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The pink shrimp Farfantepenaeus duorarum, its symbionts and helminths as bioindicators of chemical pollution in Campeche Sound, Mexico

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 April 2024

V.M. Vidal-Martínez ,
M.L. Aguirre-Macedo ,
R. Del Rio-Rodríguez ,
G. Gold-Bouchot ,
J. Rendón-von Osten  and
G.A. Miranda-Rosas
V.M. Vidal-Martínez*
Affiliation:
Laboratories of Parasitology and Marine Geochemistry, Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados del IPN (CINVESTAV-IPN) Unidad Mérida, Carretera Antigua a Progreso Km. 6, 97310 Mérida, Yucatán, México
M.L. Aguirre-Macedo
Affiliation:
Laboratories of Parasitology and Marine Geochemistry, Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados del IPN (CINVESTAV-IPN) Unidad Mérida, Carretera Antigua a Progreso Km. 6, 97310 Mérida, Yucatán, México
R. Del Rio-Rodríguez
Affiliation:
Centro de Ecología, Pesquerías y Oceanografía del Golfo de México, Universidad Autónoma de Campeche, Av. Agustín Melgar S/N Campeche, Campeche, México
G. Gold-Bouchot
Affiliation:
Laboratories of Parasitology and Marine Geochemistry, Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados del IPN (CINVESTAV-IPN) Unidad Mérida, Carretera Antigua a Progreso Km. 6, 97310 Mérida, Yucatán, México
J. Rendón-von Osten
Affiliation:
Centro de Ecología, Pesquerías y Oceanografía del Golfo de México, Universidad Autónoma de Campeche, Av. Agustín Melgar S/N Campeche, Campeche, México
G.A. Miranda-Rosas
Affiliation:
Gerencia de Seguridad Industrial y Protección Ambiental- RMNE PEMEX Exploración y Producción, Calle 31 S/N, Edificio Complementario 1, Col. Sta. Isabel, Cd. del Carmen, Campeche, México
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*Author for correspondence: Fax: Tel: +52 (999) 9812334 E-mail: vvidal@mda.cinvestav.mx
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Abstract

The pink shrimp Farfantepenaeus duorarum may acquire pollutants, helminths and symbionts from their environment. Statistical associations were studied between the symbionts and helminths of F. duorarum and pollutants in sediments, water and shrimps in Campeche Sound, Mexico. The study area spatially overlapped between offshore oil platforms and natural shrimp mating grounds. Spatial autocorrelation of data was controlled with spatial analysis using distance indices (SADIE) which identifies parasite or pollutant patches (high levels) and gaps (low levels), expressing them as clustering indices compared at each point to produce a measure of spatial association. Symbionts included the peritrich ciliates Epistylis sp. and Zoothamnium penaei and all symbionts were pooled. Helminths included Hysterothylacium sp., Opecoeloides fimbriatus, Prochristianella penaei and an unidentified cestode. Thirty-five pollutants were identified, including polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), pesticides and heavy metals. The PAHs (2–3 ring) in water, unresolved complex mixture (UCM), Ni and V in sediments, and Zn, Cr and heptachlor in shrimps were significantly clustered. The remaining pollutants were randomly distributed in the study area. Juvenile shrimps acquired pesticides, PAHs (2–3 rings) and Zn, while adults acquired PAHs (4–5 rings), Cu and V. Results suggest natural PAH spillovers, and continental runoff of dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT), PCBs and PAHs (2–3 ring). There were no significant associations between pollutants and helminths. However, there were significant negative associations of pesticides, UCM and PCBs with symbiont numbers after controlling shrimp size and spatial autocorrelation. Shrimps and their symbionts appear to be promising bioindicators of organic chemical pollution in Campeche Sound.

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Journal of Helminthology , Volume 80 , Issue 2 , June 2006 , pp. 159 - 174
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2006

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