Stenothermic

A stenotherm (from Greek στενός stenos "narrow" and θέρμη therme "heat") is a species or living organism only capable of living or surviving within a narrow temperature range.

Thermoregulation in animals

The opposite is a eurytherm, an organism that can function at a wide range of different body temperatures.

Examples

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.[1]

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See also

References
  1. Moriyasu and Lanteigne, 1998 M. Moriyasu and C. Lanteigne, Embryo development and reproductive cycle in the snow crab, Chionoecetes opilio (Crustacea: Majidae).
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