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Eisenia fetida

Red wiggler worm· دودة الأرض الحمراء

Record ID: OMN-ANI-0048

Family
Lumbricidae
Genus
Eisenia
Specimen ID
OLG-0048
Maturity
Clitellate adult
Soil type
Compost
Habitat
Mobile sand dunes
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

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

Genetic resource network

Earthworms

OMN-ANI-0048

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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

94 mm

Segments

84

Clitellum position

Segments 29–35

Pigmentation

Dark brown dorsal

Setae arrangement

Perichaetine (ring)

Biological samples

Sample inventory

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

Available

Whole specimen in ethanol

SPC-W-0048-E

Preservation
Ethanol 80%
Temperature
Room temperature
Quantity
2 specimens
Prepared
2021-02-09

Shelf W4 · Jar 11

Available

DNA extract (tail tissue)

DNA-W-0048

Preservation
Frozen
Temperature
−80 °C
Quantity
45 µL
Prepared
2021-03-24

Freezer F3 · Rack C1 · Box 6

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 C1 · Box 6

Monitoring · Freezer temperature (°C) · demo log

Dashed line: target temperature.

Sample lifecycle

2021-02-05

Soil sampling

Hand-sorted from soil at Wahiba Sands.

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

1CTCCTAAAGAACAGTTAATATCGGAGCTTTCCTTAAGTAATAACAATGGTAGGTCCTCAT
61GTTGGTTGGACACGACAATTCAGAGGCTGTTGGTAGCTGATACCACCCTTAGAACTCCAA
121TAACTAACATGTTAGTTCCTGTACACGTCTCTGCAGACACCCGATTCTCCGTCACATACT
181AACCGGGATGTGCGCATACTCGAGTTTTGTAGCGGGAAGTTACTGATACCGAGTCCCCCT
241CCTGCCCCACCTAAGCCGTGTGTATAGAATAAGTGAAGGAAGGTGAGGGTGGCCGTGAGG
301TACAGTCTATTACATCCAATCTGGTGATGCCGCGGGATCCAACAGTGTCACCCTGAGGGT
361AGTGCCCAGTGTGTCGCTTTTGTATTCAACAATTCACCGCGGAAACTGCTCAGGTACCGC
421TTGAAGCCCCTCGTTTCTGGGTGTAACTTTCAGCCGCCTCCTGACGTACGATCACACAAT
481TCGGGAATTGGTGGAGTAGTCGCACCTAGTTAGTATAGAGATGATCGTGGTTACCTTACT
541ACAGTTACGCGGAGAGGCGTTAACATATTCGGCGAGAGTCCTGGTGACCAATTGAAAAGA
601AGCCCAAAGAGAGCGTAGTAATGCGTGTACACGTTGCGAACGTACGCGCCGACGGCTC

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 R. Al-Kindi, 2021-02-05

  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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