Biology:Salvatoria clavata

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Short description: Species of annelid

Salvatoria clavata
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Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Annelida
Clade: Pleistoannelida
Subclass: Errantia
Order: Phyllodocida
Family: Syllidae
Genus: Salvatoria
Species:
S. clavata
Binomial name
Salvatoria clavata
Claparède, 1863
Synonyms[1]
  • Brania clavata (Claparède, 1863)
  • (Claparède, 1863) Quatrefages, 1866
  • (Marenzeller, 1874) Syllis clavata
  • Grubea websteri Claparède, 1863
  • Grubea dolichopoda Verrill, 1882
  • Grubeosyllis clavata Grubea clavata
  • Webster, 1879 (Claparède, 1863)
  • Pseudobrania clavata Grubea fusifera
  • (Claparède, 1863) Salvatoria dolichopoda

Salvatoria clavata is a species of Annelida in the family Syllidae.[2][unreliable source?]The species is similar to Brania pusilla but is a bit longer measuring in about 2mm to 3mm,[3] individuals in this species can even grow to 10 mm. They have parental care.[2][unreliable source?] It has an acrosome shaped like a beaker.[4]

Reproduction

They reproduce by iteroparous.[2][unreliable source?] The species has been classified as androdioecious, they are said to have evolved from gonochoric ancestors. In this species the eggs are fertilized and incubated in the hermaphrodite's pouch.[5]

Occurrence

The species has a circumglobal distribution.[6] It can be found in the Adriatic Sea, Gulf of Mexico, Aegean Sea, the Red sea, and the Atlantic Ocean.[1]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q2542484 entry