Stenothermic

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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).^[1]