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Volume 27, No. (3), 2017 (June)
LARVICIDAL EFFECTS OF KOREAN SEAWEED EXTRACTS ON BRINE SHRIMP ARTEMIA SALINA
Young Dae Kim1 and Jae-Suk Choi2,*

Young Dae Kim1 and Jae-Suk Choi2,*

1National Institute of Fisheries Science, 397-68, Sanyangilju-ro, Sanyang-eup, Tongyeong-si, Gyeongsangnam-do, 53085, Republic of Korea
2Major in Food Biotechnology, Division of Bioindustry, College of Medical and Life Sciences, Silla University, 140, Baegyang-daero700beon-gil, Sasang-gu, Busan, 46958, Republic of Korea

Corresponding Author: jsc1008@silla.ac.kr
DOI: NA
Page Number(s): 1039-1046
Published Online First: June 01, 2017
Publication Date: June 01, 2017
ABSTRACT

A total of 38 methanol and water extracts of macroalgal species (18 brown, 14 red, and 6 green) collected from the Korean coast were investigated for their lethality to brine shrimp larvae. Of the solutions tested, methanol extracts of six species (15.79%) showed larvicidal effects against Artemiasalina. Aqueous extracts of two species (5.26%) were lethal to Asalina. The brown algae DictyotadichotomaEckloniakuromeIshigeokamuraeSargassumsagamianum, and Pachydictyoncoriaceum, and the green algae Enteromorphalinza and Ulvapertusa, displayed significant larvicidal activity in 2.5% methanol extracts. None of the methanol extracts of the 14 red algae species tested had larvicidal effects. The brown alga Colpomeniabullosaand the red alga Lomentariacatenata displayed significant larvicidal activity in 2.5% extracts. No larvicidal effects were observed from extracts of green algae. These results offer insight into the larvicidal potential of Korean seaweed extracts.

Keywords: Seaweed extract, Larvicidal effect, Artemiasalina, Enteromorphalinza, Gelidiumamansii

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