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| Species | Development state | Trait | Primary Data | Secondary Data |
| Crystallaria cincotta | Egg | Egg size after water-hardening | 1.90- 2.00 | 1.95 mm |
| Crystallaria cincotta | Egg | Incubation time | 7-9 | 8.0 days |
| Crystallaria cincotta | Larvae | Initial larval size | 6.7-7.2 | 6.95 mm |
| Crystallaria cincotta | Larvae | Reaction to light | photonegative | Photophobic |
| Crystallaria cincotta | Larvae | Sibling intracohort cannibalism | present | Present |
| Crystallaria cincotta | Larvae | Full yolk-sac resorption | 10 days | 10.0 °C * day |
| Crystallaria cincotta | Egg | Egg Buoyancy | Demersal | Demersal |
| Crystallaria cincotta | Larvae | Larvae behaviour | benthic | Demersal |