Thais (Stramonita) rustica (Lamarck, 1822) (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Thaididae), a potential bioindicator of contamination by organotin northeast Brazil

Thais (Stramonita) rustica (Lamarck, 1822) (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Thaididae), a potential bioindicator of contamination by organotin northeast Brazil

The use of antifouling paints containing the biocide compound tributyltin (TBT) has been shown as an inductor of imposex in neogastropods mollusks. Imposex is characterized by the development of male features in females, mainly the appearance of a no functional vas deferens and penis. Samples of Tha...

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Main Authors: Ítalo Braga de Castro, Carlos A. O. Meirelles, Helena Matthews-Cascon, Marcos Antonio Fernandez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 2004-06-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Oceanography
Subjects:
Imposex
TBT
Thais rustica
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1679-87592004000200005

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