Stefano Taiti

Stefano Taiti is an Italian isopod taxonomist who focuses on Oniscidea. He obtained the degree of Doctor in biology from the University of Florence. Taiti is currently an associate researcher at the Research Institute on Terrestrial Ecosystem of the Italian National Research Council in Florence. He is also a professor at the University of Florence. His main research interests are taxonomy, phylogeny, biogeography, functional morphology and ecology of terrestrial isopods.

Professional leadership Taiti is editor-in-chief of the Journal Tropical Zoology, an editor of Oniscidea submissions for the journal ZooKeys, and was an editor for the Oniscidea of the World Register of Marine Species until 2024. He is also a member of several specialist groups including the Atlantic Islands Invertebrate Specialist Group.