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Representative — EarthwormsSoil fauna & DNA preservation

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EarthwormsAvailable Demonstration data

Pontoscolex corethrurus

Tropical earthworm

Record ID: OMN-ANI-0032

Family
Rhinodrilidae
Genus
Pontoscolex
Specimen ID
OLG-0032
Maturity
Clitellate adult
Soil type
Irrigated garden soil
Habitat
Coastal plain farmland
Preservation
Ethanol + DNA at −80 °C
Holding institution
National Heritage Collection (Demo)

Overview

Scientific identity

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

Taxonomy

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

Genetic resource network

Earthworms

OMN-ANI-0032

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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

66 mm

Segments

112

Clitellum position

Segments 28–34

Pigmentation

Pale grey

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-0032-E

Preservation
Ethanol 80%
Temperature
Room temperature
Quantity
7 specimens
Prepared
2026-06-10

Shelf W4 · Jar 15

Available

DNA extract (tail tissue)

DNA-W-0032

Preservation
Frozen
Temperature
−80 °C
Quantity
84 µL
Prepared
2026-06-16

Freezer F3 · Rack C2 · Box 8

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 C2 · Box 8

Monitoring · Freezer temperature (°C) · demo log

Dashed line: target temperature.

Sample lifecycle

2026-05-22

Soil sampling

Hand-sorted from soil at Sohar.

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

1GGCACAACACTAAGATGCTTGGGAATTCCTATGGCGAATAAATAACCGCTGTTACCAAGA
61CGACAAGTACATTGCGCTTCTATTCTAGGAATCCGGTTTGTGCACAGCTGACACGCCCCT
121TCAAGTCGACTATGAAAAAAAGAGGACTCACGGGTCCCACTGTAGCGGTTACACAAAGTA
181TACACGACACCAGGAACGCCATCATGAGTTCGAGCCTCTAATTAATCCAGCTTACCGCCT
241ATGTTTGAACGATGCCGCCAAACTTCGAGCAGTCGCCCCTACCAGTCGATGGCTGAGGGG
301GTGAGTTCCGACCAGAAATGGCATCTGGACTCTGTCCGTCAATTGGTTCACTTTTGACGG
361TCAGAAGCTTCTGGCCTTACAGTACCGTTTCTGTCTTGGGTTGGTGACCGACGCAACTTC
421TTAAGCACGCGTCATATTATCTCTTCTGCATAGTCCTGTCCGGCTTGGGTGCCCGAGCGC
481TAGCAGTAGTATTCTGATTTTGTTCTTAACTCGGAGATTATAGCGCTTGATGATCATGTC
541TTTCTACGAGTTGTCTAAAACCCATCAAAACGTCTCGAAACCGACGTAGTGAGTCTCGTT
601CCAACTCAGCCACAGATTGCGCAACCAGACATCAAGACCAGAATGCCAGGCGATGAGG

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 A. Al-Harthy, 2026-05-22

  2. Curated record

    National Heritage Collection (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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