Silvia Maciá (an haife ta a shekara ta 1972) ƙwararriyar masanin kimiyyar halittu ce ta Amurka kuma farfesa a ilmin sanin halittu a Jami'ar Barry da ke Miami Shores, FL . Darussan da ta koyar sun hada da kimiyyar halittun ruwa, kimiyyar sararin samaniya, tsarin halittun ruwa na yankuna masu zafi, ilmin halittu, kimiyyar muhalli da kuma tsirrai. Ta gudanar da nazari da bukatun sun hada da pipefish ma'abota hali, seagrass al'umma da lafiyar kasa, murjani Reef waje kiwo da lafiyar kasa da seagrass sabuntawa. Binciken nata ya shafi dakin gwaje-gwaje da kuma aikin filin. Maciá wataƙila an san ta da kyau saboda binciken da ta yi cewa squid reef squid ( Sepioteuthis sepioidea ) na iya tashi. Ita da maigidanta mai suna Michael Robinson suna cikin kwale-kwale a arewacin gabar Kasar Jamaica lokacin da ta hango wani abu ya tashi daga ruwa. Da farko ta yi tsammanin suna yawo ne da kifi amma bayan ta kalli wasu secondsan daƙiƙoƙi, sai ta fahimci cewa sun yi fari. Maciá, S, MP Robinson (2012) [1]