A settlement inhibition assay with cyprid larvae of the barnacle Balanus amphitrite

Chemosphere

Volumn 35, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 1867-1874

  Wu, Rudolf S S ^a   Lam, Paul K S ^a   Zhou, Bingsheng ^b  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b INSTITUTE OF HYDROBIOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM; OIL DISPERSANT; PHENOL;

BARNACLE LARVA; DISPERSANTS; LARVAL SETTLEMENT; SETTLEMENT INHIBITION ASSAY; TOXICITY TEST; TOXICITY TESTS;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BARNACLE; BIOASSAY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; ECOTOXICOLOGY; LARVAL DEVELOPMENT; NONHUMAN; REFERENCE VALUE; TECHNIQUE;

BALANUS AMPHITRITE; CIRRIPEDIA;

EID: 0030783734     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0045-6535(97)00238-5     Document Type: Article

References (19)

1. B.S. Anderson and J.W. Hunt, Bioassay method for evaluating the toxicity of heavy metals, biocides and sewage effluent using microscopic stages of giant kelp Macrocystis pyriferea (Agardh): a preliminary report. Mar. Environ. Res. 31, 113-134 (1988).
2. T.R. Burridge, T. Lavery and P.K.S. Lam, Effects of tributyltin and formaldehyde on the germination and growth of Phyllospora comosa (Labillardiere) C. Agardh (Phaeophyta: Fucales). Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 55, 525-532 (1995).
3. W.H. Lang, D.C. Miller, P.J. Ritacco and M. Marcy, The effects of copper and cadmium on the behaviour and development of barnacle larvae. In Biological Monitoring of Marine Pollutants (Edited by F.J. Vernberg, A. Calabrese, F. Thurberg and W.B. Vernberg), pp.165-203. Academic Press, New York (1981).
4. K.W. Wilson, Effects of oil dispersants on the developing embryos of marine fish. Mar. Biol. 36, 259-268 (1976).
5. D. Rittschof, A.S. Clare, D.J. Gerhart, A. Mary and J. Bonaventura, Barnacle in vitro assays for biologically active substances: toxicity and settlement inhibition assays using mass cultured Balanus amphitrite amphitrite Darwin. Biofouling 6, 115-122 (1992).
6. G.B. Thompson and R.S.S. Wu, Toxicity testing of oil slick dispersants in Hong Kong. Mar. Poll. Bull. 12, 233-237 (1981).
7. R.S.S. Wu, P.K.S. Lam and B.S. Zhou, A phototaxis inhibition assay using barnacle larvae. Environ. Toxicol. Wat. Qual. (1997) In press.
8. T.A. Stephenson and A. Stephenson, The universal feature of zonation between tide marks on rocky coast. J. Ecol. 38, 289-305 (1949).
9. R.S.S. Wu and C.D. Levings, An energy budget for individual barnacles (Balanus glandula Darwin). Mar. Biol. 45, 22-235 (1978).
10. R.S.S. Wu and C.D. Levings, Energy flow and population dynamics of the barnacle Balanus glandula. Mar. Biol. 54, 83-89 (1979).
11. P.R. Willemsen, The screening of sponge extracts for antifouling activity using a bioassay with laboratory-reared cyprid larvae of the barnacle Balanus amphitrite. International Biodeterioration & Biodegradation 34, 361-373 (1995).
12. J.H. Zar, Biostatistical analysis (2nd Edn), pp. 194-195. Prentice-Hall International, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey (1984).
13. R.S.S. Wu, Difference in toxicities of an oil dispersant and a surface active agent to some marine animals, and their implications in the choice of species in toxicity testing. Mar. Environ. Res. 5, 157-163 (1981).
14. K. Kon-ya and W. Miki, All-seasonal assay for antifouling substances using reared barnacle larvae. J. Mar Biotechol. 1, 193-195 (1994).
15. K. Kon-ya, N. Shimidzu, K. Adachi and W. Miki, 2,5,6-tribromo-1-methylgramine, an antifouling substance from the marine bryozoan Zoobotryon pellucidum. Fish. Sci. 60, 773-775 (1994).
16. K. Kon-ya, N. Shimidzu, W. Miki and M. Endo, Indole derivatives as potent inhibitors of larval settlement by the barnacle, Balanus amphitrite. Biosci. Biotech. Biochem. 58, 2178-2181 (1994).
17. A.S. Clare, R.K. Freet and M. McClary, Jr., On the antennular secretion of the cyprid of Balanus amphitrite, and its role as a settlement pheromone. J. Mar. Biol. Ass. U.K. 74, 243-250 (1994).
18. J.F. Dineen, and A. Hines, Jr., Larval settlement of the polyhaline barnacle Balanus eburneus (Gould): cue interactions and comparisons with two estuarine congeners. J. Exp. Mar. Biol. Ecol. 178, 223-234 (1994).
19. E.S. Branscomb and D. Rittschof, An investigation of low frequency sound waves as a means of inhibiting barnacle settlement. J. Exp. Mar. Biol. Ecol. 79, 149-154 (1984).