M.Sc. Christoph Höpel
Contact
Universität Rostock
Institut für Biowissenschaften
Allgemeine & Spezielle Zoologie
Universitätsplatz 2, 18055 Rostock
Tel.: +49 381 / 498-6266
Email: christoph.hoepel (at) uni-rostock.de
since January 2019: Preparation of a doctoral thesis on the topic: “Phylogeography and systematics of the Anaspidacea (Malacostraca, Crustacea) - An example of a Gondwana distribution”, funded by a doctoral scholarship from the University of Rostock.
September 2018: Master of Science at the University of Rostock. Title of the master thesis: “Tasmanian mountain shrimps (Anaspidacea, Malacostraca, Crustacea) - phylogeography, endemism and multiple immigrations into caves”, supervised by Prof. Dr. Stefan Richter and Dr. Ralf Bastrop.
2016 - 2018: Master's studies in Integrative Zoology at the University of Rostock.
August 2016: Bachelor of Science at the University of Rostock. Bachelor's thesis on food analyses of cormorants (Phalacrocorax carbo sinensis) in the Heuwiese colony
2012 - 2016: Bachelor's studies in Biosciences at the University of Rostock.
2016 - 2018: Various activities as a student and research assistant (General and Special Zoology, University of Rostock), supervision of the zoological practical course, tutorial for zoology, supervision of the module “ Principles of evolutionary morphology”, evaluation of pellet samples from comorants, supervision of the module “Biology of fish”, molecular genetic studies on Anaspidesidae, leading excursions in the module “Native flora and fauna”, molecular genetic studies of polychaetes of Atlantic seamounts.
2017: Research assistant at the German Oceanographic Museum in Stralsund for the analysis of seal and harbor porpoise stomachs.
2016 - 2018: Underwater/diver work as part of the TRANSCOAST research project.
2016: Student assistant (Botany, University of Rostock) for the preparation and conduction of a research trip to Burkina Faso.
Schmidt, J.; Kleeberg, A.; Kornmilch, J.-C.; Bachmann, O.; Albe, F.; Dörnbrack, K.; Ehlermann, J.; Erber, T.M.; Guschker, L.V.; Höpel, C.G.; Lappe, V.; Lembach, L.-K.; Morana, M.; Riegert, J.W.; Ruf, J.; Schmitt, F.; Schneider, J.; Taege, T.J.; Thiesen, P.; Naumann, B. (2023). Erfassung von Arthropoden an der Lübecker Bucht im Rahmen einer Studienexkursion der Universität Rostock-Ergebnisbericht 2023. Archiv Natur-und Landeskunde Mecklenburg-Vorpommern 59: 65–96. https://doi.org/10.30819/anlk.59.05
Höpel, C. G., Yeo, D., Ahyong, S. T., Meier, R., & Richter, S. (2023). First mitochondrial genomes of Anaspidacea (Malacostraca, Crustacea) and the phylogenetic relationships of mountain shrimps (Anaspides Thomson, 1894) and their relatives within Anaspidesidae. Journal of Crustacean Biology, 43(2). https://doi.org/10.1093/jcbiol/ruad028
Höpel, C. G., Richter, S. & Ahyong, S. T. (2023). A New Species of Tasmanian Mountain Shrimp, Anaspides driesseni sp. nov. (Malacostraca, Anaspidacea, Anaspidesidae). Records of the Australian Museum, 75(1), 25–43. https://doi.org/10.3853/j.2201-4349.75.2023.1829
Hazerli, D.; Höpel, C. G., Richter, S. (2022): New insights into the evolution of portunoid swimming crabs (Portunoidea, Heterotremata, Brachyura) and the brachyuran axial skeleton. Frontiers in Zoology 19 (24) https://doi.org/10.1186/s12983-022-00467-8
Höpel, C. G., Yeo, D., Grams, M., Meier, R., & Richter, S. (2022). Mitogenomics supports the monophyly of Mysidacea and Peracarida (Malacostraca). Zoologica Scripta, 51, 603– 613. https://doi.org/10.1111/zsc.12554
Höpel, C. G., Ahyong, S. T., Richter, S. (2021): Genetic structure and new occurrence records of the iconic Tasmanian mountain shrimp Anaspides tasmaniae (Thomson, 1893) (Anaspidesidae : Anaspidacea) reveal relictual distribution in southern Tasmania. Australian Journal of Zoology. https://doi.org/10.1071/ZO20100
Presentations
Höpel, C.G., Richter, S. (2024): Systematics and Phylogeography of Tasmanian Mountain shrimps (Anaspides, Malacostraca, Crustacea). 41th Annual Meeting of the Willi Hennig Society, Mexico-Stadt (Mexiko), 28.07. - 01.08.2024. [Lars Brundin Award for the second best oral student presentation]
Höpel, C.G., Schwentner, M., Richter, S. (2024): Die Tasmanischen Berggarnelen (Anaspidacea, Malacostraca) im Mole Creek Karst – unabhängige Höhleneinwanderung und Anpassung. 21. CrustTag, Rostock, 25. - 27.04.2024.
Höpel, C.G., Schwentner, M., Richter, S. (2023): Speciation in correlation with cave immigration in Tasmanian mountain shrimps (Anaspides, Anaspidacea, Malacostraca). 40th Annual Meeting of the Willi Hennig Society, Ithaca, 09. - 13.07.2023.
Höpel C.G., Schwentner, M., Richter, S. (2022): Speciation in correlation with cave immigration in Tasmanian mountain shrimps (Anaspides, Anaspidacea, Malacostraca). 114th Jahrestagung der Deutschen Zoologischen Gesellschaft, Bonn, 12. - 16.09.2022.
Höpel, C.G., Yeo, D., Meier, R., Richter, S. (2022): Phylogeny of Malacostraca with special focus on the Anaspidesidae (Anaspidacea) based on full mitochondrial genomes. 39th Annual Meeting of the Willi Hennig Society, Helsinki, 24. - 28.07.2022. [Willi Hennig Award for the best oral student presentation]
Höpel, C.G., Richter, S. (2022): Die Tasmanischen Berggarnelen (Anaspides, Anaspidacea) – von der Oberfläche in den Untergrund, 20. Tagung der Deutschen Crustaceologen, Kiel, 07. – 10.04.2022
Höpel, C.G., Bastrop, R., Ahyong, S., Richter, S. (2019): Glacial influence on the phylogeographic pattern in Tasmanian mountain shrimps (Anaspides, Anaspidacea, Malacostraca). 112th Jahrestagung der Deutschen Zoologischen Gesellschaft, Jena, 09. – 13.09.2019.
Posters
Höpel, C.G., Schwentner, M., Richter, S. (2023): Speciation in correlation with cave immigration in Tasmanian mountain shrimps (Anaspides, Anaspidacea, Malacostraca). 63rd Phylogenetisches Symposium, Greifswald, 24.–26.11.2023.
Höpel, C.G., Bastrop, R., Ahyong, S., Richter, S. (2018): Phylogeography of the Tasmanian mountain shrimps (Anaspides; Malacostraca) - Multiple immigrations into subterranean habitats and biodiversity. 111th Jahrestagung der Deutschen Zoologischen Gesellschaft, Greifswald, 10. – 15.09.2018.
2024:
Lars Brundin Award for the second best oral presentation by a student. 41th Annual Meeting of the Willi Hennig Society, Mexico City, 28.07. - 01.08.2024.
2022:
Willi Hennig Award for the best oral presentation by a student. 39th Annual Meeting of the Willi Hennig Society, Helsinki, July 24-28, 2022.
Prize for best student presentation, 3rd place (20th Conference of German Crustaceologists, Kiel, April 07-10, 2022
2020:
Best Student Paper Award in Australian Journal of Zoology: Höpel, C. G., Ahyong, S. T., Richter, S. (2021): Genetic structure and new occurrence records of the iconic Tasmanian mountain shrimp Anaspides tasmaniae (Thomson, 1893) (Anaspidesidae : Anaspidacea) reveal relictual distribution in southern Tasmania.
2019:
PhD scholarship from the University of Rostock.
2018:
Faculty Award of the Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences of the University of Rostock.
Deutsche Zoologische Gesellschaft (DZG)
Verein der Freunde und Förderer der Zoologischen Sammlung der Universität Rostock e.V.
Vogelschutzverein Langenwerder e.V.
Willi Hennig Society (Fellow)
Northern Caverneers of Tasmania (NC)
Arbeitsgemeinschaft für Karstkunde Harz e.V.