Deformities in larval Procladius spp. and dominant Chironomini from the St. Clair River |
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Authors: | R M Dermott |
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Institution: | (1) Department of Fisheries and Oceans, Canada Centre for Inland Waters, Box 5050, L7R 4A6 Burlington, Ontario, Canada |
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Abstract: | The benthic community of the St. Clair River is impacted by the petrochemical complex near Sarnia, Ontario. Larvae of the common chironomid Procladius spp. and dominant Chironomini from various sections of the river were examined to determine if the incidence of morphological deformities in their mouth parts reflected the degree of chemical pollution. Procladius had a much greater (14%) incidence of deformed ligula downstream of the industrial section near Sarnia, than occurred in Lake St. Clair (3%), or at the mouth of Bear Creek, which drains agricultural land east of the St. Clair delta (7%). The incidence of deformed ligula at a control site in Lake Superior was 4 percent. The incidence of deformities in Procladius larvae was lower than that in Chironomus larvae from the same site, but greater than that in other chironomid genera. |
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Keywords: | chironomids deformed mouthparts petrochemicals Great Lakes |
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