Nomenclature
original description
McIntosh, W.C. [M'Intosh]. (1885). Report on the Annelida Polychaeta collected by H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873-1876. <em>Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873–76. Zoology.</em> 12 (part 34): i-xxxvi, 1-554, pl. 1-55, 1A-39A, & Annelida stations map., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/50688426
page(s): 188 [details] 
original description
(of Grubeosyllis Verrill, 1900) Verrill, A.E. 1900. Additions to the Turbellaria, Nemertina, and Annelida of the Bermudas, with revisions of some New England genera and species. Transactions of the Connecticut Academy of Arts and Sciences, 10(2): 595-671., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27731368
page(s): 633 [details] Available for editors
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original description
(of Grubea Quatrefages, 1866) Quatrefages, A. (1866). Histoire naturelle des Annelés marins et d'eau douce. Annélides et Géphyriens. <b>Volume 2.</b>. Première partie. 1-336. Deuxième Partie. 337-794. Explication des planches p.1-24. planches 1-20. Librarie Encyclopédique de Roret. Paris., available online at http://books.google.com/books?id=M_xNAAAAcAAJ
page(s): 35 [details] 
Taxonomy
taxonomy source
Musco, Luigi; Giangrande, Adriana. (2005). Mediterranean Syllidae (Annelida: Polychaeta) revisited: biogeography, diversity and species fidelity to environmental features. <em>Marine Ecology Progress Series.</em> 304: 143-153 + 4 pp. Supplementary appendix., available online at https://doi.org/10.3354/meps304143 [details] Available for editors
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redescription
San Martín, G. (2003). Annelida, Polychaeta II: Syllidae. <em>In: Ramos MA et al. (eds) Fauna Iberica, Vol 21, Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales. CSIC, Madrid.</em> p 1-554. (look up in IMIS) [details]
Identification resource
identification resource
Nascimento, Rodolfo Leandro; Fukuda, Marcelo Veronesi; Paresque, Karla; Nogueira, João Miguel de Matos; Paiva, Paulo Cesar de. (2021). A synopsis of Salvatoria McIntosh, 1885 (Annelida: Syllidae: Exogoninae) from Brazilian coastal and oceanic waters. <em>PLOS ONE.</em> 16(5): e0250472: 1-37., available online at https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0250472
page(s): with key [details]
Other
additional source
Fauchald, K. (1977). The polychaete worms, definitions and keys to the orders, families and genera. <em>Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County: Los Angeles, CA (USA), Science Series.</em> 28:1-188., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/123110.pdf [details]
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Diagnosis Original diagnosis by McIntosh (1885: 188): "Body somewhat elongated. The four eyes almost in a transverse line. A single median and a lateral tentacle on each side. One pair of tentacular cirri. All these organs have enlarged bases and articulated tips. The biramous foot has the dorsal division represented by a single simple bristle. In the ventral branch the terminal pieces of the bristles are sabre-shaped with simple hooked tips." [details]
Etymology Genus named after the College of St. Salvator, St. Andrews (Scotland). [details]
Taxonomy The genus was originally placed by McIntosh (1885: 183-184) in the family Hesionidae. [details]