Salvatoria limbata (Claparède 1868)

Salvatoria limbata is a species of segmented worms in the family Syllidae. They are surficial modifiers. Individuals can grow to 10 mm. They have parental care. They have no sexual metamorphosis. They are crawlers.

URI: https://eol.org/schema/terms/surficialModifier
Definition: bioturbating fauna with activities restricted to the sediment layer immediately below the sediment surface
Attribution: S. Lindqvist, Engelbrektsson, Eriksson, Hulth. 2016. Functional classification of bioturbating macrofauna in marine sediments using time-resolved imaging of particle displacement and multivariate analysis. Biogeosciences Discuss, 13 Oct. 2016. doi:10.5194/bg-2016-411.

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URI: http://polytraits.lifewatchgreece.eu/terms/BP_YES
Definition: this term applies to a species that provides any parental care to its offspring

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URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/no
Definition: This statement is false; the answer to this question is no.

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URI: http://polytraits.lifewatchgreece.eu/terms/MOB_CRAWL
Definition: An organism that moves along via movements of its legs, appendages (e.g. parapodia and chaetae) or muscles

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EOL has data for 38 attributes, including:

Body symmetry
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/body_symmetry
- Definition: overall repetitive or reflective pattern in the body of one individual of this taxon. eg: bilateral symmetry, rotational symmetry, radial symmetry
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bilaterally symmetric
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/PATO_0001324
- Definition: being symmetric about a plane running from frontal end to caudal end (head to tail), and having nearly identical right and left halves
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body length
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/CMO_0000013
- Definition: A measurement of the longest dimension of a body, typically between two distinct ends of the body.
- Attribution: [database_cross_reference: Dorland:Dorlands_Illustrated_Medical_Dictionary--31st_Ed] [database_cross_reference: ISBN:978-1416049982]
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2.5 mm
body shape
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/BodyShape
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vermiform
- URI: https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q7921571
- Definition: shaped like a worm
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cellularity
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/PATO_0001992
- Definition: An organismal quality inhering in a bearer by virtue of the bearers consisting cells. [ PATOC:GVG ]
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multicellular
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/PATO_0001993
- Definition: A cellularity quality inhering in a bearer by virtue of the bearers consisting of more than one cell. [ PATOC:GVG ]
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ecosystem engineering
- URI: http://polytraits.lifewatchgreece.eu/terms/RW
- Definition: directly or indirectly modulating the availability of resources to other species, by causing physical state changes in biotic or abiotic materials; modifying, maintaining and/or creating habitats
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surficial modifier
- URI: https://eol.org/schema/terms/surficialModifier
- Definition: bioturbating fauna with activities restricted to the sediment layer immediately below the sediment surface
- Attribution: S. Lindqvist, Engelbrektsson, Eriksson, Hulth. 2016. Functional classification of bioturbating macrofauna in marine sediments using time-resolved imaging of particle displacement and multivariate analysis. Biogeosciences Discuss, 13 Oct. 2016. doi:10.5194/bg-2016-411.
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geographic distribution includes
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/Present
- Definition: This organism is known to be present in this location or region. Not exclusive; other regions may also be reported.
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cosmopolitan
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/Cosmopolitan
- Attribution: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cosmopolitan_distribution
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habitat
- URI: http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/habitat
- Definition: A category or description of the habitat in which the Event occurred.
- Comment: Example: "oak savanna", "pre-cordilleran steppe"
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marine benthic
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_01000024
- Definition: The marine benthic biome (benthic meaning 'bottom') encompasses the seafloor and includes such areas as shores, littoral or intertidal areas, marine coral reefs, and the deep seabed.
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locomotion
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GO_0040011
- Definition: Self-propelled movement of a cell or organism from one location to another.
- Attribution: [database_cross_reference: GOC:dgh]
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crawler
- URI: http://polytraits.lifewatchgreece.eu/terms/MOB_CRAWL
- Definition: An organism that moves along via movements of its legs, appendages (e.g. parapodia and chaetae) or muscles
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parental care
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GO_0060746
- Definition: A reproductive behavior in which a parent cares for and rears offspring.
- Comment: [database_cross_reference: GOC:dph]
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parental care
- URI: http://polytraits.lifewatchgreece.eu/terms/BP_YES
- Definition: this term applies to a species that provides any parental care to its offspring
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sexual metamorphosis
- URI: http://polytraits.lifewatchgreece.eu/terms/SM
- Definition: Conspicuous change in the organism's body structure prior to reproduction
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no
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/no
- Definition: This statement is false; the answer to this question is no.
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trophic guild
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/TrophicGuild
- Definition: A group of species that exploit the same food resources, and/or use the same feeding or foraging methods. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guild_(ecology)
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herbivore
- URI: https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q59099
- Definition: animal anatomically and physiologically adapted to eating plant material
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visual system
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0002104
- Definition: The sensory system subserving the sense of vision.
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stemmata
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0000046
- Definition: Eye-spots which may be set into a pit to reduce the angles of light that enters, to allow the organism to deduce the angle of incoming light. Lens-like structures may be present, but stemmata, unlike lens eyes, cannot form an image, either for lack of refractive power or retinal resolution.
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Known occurrences, collected specimens and observations of Salvatoria limbata (Claparède 1868). View this species on GBIF