Transcriptional and Biochemical Effects of Cadmium and Manganese on the Defense System of Octopus vulgaris Paralarvae

Table 2

Survival (S) expressed as percentage of alive paralarvae and morphological alteration (ML), expressed as mantle length, of exposed paralarvae.

Level (μg/L)	CdCl2		MnCl2
	S (%)	ML (mm)	S (%)	ML (mm)
0	99 ± 2	1.55 ± 0.03	98 ± 1	1.55 ± 0.03
10	84 ± 7^*	1.57 ± 0.02	99 ± 1	1.55 ± 0.05
100	75 ± 11^*	1.51 ± 0.02	94 ± 5	1.57 ± 0.02
1000	53 ± 8^*	1.40 ± 0.03^*	97 ± 2	1.65 ± 0.03^*

Data are expressed as mean values ± standard error (). Asterisks indicate significant differences with respect to control values at .