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The following appendices accompany the article

Generalized system of imposex and reproductive failure in female gastropods of coastal waters of mainland China

H. H. Shi1, 2,*, C. J. Huang1, S. X. Zhu1, X. J. Yu1, W. Y. Xie1

1Institute of Marine Biology, Shantou University, Shantou 515063, PR China 2Department of Environmental Sciences, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200062, PR China *Email: [email protected]

Marine Ecology Progress Series 304:179–189 (2005)

Appendix 1. Imposex-affected gastropod

Family Species Source

Mesogastropoda Ampullaria cinerea deFur et al. (1999) A. gigas deFur et al. (1999) A. polita deFur et al. (1999) Marisa cornuarietis Schulte-Oehlmann et al. (1997) Pila globosa deFur et al. (1999) Pomacea canaliculata deFur et al. (1999) Viviparidae Campeloma rufum deFur et al. (1999) Hydrobiidae Hydrobia ulvae Schulte-Oehlmann et al. (1997) Rissiodae Rissoa auriscalpium deFur et al. (1999) R. ventricosa deFur et al. (1999) R. violacea deFur et al. (1999) Rissoina allanae deFur et al. (1999) R. boucheti deFur et al. (1999) R. bruguierei deFur et al. (1999) R. nivea deFur et al. (1999) Cypreaidae Mauritia arabica Present paper Trivia aperta Stroben et al. (1992) T. arctica Stroben et al. (1992) T. costata deFur et al. (1999) T. millardi deFur et al. (1999) T. monacha Stroben et al. (1992) T. verhoefi deFur et al. (1999) Lamellariidae perspicua deFur et al. (1999) coronata deFur et al. (1999) Aporrhaiidae pespelecani deFur et al. (1999) Cassididae Galeodea tyrrhena deFur et al. (1999) Apollon natator Li (2000) sauliae Horiguchi et al. (2000) Fusitriton oregonensis Horiguchi et al. (2000) Monoplex echo Horiguchi et al. (2000) Strombidae Strombus luhuanus Horiguchi et al. (2000) didyma Horiguchi et al. (2000) Galeoocorys leucodoma Horiguchi (2001) luteostoma Horiguchi et al. (2000) T. olearium Present paper T. sulcosa Present paper Galeodidae Buscycon carica Jenner (1979) B. contrarium Jenner (1979) Melongena corona Jenner (1979) Bolinus () brandaris Ramón & Amor (2001) ostrearum deFur et al. (1999) Ceratostoma burnetti Horiguchi et al. (2000) Appendix 1. (continued)

Muricidae C. foliatum deFur et al. (1999) (continued) C. fournieri Present paper C. rorifluum Present paper Chicoreus asianus Present paper C. capucinus Bech (2002) C. brunneus Present paper Gooding et al. (1999) Cronia konkanensis Kiran & Anil (1999) C. margariticola deFur et al. (1999) C. pothuauii Horiguchi et al. (2000) orbita deFur et al. (1999) fragum Horiguchi et al. (2000) D. ochrostoma deFur et al. (1999) D. rugosa deFur et al. (1999) Ergalatax contractus Li (2000) Eupleura caudate deFur et al. (1999) Forreria belcheri deFur et al. (1999) Haustrum haustorium Stewart et al. (1992) Hexaplex (Murex) trunculus Axiak et al. (1995) Lepsiella albomarginata deFur et al. (1999) L. scobina Stewart et al. (1992) L. vinosa Nias et al. (1993) Morula biconica Present paper M. granulata Reitsema & Spickett (1999) M. margaritcola Present paper M. marginalba deFur et al. (1999) M. marginatra Horiguchi et al. (2000) M. musiva Li (2000) Murex florifer dilectus deFur et al. (1999) M. pomum deFur et al. (1999) M. trapa Present paper Naquetia capucina deFur et al. (1999) canaliculata Tester & Ellis (1995) N. crassilabrum Gooding et al. (1999) N. emarginata Horiguchi et al. (2000) N. freycineti Horiguchi et al. (2000) N. heyseana Horiguchi et al. (2000) N. lamellose Bright & Ellis (1990) N. lima Short et al. (1989) N. lapillus Oehlmann et al. (1991) Ocenebra bombayana Tewari et al. (2002) O. erinacea Oehlmann et al. (1992) O. lumaria deFur et al. (1999) O. lurida deFur et al. (1999) Ocenebrina aciculata Oehlmann et al. (1996) Plicopurpura patula deFur et al. (1999) Rapana venosa Horiguchi et al. (2000) Rilov et al. (2000) biserialis Ramasamy et al. (2002) T. bituberoularis Bech (2002) T. bronni Horiguchi et al. (2000) T. bufo Tewari et al. (2002) T. clavigera Horiguchi et al. (1994) T. distinguenda Bech et al. (2002) T. emarginata Bright & Ellis (1990) T. gradata Tan (1999) T. haemastoma deFur et al. (1999) T. jubilaea deFur et al. (1999) T. kieneri Evans et al. (1995) T. luteostoma Li (2000) T. mancinella deFur et al. (1999) T. mustabilis Present paper T. orbita Gibson et al. (2003) T. rudolphi Tewari et al. (2002) T. rufotincta Bech (2002) Appendix 1. (continued)

T. savignyi Evans et al. (1995) T. tissoti Tewari et al. (2002) deFur et al. (1999) U. perrugata deFur et al. (1999) U. tampaensis deFur et al. (1999) Vasum turbinellus deFur et al. (1999) Xymene ambiguus Stewart et al. (1992) Xauthochorus cassidiformis Gooding et al. (1999) Coralliophilidae Coralliophila abbreviata deFur et al. (1999) C. lamellose deFur et al. (1999) Babylonia ambulacrum Present paper B. areolata Liu & Suen (1996) B. formosae habei Present paper B. formosae formosae Liu & Suen (1996) B. japonica Horiguchi et al. (2000) Buccinanops monilifer Penchaszadeh et al. (2001) middendorffi Horiguchi et al. (2000) B. opisthoplectum Horiguchi et al. (2000) B. undatum Mensink et al. (1996) Cantharius cecillei Shi et al. (2005) gracilis deFur et al. (1999) C. halli Bright & Ellis (1990) Cominella virgata Stewart et al. (1992) Engina alvedata Present paper E. armillata Li (2000) Japeuthria ferra Horiguchi et al. (2000) lischkei Horiguchi et al. (2000) Neptunea antiqua Power & Keegan (2001) N. arthritica cumingii Present paper N. arthritica arthritica Horiguchi et al. (2000) N. phoenecia Bright & Ellis (1990) Pisania tinctus Jenner (1979) Pusiostoma mendicaria Horiguchi et al. (2000) Searlesia dira Tester & Ellis (1995) S. fuscolabiata Horiguchi et al. (2000) Volutharpa ampullacea perryi Horiguchi et al. (2000) Hemifusus tuba deFur et al. (1999) Nassidae rhodostoma deFur et al. (1999) Cyclope neritea deFur et al. (1999) Hinia incrassata Oehlmann et al. (1998) H. trivittata deFur et al. (1999) H. vibex deFur et al. (1999) Ilyanassa obsoleta Bryan et al. (1989) hepaticus Present paper N. kranssianus Marshall & Rajkumar (2003) N. livescens Liu & Suen (1996) N. reticulatus Stroben et al. (1992) N. siquijorensis Li (2000) N. thersites Present paper festiva Horiguchi et al. (2000) Columbellidae Anachis avara deFur et al. (1999) Mitrella lunata deFur et al. (1999) Fasciolaria hunteria deFur et al. (1999) F. lilium deFur et al. (1999) Fusinus perplexus perplexus Horiguchi et al. (2000) F. syracusanus deFur et al. (1999) F. australis Foale (1993) Pleuropoca gigantean deFur et al. (1999) Taron dubius Stewart et al. (1992) Sydaphera spengleriana Horiguchi et al. (2000) Marginella apiciana deFur et al. (1999) Olividae australis Stewart et al. (1992) Olivella biplicata deFur et al. (1999) Cymbium melo Present paper Adelomelon brasiliana Penchaszadeh et al. (2001) Appendix 1. (continued)

Conidae anemone Kohn & Almasi (1993) C. betulinus Present paper C. coronatus Kohn & Almasi (1993) C. dorreensis Kohn & Almasi (1993) C. klemae Kohn & Almasi (1993) C. lischkeanus Kohn & Almasi (1993) C. lividus Kohn & Almasi (1993) C. marmoreus bandunus Horiguchi et al. (2000) C. mediterraneus deFur et al. (1999) C. sponsalis Kohn & Almasi (1993) C. vexillum Present paper cerina deFur et al. (1999) Lora turricula deFur et al. (1999) Raphitoma reticulata deFur et al. (1999) Virroconus ebraeus Horiguchi et al. (2000) V. fulgetrum Horiguchi et al. (2000) V. lividus Horiguchi et al. (2000) Vasidae Vasum turbinellus Evans et al. (1995) Lophiotoma leucotropois Li (2000) Terebra dislocata deFur et al. (1999) T. protexta deFur et al. (1999) Duplicaria spectabilis Li (2000) Cabestana spengleri Foale (1993) Appendix 2. Species, stages and types of imposex in gastropods along the coastal waters of mainland China. The definition of types and stages is described as in ‘Materials and methods’, and the generalized scheme is shown in Fig. 2. n: total individuals collected in a sampling site

Family Species Time Site n S0 S1 S2 S3 S4 S5 S6 (mm/yy) 0 a b c c* a b b* c c* a b b* c c* 4 * a a* b b* c c* a a* b b* c c*

Naticidae Neverita didyma 09/01 38 36 17 1 0 0 0100000000000000000000000 Cypreaidae Mauritia arabica 10/02 23 15 4 0 0 0 0000300002000000000000000 04/02 31 13 3 0 0 0 0000200003000000000000000 03/01 43 20 0 0 0 0 0000000005030003000003000 Tonnidae Tonna olearium 05/02 30 27 17 0 0 0 0000001000000000000000000 T. sulcosa 09/00 27 28 16 1 0 0 0000000 000000000000000000 Muricidae Ceratostoma fournieri 06/02 2 26 0 0 0 0 0000000000030006000005 000 C. rorifluum 06/02 2 7 0 0 0 0 00000000 0 00 320 0 00 00 0 0 0000 Chicoreus asianus 10/02 23 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 021101010203100 04/03 30 38 0 0 0 0 00000 00000011202030304200 C. brunneus 10/02 23 21 0 0 0 0 0000000000013004020003000 04/03 30 35 0 0 0 0 0000000000023003020005000 Ergalatax contractus 10/02 23 38 2 19 0 0 0000000000000000000000000 Morula margaritcola 10/02 23 32 0 0 0 0 0000000000000001503000000 0 05/01 30 64 0 0 0 0 000000000000000100400019000 M. biconica 04/01 43 21 2 62 0 0 0300000000000000000000000 Murex trapa 05/02 23 130 3 5 0 7 0000120400180260006000000000 Rapana venosa 06/02 1 35 5 2 0 0 0300300001050000000000000 06/02 3 35 3 14 0 0 0000000000000000000000000 06/02 4 35 5 3 0 0 0300500003040000000000000 07/02 6 35 5 4 0 0 0300300003010000000000000 05/01 15 6 1 2 0 0 0000000000000000000000000 Thais clavigera 06/02 1 5 0 3 0 0 0000000000000000000000000 07/02 4 35 6 14 0 0 0000000000000000000000000 07/02 5 23 0 0 0 0 00000000000100000000000000 07/02 6 18 0 0 0 0 000000300202000000000000 0 07/02 7 35 0 0 0 0 00000000000180000000000000 07/02 8 35 2 7 0 2 0500300000000000000000000 07/02 9 35 0 0 0 0 0000005002080001000000000 05/01 11 22 1 5 0 1 0400400000000000000000000 05/01 12 35 0 0 0 0 00000000000210000000000000 07/00 16 65 0 0 0 0 0000000000025000800000500 0 07/00 17 56 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 0 0 3 020002000002000 07/00 18 86 0 0 0 0 00000033005030003000002000 07/00 19 50 0 0 0 0 06001021000000000000000000 07/00 20 40 0 3 0 1 0 17 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 000000000000000 05/00 21 56 34 0 0 0 0000000000000000000000000 05/00 22 86 3 4 0 0 03000011002050006000005000 10/02 23 32 0 14 0 0 0300000000000000000000000 10/02 24 37 21 0 0 0 0000000000000000000000000 Thais clavigera 05/00 25 71 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 17 0 0 0 11 0 0 0 0 0 0000 03/01 26 49 0 0 0 0 00000030020140006000001000 03/00 27 39 0 0 0 0 02000050 0 0 0 1100000000000 0 0 03/02 28 39 0 9 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 000000000000000 04/02 29 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 030005000000000 10/00 30 139 0 0 0 0 000000000000000420000031000 09/02 31 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 11 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0000 10/00 32 90 0 0 0 0 0000000 00000000250000015000 Appendix 2. (continued)

10/00 33 48 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 0 07/00 34 78 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 0 0 03/00 35 90 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 000400000280 0 0 03/00 36 87 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 23 0 0 0 0 0 16 0 0 0 03/00 37 88 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 09/01 38 39 0 2 0 0 1 13 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0000000000000 04/01 39 35 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 04/01 40 39 1 0 0 0 0 14 0 0 2 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 00000000000 0 0 04/01 41 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 04/01 42 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0003000002000 T. distinguenda 04/01 43 5 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 T. gradata 07/00 16 64 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 49 0000000000000 07/00 17 48 34 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0000000000000 10/00 30 35 2 3 0 0 0 9 0 0 1 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0000000000000 07/00 34 52 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 22 0 0 6 0 0 0000000000000 03/00 35 60 2 2 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 9 0 0 3 0 5 0000000000000 03/00 36 33 0 2 0 0 0 8 0 0 2 0 5 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 09/01 38 17 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 04/01 39 20 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0000000000000 T. luteostoma 05/00 21 56 39 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0000000000000 10/02 23 38 0 12 0 0 0 10 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10/02 24 40 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0000000000000 07/00 36 80 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 7 0 0 0 21 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 03/01 39 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 10 0006000002000 03/01 40 24 1 7 0 0 0 6 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0000000000000 03/01 42 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0003000002000 T. mustabilis 07/00 36 58 2 4 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 3 0 7 0002000004000 Buccinidae Babylonia ambulacrum 11/01 27 146 57 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 5 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 B. areolata 05/02 19 27 9 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0000000000000 10/01 27 32 13 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0000000000000 04/02 28 21 5 1 3 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0000000000000 06/02 29 28 0 1 1 0 0 1 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2300020000000 09/01 38 19 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 B. formosae habei 05/02 19 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10/01 27 38 1 6 4 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0000000000000 B. formosae habei 04/02 28 37 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 15 000000000000 06/02 29 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0400000000000 09/01 38 14 6 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0000000000000 Cantharus cecillei 04/04 8 120 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 1 1 1 7 14 344500000000 04/04 9 110 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 3 4 8 3 2 9 13 462100000000 05/02 18 308 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 3 2 2 13 17 11 14 11 9 3 4 10 12 9 9 2 2 10/02 23 287 0 46 10 8 8 49 9 11 7 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0000000000000 10/02 24 39 8 2 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0000000000000 Engina alvedata 04/01 43 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0000000000000 Neptunea arthritica cumingii 06/02 1 35 16 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0000000000000 Nassidae Nassarius hepaticus 07/00 25 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1000000000000 N. siquijorensis 03/01 36 20 2 6 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0000000000000 N. thersites 08/02 18 80 2 8 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 6000000000000 Volutidae Cymbium melo 03/01 39 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0000000000000 05/02 20 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0000000000000 Conus betulinus 09/01 38 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 7 0000050000000 C. vexillum 09/01 38 28 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 6300000200000 LITERATURE CITED Nias DJ, McKillup SC, Edyvane KS (1993) Imposex in Lep- siella vinosa from southern . 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