Salvatoria clavata
| Salvatoria clavata | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Annelida |
| Clade: | Pleistoannelida |
| Subclass: | Errantia |
| Order: | Phyllodocida |
| Family: | Syllidae |
| Genus: | Salvatoria |
| Species: | S. clavata
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| Binomial name | |
| Salvatoria clavata Claparède, 1863
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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
- ^ 1.0 1.1 Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (2021). "Salvatoria clavata". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Salvatoria clavata" at the Encyclopedia of Life
- ^ Hayward, Peter J.; Ryland, John S. (2017-02-23). Handbook of the Marine Fauna of North-West Europe. Oxford University Press. pp. 191–192. ISBN 978-0-19-251645-9.
- ^ Jamieson, Barrie G. M. (2006-01-03). Reproductive Biology and Phylogeny of Annelida. CRC Press. pp. 465–466. ISBN 978-1-4822-8015-9.
- ^ Weeks, Stephen C. (2012). "The Role of Androdioecy and Gynodioecy in Mediating Evolutionary Transitions Between Dioecy and Hermaphroditism in the Animalia". Evolution. 66 (12): 3670–3686. doi:10.1111/j.1558-5646.2012.01714.x. ISSN 1558-5646. PMID 23206127. S2CID 3198554.
- ^ "Salvatoria clavata". www.sealifebase.se. Retrieved 2021-10-04.
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