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PLASTIC DEBRIS USAGE BY TUBE-BUILDING POLYCHAETE Diopatra cuprea COMPLEX

Arquivos de Ciências do Mar 2023 2 citations ? Citation count from OpenAlex, updated daily. May differ slightly from the publisher's own count.
Leonardo Cruz da Rosa

Summary

This short study documented for the first time that the tube-building polychaete worm Diopatra cuprea incorporates plastic debris into the caps of its tubes in a Brazilian estuary. This interaction shows how marine organisms adapt to polluted environments and represents a novel pathway for plastic incorporation into marine habitats.

Study Type Environmental

In this short note the plastic debris usage by tube-building polychaete Diopatra cuprea complex in the tube caps decoration is reported for the first time. Soft plastics attached to tube caps were recorded at a tidal flat in the Sergipe River estuary, northeastern Brazil. This interaction probably reflects an adaptation of this polychaete to a highly polluted environment. Keywords: pollution, soft plastics, tube caps, decoration.

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