Imposex in Olivancillaria vesica vesica (Gmelin) (Gastropoda, Olividae) from a Southeastern Brazilian sandy beach

Caetano, Carlos Henrique Soares; Absalão, Ricardo Silva

doi:10.1590/S0101-81752002000600022

Abstract

Imposex, the development of male sex organs on the female, is registered and described for Olivancillaria vesica vesica (Gmelin, 1791) at Restinga da Marambaia beach, Rio de Janeiro state, Brazil.

Gastropoda; Olividae; Olivancillaria vesica vesica; imposex; sandy beaches; Rio de Janeiro; Brazil

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Imposex in Olivancillaria vesica vesica (Gmelin) (Gastropoda, Olividae) from a Southeastern Brazilian sandy beach

Carlos Henrique Soares Caetano^I; Ricardo Silva Absalão^II

^IUniversidade do Rio de Janeiro. Avenida Pasteur 458, sala 411, Urea, 22290-240 Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil. E-mail: chcaetano@zipmail.com.br

^IIDepartamento de Biologia Animal e Vegetal, Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro. Avenida São Francisco Xavier 524, Maracanã, 20550-900 Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil. E-mail: absalao@hotmail.com

ABSTRACT

Imposex, the development of male sex organs on the female, is registered and described for Olivancillaria vesica vesica (Gmelin, 1791) at Restinga da Marambaia beach, Rio de Janeiro state, Brazil.

Key words: Gastropoda, Olividae, Olivancillaria vesica vesica, imposex, sandy beaches, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

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Received in 18.VII.2002; accepted in 23.XI.2002.

Castro, I.B.; H. Matthews-Cascon & M.A. Fernandez. 2000. Imposex em Thais haemastoma (Linnaeus, 1767) (Mollusca: Gastropoda), uma indicação da contaminação por organoestânicos na costa do município de Fortaleza, Ceará, Brasil. Arq. Ciên. Mar., Fortaleza, 33:51-56.
Davies, I.M.; M.J.C. Harding; S.K. Bailey; A.M. Shanks & R. Lange. 1997. Sublethal effects of tributyltin oxide on the dogwhelk Nucella lapillus. Mar. Ecol. Progr. Ser. 158:191-204.
Fioroni, P.; J. Oehlmann & E. Stroben. 1991. The pseudohermaphroditism of prosobranchs; morphological aspects. Zool. Anz. 226:1-26.
Gibbs, P.E. & G.W. Bryan. 1987. TBT paints and the demise of the dog-whelk, Nucella lapillus (Gastropoda). Proc. Oceans'87, New York, 4:1482-1487.
Gibbs, P.E.; G.W, Bryan; P.L. Pascoe & G.R. Burt. 1987. The use of dogwhelk (Nucella lapillus) as an indicator of TBT contamination. Jour. Mar. Biol. Ass. UK 67:502-524.
Gooding, M.; C. Gallardo & G. Leblanc. 1999. Imposex in three marine gastropod species in Chile and potential impact on muriciculture. Mar. Pollut. Bull., Oxford, 38(12):1227-1231.
Horiguchi, T.; H. Shiraishi; M. Shimizu; S. Yamazaki & M. Morita. 1995. Imposex in Japanese gastropods (Neogastropoda and Mesogastropoda): effects of tributyltin and triphenyltin from anti-fouling paints. Mar. Pollut. Bull., Oxford, 31:402-405.
Jenner, M.G. 1979. Pseudohermaphroditism: a newly recognized sexual phenomenon in llyanassa obsoleta and other Neogastropoda. Dissertation Abstr. Int. (B), Washington, DC, 40:1-17.
Marcus, E. & E. Marcus. 1954. Studies on Olividae. Bol. Fac. Fil. Cienc. Letras Univ. São Paulo, Zoologia, 22:99-188.
Matthiessen, R. & P.E. GIBBS. 1998. Critical appraisal of the evidence for tributyltin-mediated endocrine disruption in mollusks. Environ. Toxicol. Chem. 17:37-43.
Oehlmann, J.; P. Fioroni; E. Stroben & B. Markert. 1996. Tributyltin (TBT) effects on Oeinebrina aciculata (Gastropoda: Muiicidae): Imposex development, sterilization, sex change and population decline. Sci. Total Environ. 188:205-223.
Penchaszadeh, P.E.; A. Averbuj & M. Cledón. 2001. Imposex in gastropods from Argentina (South-Western Atlantic). Mar. Pollut. Bull., Oxford, 42(9):790-791.
Short, A.D. & L.D. Wright. 1983. Physical variability of sandy benches, p. 133-144. In: A. McLachlan & T. Erasmus (Eds). Sandy beaches as ecosystems. W. Junk, The Hague, IV+757p.
Stewart, C; S.J. Mora; M.R. Jones & M.C. Miller. 1992. Imposex in New Zealand neogastropods. Mar. Pollut. Bull., Oxford, 24(4):204-209.
Waite, M.E.; M.J. Waldock; J.E. Thain; D.J. Smith & S.J. Milton. 1991. Reductions in TBT concentrations in UK estuaries following legislation in 1986 and 1987. Mar. Environ. Res., Oxford, 32:89-111.

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Date of issue
Dec 2002

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Accepted
23 Nov 2002
Received
18 July 2002

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[1] Castro, I.B.; H. Matthews-Cascon & M.A. Fernandez. 2000. Imposex em Thais haemastoma (Linnaeus, 1767) (Mollusca: Gastropoda), uma indicação da contaminação por organoestânicos na costa do município de Fortaleza, Ceará, Brasil. Arq. Ciên. Mar., Fortaleza, 33:51-56.

[2] Davies, I.M.; M.J.C. Harding; S.K. Bailey; A.M. Shanks & R. Lange. 1997. Sublethal effects of tributyltin oxide on the dogwhelk Nucella lapillus. Mar. Ecol. Progr. Ser. 158:191-204.

[3] Fioroni, P.; J. Oehlmann & E. Stroben. 1991. The pseudohermaphroditism of prosobranchs; morphological aspects. Zool. Anz. 226:1-26.

[4] Gibbs, P.E. & G.W. Bryan. 1987. TBT paints and the demise of the dog-whelk, Nucella lapillus (Gastropoda). Proc. Oceans'87, New York, 4:1482-1487.

[5] Gibbs, P.E.; G.W, Bryan; P.L. Pascoe & G.R. Burt. 1987. The use of dogwhelk (Nucella lapillus) as an indicator of TBT contamination. Jour. Mar. Biol. Ass. UK 67:502-524.

[6] Gooding, M.; C. Gallardo & G. Leblanc. 1999. Imposex in three marine gastropod species in Chile and potential impact on muriciculture. Mar. Pollut. Bull., Oxford, 38(12):1227-1231.

[7] Horiguchi, T.; H. Shiraishi; M. Shimizu; S. Yamazaki & M. Morita. 1995. Imposex in Japanese gastropods (Neogastropoda and Mesogastropoda): effects of tributyltin and triphenyltin from anti-fouling paints. Mar. Pollut. Bull., Oxford, 31:402-405.

[8] Jenner, M.G. 1979. Pseudohermaphroditism: a newly recognized sexual phenomenon in llyanassa obsoleta and other Neogastropoda. Dissertation Abstr. Int. (B), Washington, DC, 40:1-17.

[9] Marcus, E. & E. Marcus. 1954. Studies on Olividae. Bol. Fac. Fil. Cienc. Letras Univ. São Paulo, Zoologia, 22:99-188.

[10] Matthiessen, R. & P.E. GIBBS. 1998. Critical appraisal of the evidence for tributyltin-mediated endocrine disruption in mollusks. Environ. Toxicol. Chem. 17:37-43.

[11] Oehlmann, J.; P. Fioroni; E. Stroben & B. Markert. 1996. Tributyltin (TBT) effects on Oeinebrina aciculata (Gastropoda: Muiicidae): Imposex development, sterilization, sex change and population decline. Sci. Total Environ. 188:205-223.

[12] Penchaszadeh, P.E.; A. Averbuj & M. Cledón. 2001. Imposex in gastropods from Argentina (South-Western Atlantic). Mar. Pollut. Bull., Oxford, 42(9):790-791.

[13] Short, A.D. & L.D. Wright. 1983. Physical variability of sandy benches, p. 133-144. In: A. McLachlan & T. Erasmus (Eds). Sandy beaches as ecosystems. W. Junk, The Hague, IV+757p.

[14] Stewart, C; S.J. Mora; M.R. Jones & M.C. Miller. 1992. Imposex in New Zealand neogastropods. Mar. Pollut. Bull., Oxford, 24(4):204-209.

[15] Waite, M.E.; M.J. Waldock; J.E. Thain; D.J. Smith & S.J. Milton. 1991. Reductions in TBT concentrations in UK estuaries following legislation in 1986 and 1987. Mar. Environ. Res., Oxford, 32:89-111.