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Assimilation of selenium from phytoplankton by three benthic invertebrates: effect of phytoplankton species

2002; Inter-Research; Volume: 237; Linguagem: Inglês

10.3354/meps237079

1616-1599

CE Schlekat, BG Lee, SN Luoma,

Environmental Toxicology and Ecotoxicology

MEPS Marine Ecology Progress Series Contact the journal Facebook Twitter RSS Mailing List Subscribe to our mailing list via Mailchimp HomeLatest VolumeAbout the JournalEditorsTheme Sections MEPS 237:79-85 (2002) - doi:10.3354/meps237079 Assimilation of selenium from phytoplankton by three benthic invertebrates: effect of phytoplankton species Christian E. Schlekat1,*, Byeong-Gweon Lee2, Samuel N. Luoma1 1US Geological Survey, Water Resources Division, 345 Middlefield Road, MS 465, Menlo Park, California 94025, USA 2Chonnam National University, Department of Oceanography, Kwang Ju, South Korea *Present address: US Borax Inc, 26877 Tourney Road, Valencia, California 91344, USA. E-mail: chris.schlekat@borax.com ABSTRACT: Phytoplankton are an important source of selenium (Se) for aquatic invertebrates, which accumulate Se primarily through dietary ingestion. The extent to which Se bioavailability varies among different phytoplankton species could help explain different bioaccumulation patterns observed for invertebrates in nature. We measured the efficiency with which 3 benthic invertebrates assimilated 75Se from 5 phytoplankton species using standard pulse-chase techniques. The invertebrates included the amphipod Leptocheirus plumulosus and the bivalves Macoma balthica and Potamocorbula amurensis. The phytoplankton species included Cryptomonas sp. (Cryptophyceae), Gymnodinium sanguinem (Dinophyceae), Phaeodactylum tricornutum (Bacillariophyceae), Synechococcus sp. (Cyanophyceae) and Thalassiosira pseudonana (Bacillariophyceae). The range of Se assimilation efficiency (AE) by L. plumulosus (32.1 ± 1.8 to 69.5 ± 7.1%) was the lowest of the 3 organisms. No relationship was observed between the proportion of Se in algal cell cytoplasm and Se AE by L. plumulosus, which is consistent with findings for assimilation of other trace elements by this organism. Se AE by M. balthica (range: 58.0 ± 3.2 to 92.3 ± 6.0%) varied according to the proportion of cytoplasmic Se in algal cells (p < 0.0001, r2 = 0.868). P. amurensis assimilated between 78.3 ± 2.0 and 88.9 ± 3.6% of Se from algal cells, and the relationship between cytoplasmic Se and Se AE was described by the following equation: Se AE = 69.2 + 0.22 x (% cytoplasmic Se) (p = 0.003, r2 = 0.405). This relationship suggests that P. amurensis assimilated non-cytoplasmic Se from phytoplankton, perhaps through utilization of the glandular digestive pathway. Consistently high Se assimilation from algae by P. amurensis may contribute to elevated Se concentrations observed for this organism. KEY WORDS: Selenium · Phytoplankton · Bivalves · Amphipods · Bioavailability Full text in pdf format PreviousNextExport citation RSS - Facebook - Tweet - linkedIn Cited by Published in MEPS Vol. 237. Online publication date: July 18, 2002 Print ISSN: 0171-8630; Online ISSN: 1616-1599 Copyright © 2002 Inter-Research.