''Salvatoria clavata'' is a species of
Annelida in the family
Syllidae
Syllidae is a family of small to medium-sized polychaete worms. Syllids are distinguished from other polychaetes by the presence of a muscular region of the anterior digestive tract known as the ''proventricle''.
Syllid worms range in size from ...
.
The species is similar to ''
Brania pusilla'' but is a bit longer measuring in about 2mm to 3mm, individuals in this species can even grow to 10 mm. They have
parental care.
It has an
acrosome shaped like a beaker.
Reproduction
They reproduce by
iteroparous.
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.
Occurrence
The species has a circumglobal distribution.
It can be found in the
Adriatic Sea,
Gulf of Mexico,
Aegean Sea, the
Red sea, and the
Atlantic Ocean.
References
Syllidae
Annelids
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