Development of the gastropod Trochita pileus (Calyptraeidae) in the sub-Antarctic Southwestern Atlantic

• Published in: Polar Biology
• Main Authors: Teso, Silvia Valeria, Penchaszadeh, Pablo Enrique
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Springer
• Subjects: Development; Calyptraeidae; Brooding; Nurse eggs; Adelphophagy; MPA Namuncurá/Burdwood Bank; https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6; https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1; Antarctic; Argentino; Argentina; Pablo; Silvia; Burdwood Bank; Antarc*; Polar Biology; Tierra del Fuego
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11336/93194

The family Calyptraeidae is widely distributed around the world and shows several types of development all with physical care. Adults and broods of Trochita pileus from sub-Antarctic waters were collected during two cruises off Tierra del Fuego and Burdwood Bank at depths between 39 and 298 m. A tot...