Sex and age sensitivity of Tigriopus fulvus (Copepoda, Harpacticoida) towards two heavy metals (Cd and Cu)

The paper reports the results of preliminary toxicity tests monitoring adult and larval stages of T. fulvus survival in presence of two heavy metals (Cu and Cd). Data indicate males as more senisitive than females to presence of both contaminants and nauplii as the most sensitive of all. The ease of culturing and the values of LC50 comparable to those of other test-species suggest the possible use of this meiobenthic crustacean in ecotoxicology studies

Tigripus fulvus (Copepoda, Harpacticoida) a possible test-species in harbour sediment toxicity bioassessment: life cycle and preliminary bioassays

The paper reports on the successful attempt of keeping at low-cost massive laboratory cultures of the Mediterranean splash-pool harpacticoid copepod Tigriopus fulvus. The life history traits of the Tuscanian strain, and the results of two preliminary bioassays monitoring T. fulvus survival in presence of compounds generally found in harbor dredged material (i.e. petroleum hydrocarbons and heavy metals), both suggest the possible use of this meiobentic species in ecotoxicology studies