Research Article

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

Table 2

Lethal concentration (LC50) of the hexane (C6H14) and chloroform (CHCL3) fractions of extracts from marine algae species collected on the beach of Riacho Doce, AL, against B. glabrata.

Algae/extractLC10 (μg·mL−1) LC50 (μg·mL−1) LC90 (μg·mL−1) 
(95% CI)(95% CI)(95% CI)

H. musciformis/CH 2.7831 (2.2906–3.2838)11.1460 (10.1599–12.161)44.6382 (39.5253–51.3482)
P. gymnospora/CH 5.963 (4.8189–7.1286)25.8689 (23.4123–28.4624)112.2189 (96.8318–133.4954
H. musciformis */
P. gymnospora */

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