Paco Cardenas

Short presentation

I am in charge of the zoology collections at the Museum of Evolution, including the Linnaean historical collection (animal specimens from Linnaeus' collection or time in Uppsala).

My expertise in taxonomy is in sponges (Porifera), especially in the order Tetractinellida, a worldwide group of Demospongiae, particularly present in the deep-sea.

List of new species and new taxa described by me and collaborators (source: Wikispecies).

iNaturalist: https://www.inaturalist.org/people/pacocardenas

Media

The museum prepares for the 'sixth mass extinction' - to collect giant sum

The Earth faces what some scientists describe as the sixth mass extinction. This means that species are extinct faster than new ones arise. Therefore, the Evolution Museum in Uppsala now wants to grow

https://www.svt.se/nyheter/lokalt/uppsala/museet-forbereder-for-sjatte-massutdoendet-ska-samla-in-jattesumma

Eight new deep-sea species of marine sponges discovered

Despite marine sponges being widespread on our planet, their biodiversity and distribution is still poorly known. Even though the Mediterranean Sea is the most explored sea on Earth, a study by Díaz e

https://www.uu.se/en/press/press-releases/2024/2024-03-07-eight-new-deep-sea-species-of-marine-sponges-discovered

Discovery of new marine sponges supports hypothesis on animal evolution

A completely new order of marine sponges has been found by researchers at the Museum of Evolution, Uppsala University. The sponge order, named Vilesida, produces substances that could be used in drug

https://www.uu.se/en/press/press-releases/2025/2025-12-02-discovery-of-new-marine-sponges-supports-hypothesis-on-animal-evolution

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