Research Article
Toxicity of Metals to a Freshwater Ostracod: Stenocypris major
Table 3
Comparison of LC50 (or EC50) values of freshwater ostracod S. major with other freshwater crustacean (ostracod, cladoceran, and amphipod).
| Metal | Species | Live stage | Test duration | LC50 (μg/L) | Reference |
| Copper | Hyalella azteca | Adult | 96 h | 912 | [20] | Daphnia magna | 24 h | 48 h | 73.1 | [18] | Gammarus fasciatus | Adult | 48 h | 190 | [21] | Daphnia carinata | 6 hours | 96 h | 41 | [19] | Cypris subglobosa | Adult | 48 h | 550* | [10] | S. major | Adult | 96 h | 25.2 | This study |
| Cadmium | Hyalella azteca | Adult | 96 h | 17.5 | [20] | Echinogammarus meridionalis | Adult | 96 h | 36.17 | [22] | Daphnia magna | | 96 h | 12.7 | [23] | Gammarus pulex | Adult | 96 h | 82.1 | [24] | Cypris subglobosa | Adult | 48 h | 821* | [10] | S. major | Adult | 96 h | 13.1 | This study |
| Zinc | Hyalella azteca | Adult | 96 h | 1613 | [20] | Daphnia magna | 24h | 48 h | 752.8 | [18] | Echinogammarus meridionalis | Adult | 96 h | 4610 | [22] | Cypris subglobosa | Adult | 24 h | 3400* | [10] | S. major | Adult | 96 h | 1189 | This study |
| Lead | Hyalella azteca | Adult | 96 h | 18 | [25] | Daphnia magna | 24 h | 48 h | 55641 | [18] | Daphnia carinata | Neonate | 48 h | 170 | [19] | Cypris subglobosa | Adult | 48 h | 40190* | [10] | S. major | Adult | 96 h | 526 | This study |
| Nickel | Cypris subglobosa | Adult | 48h | 75780* | [10] | Daphnia magna | Adult | 48 h | 7290* | [26] | S. major | Adult | 96 h | 19743 | This study |
| Iron | Cypris subglobosa | Adult | 48 h | 115200* | [10] | Daphnia magna | Adult | 48 h | 7200* | [26] | Ceriodaphnia dubia | <24 h | 48 h | 36690 | [27] | Daphnia pulex | neonate | 48 h | 12930 | [28] | S. major | Adult | 96 h | 278 | This study |
| Aluminium | Cypris subglobosa | Adult | 48 h | 100900 | [10] | Daphnia magna | Adult | 48 h | 32000* | [26] | S. major | Adult | 96 h | 3101 | This study |
| Manganese | Cypris subglobosa | Adult | 48 h | 11770 | [10] | Daphnia magna | Adult | 48 h | 8280* | [26] | S. major | Adult | 96 h | 510 | This study |
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*EC50 value (immobilization).
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