Research Article

Larvicidal Activity against Aedes aegypti and Molluscicidal Activity against Biomphalaria glabrata of Brazilian Marine Algae

Table 4

More precise toxicity test of the hexane (C6H14) and chloroform (CHCl3) fractions of the extracts of algal species collected on the beach Riacho Doce, AL, against A. salina.

Algae/extractLC10 (µg·mL−1)LC50 (µg·mL−1)LC90 (µg·mL−1)

P. gymnospora 330.474 (139.004–437.601)788.277 (687.856–998.205)1880.271 (1307.848–5926.118)
* H. musciformis
P. gymnospora 423.49 (322.234–489.074)706.990 (648.747–776.152)1180.111 (1009.600–1593.490)
* H. musciformis

The LC could not be calculated; values in parentheses correspond to the confidence intervals.