Stenothermic

Stenothermic

Stenothermic Adj. (Greek, "stenos" = narrow; "thermic" = of temperature) refers to a type of stenotherm; a species or living organism only capable of living or surviving within a narrow temperature range. See also Ecotope. Cf. Eurytherm.

"Chionoecetes opilio" is a stenothermic organism, and temperature affects its biology throughout its life history, from embryo to adult. Small changes in temperature (< 2 °C) can increase the duration of egg incubation for "C. opilio" by a full year (Moriyasu and Lanteigne, 1998 M. Moriyasu and C. Lanteigne, Embryo development and reproductive cycle in the snow crab, "Chionoecetes opilio" (Crustacea: Majidae). [Moriyasu and Lanteigne, 1998.]

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