Effects of lindane and acetone on the development of larvae of the southern king crab (Lithodes antarcticus jaquinot)

Abstract

Lithodes antarcticus (southern king crab) is a commercially important species. The present study attempts to describe the effects of an organochlorine pesticide and the most commonly used solvent (acetone) on the early development of this species. The aims of this study were: to determine the effects of lindane on survival, development and moulting during the early larval stages of L. antarcticus, and to determine an incipient lethal level, corresponding to a threshold concentration, at which acute toxicity ceases.