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Pontoscolex corethrurus
Tropical earthworm
Record ID: OMN-ANI-0075
- Family
- Rhinodrilidae
- Genus
- Pontoscolex
- Specimen ID
- OLG-0075
- Maturity
- Clitellate adult
- Soil type
- Loam
- Habitat
- Coastal plain farmland
- Preservation
- Ethanol + DNA at −80 °C
- Holding institution
- Equine Heritage Registry (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-0075
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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
57 mm
Segments
101
Clitellum position
Segments 28–34
Pigmentation
Pale grey
Setae arrangement
Perichaetine (ring)
Biological samples
Sample inventory
The ethanol-preserved specimen and the DNA extract taken from its tail tissue.
Whole specimen in ethanol
SPC-W-0075-E
- Preservation
- Ethanol 80%
- Temperature
- Room temperature
- Quantity
- 8 specimens
- Prepared
- 2019-09-16
Shelf W3 · Jar 12
DNA extract (tail tissue)
DNA-W-0075
- Preservation
- Frozen
- Temperature
- −80 °C
- Quantity
- 74 µL
- Prepared
- 2019-11-05
Freezer F3 · Rack C1 · Box 20
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 20
Monitoring · Freezer temperature (°C) · demo log
Dashed line: target temperature.
Sample lifecycle
2019-09-02
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
GIS
Geographic origin
Collection site of this record, with other documented records of the same species.
Research
Research & publications
Projects and literature linked to this resource.
Data provenance
Original observation
Collected by F. Al-Hinai, 2019-09-02
Curated record
Equine Heritage Registry (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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