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Representative — EarthwormsSoil fauna & DNA preservation

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EarthwormsAvailable Demonstration data

Amynthas gracilis

Pheretimoid earthworm

Record ID: OMN-ANI-0008

Family
Megascolecidae
Genus
Amynthas
Specimen ID
OLG-0008
Maturity
Clitellate adult
Soil type
Irrigated garden soil
Habitat
Limestone mountain slopes
Preservation
Ethanol + DNA at −80 °C
Holding institution
Arid Lands Research Unit (Demo)

Overview

Scientific identity

All values on this page are synthetic demonstration data, generated for this prototype.

Taxonomy

AnimaliaAnnelidaClitellataCrassiclitellataMegascolecidaeAmynthasAmynthas gracilis
Subcollection
Earthworms
Samples held
2
Storage
Ethanol store + −80 °C freezer · RT / −80 °C
Molecular status
Characterized (demo)

Genetic resource network

Earthworms

OMN-ANI-0008

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Morphology

External morphology

Select a structure to read its description. Measurements are synthetic demonstration values.

Schematic illustration (not to scale) · anterior on the left · clitellum highlighted

Selected structure

Prostomium

Lobe above the mouth; its shape (epilobic/tanylobic) aids identification.

Body length

65 mm

Segments

81

Clitellum position

Segments 25–31

Pigmentation

Red-purple, banded

Setae arrangement

Lumbricine (8 per segment)

Biological samples

Sample inventory

The ethanol-preserved specimen and the DNA extract taken from its tail tissue.

Available

Whole specimen in ethanol

SPC-W-0008-E

Preservation
Ethanol 80%
Temperature
Room temperature
Quantity
2 specimens
Prepared
2023-02-23

Shelf W1 · Jar 33

Available

DNA extract (tail tissue)

DNA-W-0008

Preservation
Frozen
Temperature
−80 °C
Quantity
48 µL
Prepared
2023-03-09

Freezer F3 · Rack D4 · Box 13

Sample identifiers, quantities and storage positions are synthetic demonstration values.

Preservation

Storage & sample lifecycle

Where this resource is kept, how its storage conditions are monitored, and each step from collection to storage.

Ethanol store + −80 °C freezer

RT / −80 °C

Whole specimen in ethanol; DNA extract frozen

Freezer F3 · Rack D4 · Box 13

Monitoring · Freezer temperature (°C) · demo log

Dashed line: target temperature.

Sample lifecycle

2023-02-09

Soil sampling

Hand-sorted from soil at Khasab.

Genetics

Molecular data

Markers and sequences linked to this resource. All sequences and genotypes are synthetic demonstration output, not real results.

Markers

Characterized (demo)
Marker
Cytochrome c oxidase I (DNA barcode)
Type
Mitochondrial barcode
Length
658 bp

Sequence viewer · COI

1GACGAAGTGTACCTATCTTGAAAGATTTCAATTTCCGGGGATGCGCTCTCTAGGCTTTAA
61ATGTTCCGTCATTCTCCATACCACGTGGTCGGAAGTCTGCTAACTATCGCCGATTCTAAA
121TAGGCGGCAGATCATGCTGGGGACGCCGTTCGATTACTAACCAGTGTGAGGAAACTGCAC
181TCTACCACCAATAACACGAGGAAAGCAGTAGTCGGGTCTTTGTCCAAGAGAAAACCGATA
241GGTTAGGAGGGTGCCAAAACAAAAGGTGAGTAAGGATAAGCACGGGCGTGGTGACAGCTT
301ATCATTTACATTTTCACCTGAGCAGATCCTTTACTTCGAAAATGTTCTAATCTTGTTTCT
361ATAAATATGCCTCGACGTTGCTGATCAGCTACGCAATACTGCTCCCGCGATCGTTTGCCT
421AGGAAGTTTATCTTGTGCCGTCCCGACTAGGTGCTAGCACTGTATATGTTAGTATACGTG
481AAACTTACCCTACAGTACTTGTGTTTTCGGGGCGATGGAGGTGTTATCGAGACGGACCAA
541GGAGACGACGCTGTGAGTGAGAAACTCCGGCGCATGCGTATAAACGCGGGAAAGGCTGTG
601AACTGGGATTGGGGGAGCGCGGCTTTGCCACATCCACGATGACTAAATGACCCGTGCT

GIS

Geographic origin

Collection site of this record, with other documented records of the same species.

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Research

Research & publications

Projects and literature linked to this resource.

Data provenance

  1. Original observation

    Collected by K. Al-Busaidi, 2023-02-09

  2. Curated record

    Arid Lands Research Unit (Demo)

  3. Generated research data

    Molecular characterization (demo)

No publications linked

Publications citing this record will appear here once they are added by the holding institution.

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