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| Castro,Ítalo Braga de; Meirelles,Carlos Augusto Oliveira de; Matthews-Cascon,Helena; Rocha-Barreira,Cristina de Almeida; Penchaszadeh,Pablo; Bigatti,Gregório. |
| Imposex is characterized by the development of masculine sexual organs in neogastropod females. Almost 120 mollusk species are known to present imposex when exposed to organic tin compounds as tributyltin (TBT) and triphenyltin (TPT). These compounds are used as biocide agents in antifouling paints to prevent the incrustations on boats. Five gastropod species are known to present imposex in Brazil: Stramonita haemastoma, Stramonita rustica, Leucozonia nassa, Cymathium parthenopeum and Olivancillaria vesica. This paper reports the first record of imposex observed in the endemic gastropod Voluta ebraea from Pacheco Beach, Northeast Brazil. Animals presenting imposex had regular female reproductive organs (capsule gland, oviduct and sperm-ingesting gland) and... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Imposex Voluta ebraea Endemic; Brazil Organotin Contamination. |
| Ano: 2008 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-89132008000500024 |
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| Matthews-Cascon,Helena; Rocha-Barreira,Cristina de Almeida; Meirelles,Carlos; Bigatti,Gregorio; Penchaszadeh,Pablo. |
| Turbinella laevigata is found since the intertidal zone up to 40 m depth, being endemic of Brazil where it occurs from the state of Amapá to the state of Espirito Santo. The objective of this study was to describe the ootheca of this species. Fifteen samples collected in the Olho d'Água Beach, City of Icapuí and Fleixeiras Beach, City of Trairí, both in Ceará State, Northeast Brazil, were studied. The spawns were composed by 15 +/- 1.4 SD capsules and had 63 +/- 6.4 SD mm of length with 41 +/- 2.5 SD mm of width. They had a convex and a concave surface, and plaited edges that drew out until the basal membrane, to which they joined forming a medial ridge. This species apparently produced a high amount of nurse eggs. The early juveniles measured 6.4 +/- 0.7... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Reproduction; Mollusca; Turbinellidae. |
| Ano: 2009 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-89132009000200013 |
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