Reproductive pattern of Trochita pileolus (d' Orbigny, 1841) (Gastropoda: Calyptraeidae) and different types of intracapsular development in Trochita species of South America

• Published in: Polar Biology
• Main Authors: Penchaszadeh, Pablo Enrique, Arrighetti, Florencia, Aldea, Cristian, Teso, Silvia Valeria
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Springer
• Subjects: BROODING; DIRECT DEVELOPMENT; LARGE EGGS; MPA NAMUNCURÁ/BURDWOOD BANK; SUB-ANTARCTIC WATERS; TROCHITA PILEOLUS; https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6; https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1; Antarctic; Argentino; Argentina; Magallanes; Pablo; Silvia; Burdwood Bank; Aldea; Antarc*; Polar Biology; Tierra del Fuego
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11336/168553

Several types of development are reported in the worldwide distributed Family Calyptraeidae. In species with direct development, embryos can grow from large eggs or can feed on nurse eggs, nurse embryos, or other intracapsular nutritional resources. Here the reproductive mode of Trochita pileolus an...