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Ecological parameter: maximal potential size according to TachetParameter group: life & body related parameters
Explanation:
The maximal potential size corresponds to the maximal size that the last aquatic stage of the taxon can reach in a large variety of (more or less favorable) environmental conditions. Seven categories are defined.
Tachet, H., Bournaud, M., Richoux, P. & Usseglio-Polatera, P. (2010): Invertébrés d'eau douce - systématique, biologie, écologie. CNRS Editions, Paris, 600 p.
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Abbreviations:
| Category name | Abbreviation | Explanation |
|---|---|---|
| <= 0.25 cm | <= 0.25 cm | <= 0.25 cm |
| > 0.25 - 0.5 cm | > 0.25 - 0.5 cm | > 0.25 - 0.5 cm |
| > 0.5 - 1 cm | > 0.5 - 1 cm | > 0.5 - 1 cm |
| > 1 - 2 cm | > 1 - 2 cm | > 1 - 2 cm |
| > 2 - 4 cm | > 2 - 4 cm | > 2 - 4 cm |
| > 4 - 8 cm | > 4 - 8 cm | > 4 - 8 cm |
| > 8 cm | > 8 cm | > 8 cm |
| Taxagroup | Number of assigned taxa / total number of taxa - percentage |
|---|---|
| Porifera | 3 / 12 - 25% |
| Coelenterata | 2 / 13 - 15.3% |
| Turbellaria | 4 / 61 - 6.5% |
| Kamptozoa | 1 / 1 - 100% |
| Nemertini | 1 / 1 - 100% |
| Gastropoda | 15 / 241 - 6.2% |
| Bivalvia | 3 / 77 - 3.8% |
| Polychaeta | 1 / 13 - 7.6% |
| Oligochaeta | 16 / 240 - 6.6% |
| Hirudinea | 10 / 68 - 14.7% |
| Crustacea | 11 / 270 - 4% |
| Ephemeroptera | 16 / 353 - 4.5% |
| Odonata | 17 / 174 - 9.7% |
| Plecoptera | 9 / 576 - 1.5% |
| Heteroptera | 10 / 124 - 8% |
| Planipennia | 1 / 12 - 8.3% |
| Coleoptera | 52 / 2678 - 1.9% |
| Trichoptera | 38 / 1439 - 2.6% |
| Lepidoptera | 4 / 19 - 21% |
| Diptera (excl. Chironomidae) | 2 / 2404 - 0% |
| Bryozoa | 6 / 19 - 31.5% |