Ecotoxicology

, Volume 23, Issue 6, pp 1143–1145 | Cite as

A comparative toxicity study between an autochthonous Artemia and a non native invasive species

  • Marilena Leis
  • Loredana Manfra
  • Lucia Taddia
  • Milvia Chicca
  • Pierluigi Trentini
  • Federica Savorelli
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Abstract

Acute heavy metal toxicity was compared in nauplii of an autochthonous Artemia parthenogenetica (Branchiopoda, Anostraca) from Saline di Cervia (Ravenna, Italy) and of a non native commercially available A. franciscana. No significant difference in sensitivity was detected between two species.

Keywords

Artemia parthenogenetica A. franciscana Ecotoxicology Metals 
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Acknowledgments

This research was funded by Italian Ministry for Environment within a Research Program for development of toxicological tests on marine organisms.

Conflict of interest

The authors declare that they have no conflict of interest.

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Authors and Affiliations

  • Marilena Leis
    • 1
  • Loredana Manfra
    • 2
  • Lucia Taddia
    • 1
  • Milvia Chicca
    • 1
  • Pierluigi Trentini
    • 3
  • Federica Savorelli
    • 3
  1. 1.University of FerraraFerraraItaly
  2. 2.Institute for Environmental Protection and ResearchRomeItaly
  3. 3.Regional Agency for Environmental ProtectionFerraraItaly

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