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Plastic in the inferno: Microplastic contamination in deep-sea cephalopods (Vampyroteuthis infernalis and Abralia veranyi) from the southwestern Atlantic
Marine Pollution Bulletin2022
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Natascha Schmidt
Natascha Schmidt
Guilherme V.B. Ferreira,
Guilherme V.B. Ferreira,
Guilherme V.B. Ferreira,
Natascha Schmidt
Natascha Schmidt
Natascha Schmidt
Natascha Schmidt
Guilherme V.B. Ferreira,
Guilherme V.B. Ferreira,
Guilherme V.B. Ferreira,
Vincent Fauvelle,
Guilherme V.B. Ferreira,
Guilherme V.B. Ferreira,
Leandro Nolé Eduardo,
Flávia Lucena‐Frédou,
Guilherme V.B. Ferreira,
Anne K.S. Justino,
Anne K.S. Justino,
Anne K.S. Justino,
Anne K.S. Justino,
Anne K.S. Justino,
Anne K.S. Justino,
Anne K.S. Justino,
Anne K.S. Justino,
Natascha Schmidt
Natascha Schmidt
Natascha Schmidt
Véronique Lenoble,
Guilherme V.B. Ferreira,
Guilherme V.B. Ferreira,
Guilherme V.B. Ferreira,
Guilherme V.B. Ferreira,
Guilherme V.B. Ferreira,
Guilherme V.B. Ferreira,
Guilherme V.B. Ferreira,
Guilherme V.B. Ferreira,
Natascha Schmidt
Natascha Schmidt
Natascha Schmidt
Thierry Frédou,
Vincent Fauvelle,
Vincent Fauvelle,
Vincent Fauvelle,
Anne K.S. Justino,
Vincent Fauvelle,
Natascha Schmidt
Natascha Schmidt
Natascha Schmidt
Véronique Lenoble,
Natascha Schmidt
Natascha Schmidt
Anne K.S. Justino,
Anne K.S. Justino,
Anne K.S. Justino,
Anne K.S. Justino,
Flávia Lucena‐Frédou,
Leandro Nolé Eduardo,
Leandro Nolé Eduardo,
Leandro Nolé Eduardo,
Vincent Fauvelle,
Vincent Fauvelle,
Leandro Nolé Eduardo,
Flávia Lucena‐Frédou,
Leandro Nolé Eduardo,
Natascha Schmidt
Guilherme V.B. Ferreira,
Natascha Schmidt
Natascha Schmidt
Natascha Schmidt
Guilherme V.B. Ferreira,
Flávia Lucena‐Frédou,
Véronique Lenoble,
Natascha Schmidt
Flávia Lucena‐Frédou,
Natascha Schmidt
Leandro Nolé Eduardo,
Leandro Nolé Eduardo,
Flávia Lucena‐Frédou,
Flávia Lucena‐Frédou,
Natascha Schmidt
Anne K.S. Justino,
Anne K.S. Justino,
Véronique Lenoble,
Vincent Fauvelle,
Natascha Schmidt
Natascha Schmidt
Véronique Lenoble,
Véronique Lenoble,
Véronique Lenoble,
Vincent Fauvelle,
Natascha Schmidt
Natascha Schmidt
Leandro Nolé Eduardo,
Thierry Frédou,
Véronique Lenoble,
Natascha Schmidt
Natascha Schmidt
Véronique Lenoble,
Natascha Schmidt
Teodoro Vaske‐Júnior,
Anne K.S. Justino,
Flávia Lucena‐Frédou,
Vincent Fauvelle,
Flávia Lucena‐Frédou,
Thierry Frédou,
Natascha Schmidt
Vincent Fauvelle,
Thierry Frédou,
Flávia Lucena‐Frédou,
Guilherme V.B. Ferreira,
Véronique Lenoble,
Vincent Fauvelle,
Flávia Lucena‐Frédou,
Flávia Lucena‐Frédou,
Flávia Lucena‐Frédou,
Véronique Lenoble,
Flávia Lucena‐Frédou,
Thierry Frédou,
Thierry Frédou,
Flávia Lucena‐Frédou,
Véronique Lenoble,
Véronique Lenoble,
Véronique Lenoble,
Véronique Lenoble,
Véronique Lenoble,
Flávia Lucena‐Frédou,
Flávia Lucena‐Frédou,
Natascha Schmidt
Flávia Lucena‐Frédou,
Natascha Schmidt
Natascha Schmidt
Vincent Fauvelle,
Natascha Schmidt
Natascha Schmidt
Natascha Schmidt
Natascha Schmidt
Summary
Microplastics were detected in two deep-sea cephalopod species from the southwestern Atlantic -- the vampire squid and midwater squid -- demonstrating that microplastic contamination extends into deep-water ecosystems and affects organisms across different depth ranges and feeding strategies.
Study Type
Environmental
Microplastics are a relevant environmental concern in marine ecosystems due to their ubiquity. However, knowledge on their dispersion patterns within the ocean basin and the interaction with biota are scarce and mostly limited to surface waters. This study investigated microplastic contamination in two species of deep-sea cephalopods from the southwestern Atlantic with different ecological behaviour: the vampire squid (Vampyroteuthis infernalis) and the midwater squid (Abralia veranyi). Microplastic contaminated most of the evaluated specimens. V. infernalis showed higher levels of contamination (9.58 ± 8.25 particles individual; p < 0.05) than A. veranyi (2.37 ± 2.13 part. ind.), likely due to the feeding strategy of V. infernalis as a faecal pellets feeder. The size of extracted microplastics was inversely proportional to the depth of foraging. The microplastics were highly heterogeneous in composition (shape, colour and polymer type). Our results provide information regarding microplastic interaction with deep-sea organisms and evidence of the biological influence in the microplastic sinking mechanism.