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Polystyrene microplastics impaired the feeding and swimming behavior of mysid shrimp Neomysis japonica

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Liuqingqing Liu, Zhenyu Wang Liuqingqing Liu, Mingxin Wang, Xiao Wang, Hao Zheng, Hao Zheng, Liuqingqing Liu, Liuqingqing Liu, Hao Zheng, Zhenyu Wang Mingxin Wang, Liuqingqing Liu, Liuqingqing Liu, Liuqingqing Liu, Liuqingqing Liu, Zhenyu Wang Zhenyu Wang Hao Zheng, Hao Zheng, Hao Zheng, Hao Zheng, Zhenyu Wang Xianxiang Luo, Zhenyu Wang Zhenyu Wang Xianxiang Luo, Fengmin Li, Fengmin Li, Fengmin Li, Fengmin Li, Hao Zheng, Mingxin Wang, Hao Zheng, Mingxin Wang, Xianxiang Luo, Hao Zheng, Hao Zheng, Zhenyu Wang Fengmin Li, Xianxiang Luo, Fengmin Li, Liuqingqing Liu, Xianxiang Luo, Zhenyu Wang Zhenyu Wang Hao Zheng, Mingxin Wang, Zhenyu Wang Zhenyu Wang Zhenyu Wang Zhenyu Wang Fengmin Li, Fengmin Li, Yuanxin Fu, Yuanxin Fu, Fengmin Li, Hao Zheng, Fengmin Li, Fengmin Li, Xianxiang Luo, Liuqingqing Liu, Liuqingqing Liu, Zhenyu Wang Zhenyu Wang Zhenyu Wang Fengmin Li, Zhenyu Wang Zhenyu Wang Liuqingqing Liu, Zhenyu Wang Zhenyu Wang Zhenyu Wang Zhenyu Wang Liuqingqing Liu, Zhenyu Wang Zhenyu Wang Zhenyu Wang Xianxiang Luo, Zhenyu Wang Zhenyu Wang Fengmin Li, Fengmin Li, Fengmin Li, Zhenyu Wang Liuqingqing Liu, Zhenyu Wang Fengmin Li, Hao Zheng, Zhenyu Wang Zhenyu Wang Fengmin Li, Xianxiang Luo, Zhenyu Wang Hao Zheng, Hao Zheng, Hao Zheng, Fengmin Li, Xianxiang Luo, Zhenyu Wang Zhenyu Wang Fengmin Li, Zhenyu Wang Fengmin Li, Zhenyu Wang Liuqingqing Liu, Hao Zheng, Fengmin Li, Fengmin Li, Fengmin Li, Zhenyu Wang Xianxiang Luo, Xianxiang Luo, Hao Zheng, Zhenyu Wang Hao Zheng, Fengmin Li, Zhenyu Wang Fengmin Li, Fengmin Li, Zhenyu Wang Fengmin Li, Zhenyu Wang Fengmin Li, Hao Zheng, Zhenyu Wang

Summary

Mysid shrimp larvae exposed to polystyrene and carboxylated polystyrene microplastics showed impaired feeding, reduced swimming activity, and growth inhibition, with carboxylated PS showing greater toxicity due to higher bioaccumulation in the stomach. The study demonstrates that surface chemistry of microplastics significantly influences their behavioral and physiological effects on marine crustaceans.

Polymers
Body Systems

Growing evidences revealed the deleterious impacts of microplastics (MPs) on marine organisms. However, the effects of MPs on the movement behavior of marine crustacean is poorly understood. Therefore, this study aims to evaluate the physiological and behavioral responses of mysid shrimp (Neomysis japonica) larvae to polystyrene (PS) and carboxylated polystyrene (PS-COOH). PS-COOH presented a greater physiological toxicity to shrimp larvae compared to PS, causing significant lethal and growth inhibition effect, owing to bioaccumulation of MPs inside stomach. Both two MPs decreased the feeding efficiency of larvae, showing weakened predation competence. Moreover, reduced hunting and/or explorative ability of shrimps caused by MPs was also identified, which was evidenced by an overall decrease in swimming activity, range and frequency after exposure. Our study firstly highlighted that micron-sized polystyrene particles had the negative effects on the movement behavior of mysid shrimp larvae, thus posing potential hazard to population dynamics and ecological function of marine crustacean.

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