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Proteocephalus macrophallus (Cestoda: Proteocephalidae) Infecting Cichla kelberi (Cichliformes: Cichlidae) as a Bioindicator for Trace Metal Accumulation in a Neotropical River from Southeastern Brazil

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Author(s):
Leite, Lucas Aparecido Rosa [1] ; dos Reis Pedreira Filho, Walter [2] ; de Azevedo, Rodney Kozlowiski [3] ; Abdallah, Vanessa Doro [3, 4]
Total Authors: 4
Affiliation:
[1] Univ Estadual Paulista UNESP, Inst Biociencias, Campus Botucatu, Botucatu, SP - Brazil
[2] Minist Econ ME, Fundacao Jorge Duprat Med & Seguranca Trabalho FU, Ctr Tecn Nacl CTN, Sao Paulo - Brazil
[3] Ctr Univ CESMAC, Programa Posgrad Anal Sistemas Ambientais, Maceio, Alagoas - Brazil
[4] Univ Fed Alagoas UFAL, Setor Parasitol & Patol, Maceio, Alagoas - Brazil
Total Affiliations: 4
Document type: Journal article
Source: WATER AIR AND SOIL POLLUTION; v. 232, n. 12 DEC 2021.
Web of Science Citations: 0
Abstract

Here, we evaluate the potential for trace metal accumulation of nine elements (Al, Cr, Mn, Fe, Ni, Cu, As, Cd, and Pb) in the cestodes Proteocephalus macrophallus parasitizing the tucunare, Cichla kelberi, in the Jacare-Guacu River, southeastern Brazil. For metal quantification in the tissues of hosts and parasites, an inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometer (ICP-MS) was used. All recovered trace metals were in higher amounts in cestodes than in the tissues (muscle, intestine, and liver) of their hosts. The best accumulated element was lead, with concentrations up to 10,000 times higher in parasites than in the liver of the fish hosts. Other well-accumulated elements were cadmium, with concentrations up to 238 times higher in parasites, and aluminum and nickel, with concentrations ranging from 140 to 128 times higher in parasites. In addition, non-infected fish had higher concentrations of cadmium and lead in their tissues than infected fish. In infected fish, the size of the cestodes' infrapopulations influenced in the concentrations of arsenic, cadmium, and lead in the hosts tissues. In general, specimens of P. macrophallus had a good capacity for metal accumulation for all the analyzed elements, with emphasis on Al, Ni, Cd, and Pb, and therefore could be a useful tool in trace metal bioaccumulation indication. (AU)

FAPESP's process: 16/21040-9 - THE METAZOAN PARASITES BIODIVERSITY OF DOMINANT FISH SPECIES FROM IBITINGA'S HYDROELECTRIC POWER STATION RESERVOIR AND ITS TWO MAIN AFFLUENTS, THE RIVERS: JACARÉ-PEPIRA AND JACARÁ-GUAÇU LOCATED IN THE STATE OF SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL.
Grantee:Angela Mitie Otta Kinoshita
Support Opportunities: Regular Research Grants
FAPESP's process: 17/00566-5 - Fish parasites as bioindicators of heavy metal accumulation in the Jacaré-Pepira and Jacaré-Guaçú rivers, Tietê-Jacaré River Basin, State of São Paulo, Brazil
Grantee:Lucas Aparecido Rosa Leite
Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Doctorate