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Abnormalities in the tracheal gills of aquatic insects collected from streams receiving chlorinated or crude oil wastes
Author(s) -
SIMPSON KARL W.
Publication year - 1980
Publication title -
freshwater biology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.297
H-Index - 156
eISSN - 1365-2427
pISSN - 0046-5070
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2427.1980.tb01234.x
Subject(s) - hydropsychidae , gill , streams , biology , tar (computing) , zoology , ecology , toxicology , larva , fishery , fish <actinopterygii> , computer network , computer science , programming language
SUMMARY. Altered tracheal gills were found on some specimens of Phasganophora capitata (Plecoptera: Perlidae) and net‐spinning caddisflies (Trichoptera: Hydropsychidae) collected from streams in New York State. At one location only the basal portion remained of the normally highly‐branched structures. At another location the gills were impregnated with a tar‐like substance. Chlorine and crude oil are the suspected causal agents.