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Anomalies on capture nets of Hydropsyche slossonae larvae (Trichoptera; Hydropsychidae) following a sublethal chronic exposure to cadmium
Lunds universitet.ORCID iD: 0000-0002-3700-3518
Lunds universitet.ORCID iD: 0000-0002-7200-2692
2000 (English)In: Environmental Pollution, ISSN 0269-7491, E-ISSN 1873-6424, Vol. 108, no 3, p. 425-438Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

A laboratory study on the sublethal effects of cadmium (Cd) on the net-spinning process of the larvae of Hydropsyche slossonae was conducted in order to assess the potential of net anomalies as an indicator of chronic exposure to Cd. Two major anomalies with different frequency levels were identified after chronic exposure to 0.37, 1.2, 11.6, 21.4 and 43.3 μg l−1 of Cd. The first was a distortion of the midline meshes where the diamond-shape structure is disrupted and the meshes are separated by extra strands (called ‘midline’ anomaly). The second aberration consisted of a distortion of the rectilinear structure of net opening by strands being fused or added over the meshes (called ‘crossover’ anomaly). The midline distortion may be linked to a physiological stress caused by Cd, which can affect the control of the net-spinning process. It was not possible to relate the crossover aberrations to a specific toxic action of Cd, but data indicated that both anomalies are independent from each other and that two modes of action could be implicated. Protein analyses of capture nets have revealed silk polypeptide modifications at the highest Cd concentration tested, indicating a possible effect of Cd interaction with silk proteins. However, neither a gradient-concentration nor a time-dependent response could be established with both aberration frequencies. Silk protein modifications would rather play a secondary role in the appearance of both net anomalies, and mostly at a high concentration level. Finally, the toxicity curves (EC50) show that the sensitivity threshold for both types of aberration ranged from 1 to 5 μg l−1 which is highly sensitive compared with other sublethal effects of Cd on other macroinvertebrate species. Hence, the use of capture-net anomalies of hydropsychid larvae would represent a valuable indicator of sublethal toxicity induced by Cd and possibly by other metals in running waters.

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2000. Vol. 108, no 3, p. 425-438
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URN: urn:nbn:se:hkr:diva-12718DOI: 10.1016/S0269-7491(99)00219-5ISI: 000086048100014PubMedID: 15092938OAI: oai:DiVA.org:hkr-12718DiVA, id: diva2:740165
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7th International Congress of Plant Pathology, AUG 09-16, 1998, EDINBURGH, SCOTLAND
Available from: 2014-08-22 Created: 2014-08-22 Last updated: 2017-12-05Bibliographically approved

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