trunk structures in selected species of kinorhynchs. In order to obtain a complete taxon sampling at generic level for future phylogenetic analyses based on morphological data, it is the goal to generate data from at least one representative of each kinorhynch genus.
2) Kinorhynch phylogeny. The kinorhynch interrelationships are examined using a combined approach of molecular and morphological data.
3) Further examinations of the putative Loriciferan ? Nematomorph sister-group relationship, using a combined approach of molecular and morphological data.
4) Metazoan phylogeny examined within the AToL (Assembling the protostome Tree of Life) collaborative frame.

Teaching

Supervisor for graduent student Jonas Thormar, SNM

Marine invertebrates: morphology, biology, evolution, spring (gradulate course).
Evolutionary biology, spring (undergraduate course).