Microplastics in different tissues of a pelagic squid (Dosidicus gigas) in the northern Humboldt Current ecosystem.
Dosidicus gigas
Gill
Intestine
Microplastic
Pelagic squid
Stomach
Journal
Marine pollution bulletin
ISSN: 1879-3363
Titre abrégé: Mar Pollut Bull
Pays: England
ID NLM: 0260231
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Aug 2021
Aug 2021
Historique:
received:
02
04
2021
revised:
12
05
2021
accepted:
13
05
2021
pubmed:
25
5
2021
medline:
29
7
2021
entrez:
24
5
2021
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Microplastics (MPs) found in marine invertebrates have aroused great concern, but MP ingestion by cephalopods is rare. To evaluate MP contamination in commercially important pelagic squids, we examined the abundance and characteristics of MPs in the gill, intestine, and stomach of jumbo squid Dosidicus gigas (30.9 to 65.0 cm mantle length), collected from the northern Humboldt Current. The average abundance ranged from 4.0 to 7.4 items/individual and 0.2 to 0.7 items/g wet weight for the three tissues. The MPs were sized 80.75 to 4632.27 μm, with larger MPs generally found in the stomach. The majority of MPs were fibrous in shape, blue or black-gray in color, and cellophane in composition. These results revealed the MP distribution in D. gigas and could be driven by its movement pattern and habitat use. Furthermore, this study provides evidence that adherence to gills is probably an alternative means by which pelagic squid accumulate MPs.
Identifiants
pubmed: 34029802
pii: S0025-326X(21)00543-9
doi: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2021.112509
pii:
doi:
Substances chimiques
Microplastics
0
Plastics
0
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
112509Informations de copyright
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