Information

Ecological parameter:  temperature range preference

Parameter group: habitat related parameters

Explanation:
The parameter provides information on a taxon's preference for a specific range of water temperature (cold stenotherm, warm stenotherm, eurytherm).

Classification system: single category assignment system

Abbreviations:
Category nameAbbreviationExplanation
cold stenothermcospreference for a small cold temperature range (below 10 °C)
warm stenothermwaspreference for a small warm temperature range (above 18 °C)
eurythermeutno specific preference; wide temperature range
Assigned taxa for each higher systematic unit
TaxagroupNumber of assigned taxa / total number of taxa - percentage
Porifera2 / 12 - 16.6%
Turbellaria4 / 61 - 6.5%
Polychaeta9 / 13 - 69.2%
Hirudinea13 / 68 - 19.1%
Crustacea144 / 270 - 53.3%
Ephemeroptera130 / 353 - 36.8%
Odonata162 / 174 - 93.1%
Plecoptera273 / 576 - 47.3%
Coleoptera10 / 2678 - 0.3%
Trichoptera364 / 1439 - 25.2%
Lepidoptera2 / 19 - 10.5%
Diptera (excl. Chironomidae)2 / 2404 - 0%
Chironomidae192 / 1315 - 14.6%
Bryozoa6 / 19 - 31.5%