Shell alterations in Lottia subrugosa as putative biomarker for multi-impacted coastal areas

• Grant number: 15/25063-0
• Support type: Regular Research Grants
• Duration: March 01, 2016 - February 28, 2018
• Field of knowledge: Physical Sciences and Mathematics - Oceanography - Biological Oceanography
• Principal researcher: Ítalo Braga de Castro
• Grantee: Ítalo Braga de Castro
• Home Institution: Instituto de Saúde e Sociedade (ISS). Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP). Campus Baixada Santista. Santos , SP, Brazil
• Associated grant(s): 16/50409-0 - Shell alterations in gastropod mollusks as putative biomarker for multi-impacted coasted areas, AP.R SPRINT

Abstract

Due to ecological and economic importance, mollusks are widely used as models in studies of environmental contamination and toxicology. These animals present wide geographic distribution, abundance, are easily sampled in the environment, have sedentary behavior and a high capacity to bioaccumulate contaminants. Studies using gastropods and bivalves have shown morphological alterations in shells induced by exposure to hazardous chemical substances. In this context, this study will use the gastropod Lottia subrugosa (d'Orbigny, 1846) as a proposed model to assess the occurrence of abnormalities in shells and its relationship with biomarkers of effect along contamination gradients well established on the Brazilian coast. Preliminary studies (unpublished data) performed by our research group have detected statistically significant variations in size, weight, density and shape of L. subrugosa shells collected along a known contamination gradient in the access channel of Santos harbor (São Paulo). Thus, there is strong evidence that the selected species has potential for use as a bioindicator of environmental quality in multi-impacted coastal areas. Therefore, this approach could be used as an alternative tool to complex, longstanding and expensive analyzes presently used to evaluate the presence and effects of contaminants in marine environments. Thus, the proposition of shell alterations in L. subrugosa as a new biomarker could transform the way that environmental quality assessments are performed. Additionally, the project will contribute to training of specialized personnel and produce innovative scientific information for this field of knowledge. (AU)

Scientific publications

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(References retrieved automatically from Web of Science and SciELO through information on FAPESP grants and their corresponding numbers as mentioned in the publications by the authors)

YOKOTA HARAYASHIKI, CYNTIA AYUMI; SADAUSKAS-HENRIQUE, HELEN; DE SOUZA-BASTOS, LUCIANA RODRIGUES; GOUVEIA, NAYARA; LUNA, ANA JULYA; OSTRENSKY, ANTONIO; CASTRO, ITALO BRAGA. Contamination gradient affects differently carbonic anhydrase activity of mollusks depending on their feeding habits. ECOTOXICOLOGY, v. 31, n. 1 NOV 2021. Web of Science Citations: 0.

YOKOTA HARAYASHIKI, CYNTIA AYUMI; MARQUEZ, FEDERICO; CARIOU, ELSA; CASTRO, ITALO BRAGA. Mollusk shell alterations resulting from coastal contamination and other environmental factors. Environmental Pollution, v. 265, n. B OCT 2020. Web of Science Citations: 0.

OLIVEIRA, CAROLINA ROCHA MOREIRA; CASTRO, LEANDRO MANTOVANI DE; NAZARETH, MONICK ALVES DA CRUZ; HARAYASHIKI, CYNTIA AYUMI YOKOTA; CASTRO, ITALO BRAGA. Shell structure and composition alterations in the limpet Lottia subrugosa along a contamination gradient in the Santos Estuary, Brazil. ECOLOGICAL INDICATORS, v. 115, AUG 2020. Web of Science Citations: 2.

YOKOTA HARAYASHIKI, CYNTIA AYUMI; MARTINS, CAMILA PRATALLI; MARQUEZ, FEDERICO; BIGATTI, GREGORIO; CASTRO, ITALO BRAGA. Historical shell form variation in Lottia subrugosa from southeast Brazilian coast: Possible responses to anthropogenic pressures. Marine Pollution Bulletin, v. 155, JUN 2020. Web of Science Citations: 0.

GOUVEIA, NAYARA; OLIVEIRA, CAROLINA R. M.; MARTINS, CAMILA P.; MARANHO, LUCIANE A.; PEREIRA, CAMILO DIAS SEABRA; DE ORTE, MANOELA R.; HARAYASHIKI, CYNTIA A. Y.; ALMEIDA, SERGIO M.; CASTRO, ITALO B. Can shell alterations in limpets be used as alternative biomarkers of coastal contamination?. Chemosphere, v. 224, p. 9-19, JUN 2019. Web of Science Citations: 0.

BEGLIOMINI, FELIPE NINCAO; MACIEL, DANIELE CLAUDINO; DE ALMEIDA, SERGIO MENDONCA; ABESSA, DENIS MOLEDO; MARANHO, LUCIANE ALVES; PEREIRA, CAMILO SEABRA; YOGUI, GILVAN TAKESHI; ZANARDI-LAMARDO, ELIETE; CASTRO, ITALO BRAGA. Shell alterations in limpets as putative biomarkers for multi-impacted coastal areas. Environmental Pollution, v. 226, p. 494-503, JUL 2017. Web of Science Citations: 9.