Salvatoria clavata

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]

Salvatoria clavata
Scientific classification
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) Grubea clavata (Claparède, 1863) Grubea dolichopoda Webster, 1879 Grubea fusifera Quatrefages, 1866 Grubea websteri Verrill, 1882 Grubeosyllis clavata (Claparède, 1863) Pseudobrania clavata (Claparède, 1863) Salvatoria dolichopoda (Marenzeller, 1874) Syllis clavata Claparède, 1863

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]