[2] An advantage of osmoconformation is that such organisms don’t need to expend as much energy as osmoregulators in order to regulate ion gradients.
[3] Some osmoconformers, such as echinoderms, are stenohaline, which means they can only survive in a limited range of external osmolarities.
The survival of such organisms is thus contingent on their external osmotic environment remaining relatively constant.
[3] On the other hand, some osmoconformers are classified as euryhaline, which means they can survive in a broad range of external osmolarities.
The crab-eating frog also regulates its rates of urea retention and excretion, which allows them to survive and maintain their status as osmoconformers in a wide range of external salinities.
Osmoconformers have adapted so that they utilize the ionic composition of their external environment, which is typically seawater, in order to support important biological functions.