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

Castro, Ítalo Braga de; Meirelles, Carlos A. O.; Matthews-Cascon, Helena; Fernandez, Marcos Antonio

Abstracts

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 Thais rustica were collected in eight sites in the metropolitan area of Natal city, Rio Grande do Norte state, northeast Brazil, and examined for occurrence of imposex, which was found in many females. The higher imposex levels were presented by samples from sites near city harbor.

Imposex; TBT; Thais rustica

A utilização de tintas antiincrustrantes contendo o composto biocida tributilestanho (TBT) tem induzido moluscos neogastrópodes ao imposex. O imposex é caracterizado pelo surgimento de caracteres sexuais masculinos, sobretudo, pênis e vaso deferente não funcionais em fêmeas desses moluscos. Foram coletadas amostras de Thais rústica em oito estações ao longo da costa da cidade de Natal no Rio Grande do Norte. Esses animais foram analisados quanto a presença e o grau de imposex que apresentavam. Os níveis mais elevados de imposex foram observados na estação mais próxima ao porto.

Imposex; TBT; Thais rustica

Alzieu, C.; Heral, M.; Thibaud, Y.; Dardignac, M. & Feuillet, M. 1982. Influence des peintures antisalissures a base d'organostanniques sur la calcification de la coquille de l'huitre Crassostrea gigas Revue Trav. Inst. Pêches marit., 45(2):101-116.
Alzieu, C.; Sanjuan, J.; Delteil, J. P. & Borel, M. 1986. Tin contamination in Arcachon Bay: effects on oyster shell anomalies. Mar. Pollut. Bull., 17(11): 494-498.
Alzieu, C.; Sanjuan, J.; Michel, P.; Borel, M.; Dreno, J. P. 1989. Monitoring and assesment of butyltins in Atlantic Coastal Waters. Mar. Pollut. Bull., 17(11): 494-498.
Bech, M. 1998. Imposex and population characteristics of Thais distinguenda as an indicator of organotin contamination along the south east coast of Phuket Island, Thailand. Phuket Marine Biological Center Special Publication, 18(1):129-138.
Bech, M. 1999. Sensitivity of different gastropod to tributyltin contamination. Phuket Marine Biological Center Special Publication, 19(1):1-6.
Bryan, G. M.; Gibbs, P. E.; Burt, G. R. & Humerstone, L. G. 1987a. The affects of tributyltin (TBT) accumulation on adult dog-whelks, Nucella lapillus: Long-term field and laboratory experiments. J. mar. biol. Ass. U.K., 67:525-544.
Bryan, G. M.; Gibbs, P. E.; Humerstone, L. G. & Burt, G. R. 1987b. The decline of the gastropod Nucella lapillus around Southwest England: Evidence for tributyltin from antifuoling paints. J. mar. biol. Ass. U.K., 66:611-640
Bryan, G. M.; Gibbs, P. E.; Pascoe, P. L. & Burt, G. R. 1987c. The use of the dog-whelk Nucella lapillus, as na indicator of tributyltin(TBT) contaminacion. J. Mar. biol. Ass. U.K., 67:507-523.
Castro, I. B.; Cascon, H. M. & Fernandez, M. A. 2000. Imposex em Thais haemastoma (Linnaeus, 1767) (Mollusca:Gastropoda), uma indicação da contaminação por organoestânicos na costa do Município de Fortaleza - Ceará - Brasil. Arg. Ciênc. Mar., Bras., 33:51-56.
Ellis, D. V. & Pattisina, L. A. 1990. Widespread neogastropod imposex: a biological indicator of global TBT contamination? Mar. Pollut. Bull., 24(5):248-253.
Evans, S. M.; Dawson, M.; Day, J.; Frid, C. L. J.; Gill, M. C.; Pattisina, L. A. & Porter, J. 1995. Domestic waste and TBT pollution in coastal areas of Ambom Island. Mar. Pollut. Bull., 30(2):109-115.
Evans, S. M.; Evans, P. M. & Leksono, T. 1999. Widespread recovery of dogwelks, Nucella lapillus (L.), from tributyltin contamination in the North Sea and Clyde Sea. Mar. Pollut. Bull., 32(3):263-269.
Fernandez, M. A.; Limaverde, A. M.; Castro, I. B.; Almeida, A. C. M. & Wargener, A. L. M. 2002. Occurrence of imposex in the Thais haemastoma: possible evidence of environmental contamination derived from organotin compounds in Rio de Janeiro and Fortaleza, Brazil. Publ. Hlth. Rept., 18(2):463-476.
Gibbs, P. E. & Bryan, G. W. 1987. TBT paints and demise of the dog-whelk Nucella lapillus (Gastropoda). J. mar. boil. Ass. U.K., 68:1482-1487.
Gibbs, P. E.; Bryan, G. W.; Pascoe, P. L. & Burt, G. R. 1987. The use of dog-whelk Nucella lapillus, as na indicator of tributyltin (TBT) contamination. J. mar. biol. Ass. U.K., 67:507-523.
Gibbs, P.; Bebianno, M. J. & Coelho, M. R. 1997. Evidence of the differential sensitivity of neogastropods to tributyltin (TBT) pollution with notes on a species (Columbella rustica) lacking the imposex response. Environ. Pollut., 18:1219-1224.
Gooding, M.; Gallardo, C. & Leblanc, G. 1999. Imposex in three marine gastropod species in Chile and potential impact on muriciculture. Mar. Pollut. Bull., 38(12):1227-1231.
Horiguchi, T.; Shiraishi, H.; Shimizu, M. & Morita, M. 1994. Imposex and organotin compounds in Thais clavigera and T. bronni in Japan. J. mar. biol. Ass. U.K., 74:651-669.
Horiguchi, T.; Shiraishi, H.; Shimizu, M.; Yamazaki, S. & Morita, M. 1995. Imposex in japanese gastropods (Neogastropoda and Mesogastropoda): effects of tributyltin and triphenyltin from antifouling paints. Mar. Pollut. Bull., 4(12):402-405.
Horiguchi, T.; Shiraishi, H.; Shimizu, M. & Morita, M. 1997a. Effects of triphenyltin chloride and five other oganotin compounds on the development of imposex in the rock shell, Thais clavigera Environ. Pollut., 95(1):85-91.
Horiguchi, T.; Shiraishi, H.; Shimizu, M. & Morita, M. 1997b. Imposex in sea snails, caused by organotin (tributyltin and triphenyltin) pollution in Japan: a survey. Appl Org. Chem., 11:451-455.
Horiguchi, T.; Hyeon-Seo, C.; Shiraishi, H.; Shibata, Y.; Soma, M.; Morita, M. & Shimizu, M. 1998. Field studies on imposex and organotin accumulation in the rock shell, Thais clavigera, from the Seto Inland Sea and the Sanriku region, Japan. Sci. total Environment, 214:65-70.
Huet, M.; Fiorini, P.; Oehlmann, J. & Stroben, E. 1995. Comparison of imposex response in three prosobanch species. Hydrobiologia, 309:29-35.
Matthiessen, P. & Gibbs, P. E. 1998. Critical appraisal of the evidence for tributyltin - mediated endocrine disruption in mollusks. Environ. Toxicol. Chem., 17(1):37-43.
Minchin, D.; Oehlmaan, J.; Duggan, C. B. & Stroben, E. 1995. Marine TBT antifouling contamination in Ireland, following legislation in 1987. Mar. Pollut. Bull., 30(10):633-639.
Minchin, D.; Stroben, E.; Oehlmann, J.; Bauer, B.; Duggan, C. & Keatinge, M. 1996. Biological indicators used to map organotin contamination in Cork Harbour, Ireland. Mar. Pollut. Bull., 32(2):188-195.
Smith, B. S. 1971. Sexuality in the American mud-snail Nassarius obsoletus Say. Proc. malac. Soc. Lond., 39:377-378.
Stewart, C. & Mora, S. J. 1992. Elevated tri(n-butyl)tin concentrations in shellfish and sediments from Suva Harbour, Fiji. Appl. Organ. Chem., 6: 507-512.
Stewart, C.; Mora, S. J.; Jones, M. R. L. & Miller M. C. 1992. Imposex in New Zealand neogastropods. Mar. Pollut. Bull., 24(4):204-209.
Swennen, C.; Ruttanadakul, N.; Ardseungnern, S.; Singh, H. R.; Mesinck, B. P. & Hallers-Tiabbes, C. C. 1997. Imposex in sublittoral and littoral gastropods from the Gulf of Thailand and Strait of Malacca in relation to shipping. Environ. Technol., 18:1245-1254.
Tan, K. S. 1997. Imposex in three Species of Thais from Singapore, with additional observations on T. clavigera (Kuster) from Japan. Mar. Pollut. Bull., 34(7):577-581.
Tester, M.; Ellis, D. V. & Thompson, J. A. J. 1996. Neogastropods imposex for monitoring recovery from marine TBT contamination. Environ. Toxicol. Chem., 15(4):560-567.

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Date of issue
June 2004

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Received
21 May 2003
Accepted
14 May 2004

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[2] Alzieu, C.; Sanjuan, J.; Delteil, J. P. & Borel, M. 1986. Tin contamination in Arcachon Bay: effects on oyster shell anomalies. Mar. Pollut. Bull., 17(11): 494-498.

[3] Alzieu, C.; Sanjuan, J.; Michel, P.; Borel, M.; Dreno, J. P. 1989. Monitoring and assesment of butyltins in Atlantic Coastal Waters. Mar. Pollut. Bull., 17(11): 494-498.

[4] Bech, M. 1998. Imposex and population characteristics of Thais distinguenda as an indicator of organotin contamination along the south east coast of Phuket Island, Thailand. Phuket Marine Biological Center Special Publication, 18(1):129-138.

[5] Bech, M. 1999. Sensitivity of different gastropod to tributyltin contamination. Phuket Marine Biological Center Special Publication, 19(1):1-6.

[6] Bryan, G. M.; Gibbs, P. E.; Burt, G. R. & Humerstone, L. G. 1987a. The affects of tributyltin (TBT) accumulation on adult dog-whelks, Nucella lapillus: Long-term field and laboratory experiments. J. mar. biol. Ass. U.K., 67:525-544.

[7] Bryan, G. M.; Gibbs, P. E.; Humerstone, L. G. & Burt, G. R. 1987b. The decline of the gastropod Nucella lapillus around Southwest England: Evidence for tributyltin from antifuoling paints. J. mar. biol. Ass. U.K., 66:611-640

[8] Bryan, G. M.; Gibbs, P. E.; Pascoe, P. L. & Burt, G. R. 1987c. The use of the dog-whelk Nucella lapillus, as na indicator of tributyltin(TBT) contaminacion. J. Mar. biol. Ass. U.K., 67:507-523.

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[10] Ellis, D. V. & Pattisina, L. A. 1990. Widespread neogastropod imposex: a biological indicator of global TBT contamination? Mar. Pollut. Bull., 24(5):248-253.

[11] Evans, S. M.; Dawson, M.; Day, J.; Frid, C. L. J.; Gill, M. C.; Pattisina, L. A. & Porter, J. 1995. Domestic waste and TBT pollution in coastal areas of Ambom Island. Mar. Pollut. Bull., 30(2):109-115.

[12] Evans, S. M.; Evans, P. M. & Leksono, T. 1999. Widespread recovery of dogwelks, Nucella lapillus (L.), from tributyltin contamination in the North Sea and Clyde Sea. Mar. Pollut. Bull., 32(3):263-269.

[13] Fernandez, M. A.; Limaverde, A. M.; Castro, I. B.; Almeida, A. C. M. & Wargener, A. L. M. 2002. Occurrence of imposex in the Thais haemastoma: possible evidence of environmental contamination derived from organotin compounds in Rio de Janeiro and Fortaleza, Brazil. Publ. Hlth. Rept., 18(2):463-476.

[14] Gibbs, P. E. & Bryan, G. W. 1987. TBT paints and demise of the dog-whelk Nucella lapillus (Gastropoda). J. mar. boil. Ass. U.K., 68:1482-1487.

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[16] Gibbs, P.; Bebianno, M. J. & Coelho, M. R. 1997. Evidence of the differential sensitivity of neogastropods to tributyltin (TBT) pollution with notes on a species (Columbella rustica) lacking the imposex response. Environ. Pollut., 18:1219-1224.

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

[18] Horiguchi, T.; Shiraishi, H.; Shimizu, M. & Morita, M. 1994. Imposex and organotin compounds in Thais clavigera and T. bronni in Japan. J. mar. biol. Ass. U.K., 74:651-669.

[19] Horiguchi, T.; Shiraishi, H.; Shimizu, M.; Yamazaki, S. & Morita, M. 1995. Imposex in japanese gastropods (Neogastropoda and Mesogastropoda): effects of tributyltin and triphenyltin from antifouling paints. Mar. Pollut. Bull., 4(12):402-405.

[20] Horiguchi, T.; Shiraishi, H.; Shimizu, M. & Morita, M. 1997a. Effects of triphenyltin chloride and five other oganotin compounds on the development of imposex in the rock shell, Thais clavigera Environ. Pollut., 95(1):85-91.

[21] Horiguchi, T.; Shiraishi, H.; Shimizu, M. & Morita, M. 1997b. Imposex in sea snails, caused by organotin (tributyltin and triphenyltin) pollution in Japan: a survey. Appl Org. Chem., 11:451-455.

[22] Horiguchi, T.; Hyeon-Seo, C.; Shiraishi, H.; Shibata, Y.; Soma, M.; Morita, M. & Shimizu, M. 1998. Field studies on imposex and organotin accumulation in the rock shell, Thais clavigera, from the Seto Inland Sea and the Sanriku region, Japan. Sci. total Environment, 214:65-70.

[23] Huet, M.; Fiorini, P.; Oehlmann, J. & Stroben, E. 1995. Comparison of imposex response in three prosobanch species. Hydrobiologia, 309:29-35.

[24] Matthiessen, P. & Gibbs, P. E. 1998. Critical appraisal of the evidence for tributyltin - mediated endocrine disruption in mollusks. Environ. Toxicol. Chem., 17(1):37-43.

[25] Minchin, D.; Oehlmaan, J.; Duggan, C. B. & Stroben, E. 1995. Marine TBT antifouling contamination in Ireland, following legislation in 1987. Mar. Pollut. Bull., 30(10):633-639.

[26] Minchin, D.; Stroben, E.; Oehlmann, J.; Bauer, B.; Duggan, C. & Keatinge, M. 1996. Biological indicators used to map organotin contamination in Cork Harbour, Ireland. Mar. Pollut. Bull., 32(2):188-195.

[27] Smith, B. S. 1971. Sexuality in the American mud-snail Nassarius obsoletus Say. Proc. malac. Soc. Lond., 39:377-378.

[28] Stewart, C. & Mora, S. J. 1992. Elevated tri(n-butyl)tin concentrations in shellfish and sediments from Suva Harbour, Fiji. Appl. Organ. Chem., 6: 507-512.

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

[30] Swennen, C.; Ruttanadakul, N.; Ardseungnern, S.; Singh, H. R.; Mesinck, B. P. & Hallers-Tiabbes, C. C. 1997. Imposex in sublittoral and littoral gastropods from the Gulf of Thailand and Strait of Malacca in relation to shipping. Environ. Technol., 18:1245-1254.

[31] Tan, K. S. 1997. Imposex in three Species of Thais from Singapore, with additional observations on T. clavigera (Kuster) from Japan. Mar. Pollut. Bull., 34(7):577-581.

[32] Tester, M.; Ellis, D. V. & Thompson, J. A. J. 1996. Neogastropods imposex for monitoring recovery from marine TBT contamination. Environ. Toxicol. Chem., 15(4):560-567.

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