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Pontoscolex corethrurus
Tropical earthworm
Record ID: OMN-ANI-0016
- Family
- Rhinodrilidae
- Genus
- Pontoscolex
- Specimen ID
- OLG-0016
- Maturity
- Juvenile
- Soil type
- Loam
- Habitat
- High-altitude terraces
- 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
- Subcollection
- Earthworms
- Samples held
- 2
- Storage
- Ethanol store + −80 °C freezer · RT / −80 °C
- Molecular status
- Characterized (demo)
Genetic resource network
Earthworms
OMN-ANI-0016
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Morphology
External morphology
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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
88 mm
Segments
109
Clitellum position
Segments 30–36
Pigmentation
Dark brown dorsal
Setae arrangement
Lumbricine (8 per segment)
Biological samples
Sample inventory
The ethanol-preserved specimen and the DNA extract taken from its tail tissue.
Whole specimen in ethanol
SPC-W-0016-E
- Preservation
- Ethanol 80%
- Temperature
- Room temperature
- Quantity
- 7 specimens
- Prepared
- 2025-01-04
Shelf W2 · Jar 6
DNA extract (tail tissue)
DNA-W-0016
- Preservation
- Frozen
- Temperature
- −80 °C
- Quantity
- 61 µL
- Prepared
- 2025-01-26
Freezer F3 · Rack D3 · Box 9
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 D3 · Box 9
Monitoring · Freezer temperature (°C) · demo log
Dashed line: target temperature.
Sample lifecycle
2024-12-19
Soil sampling
Hand-sorted from soil at Jebel Akhdar.
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
GIS
Geographic origin
This record is restricted: its location is shown generalised to protect a sensitive species.
Research
Research & publications
Projects and literature linked to this resource.
Data provenance
Original observation
Collected by K. Al-Busaidi, 2024-12-19
Curated record
Arid Lands Research Unit (Demo)
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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