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Schistocerca gregaria

Desert locust· الجراد الصحراوي

Record ID: OMN-ANI-0078

Family
Acrididae
Genus
Schistocerca
Specimen ID
ENT-0078
Life stage
Nymph/larva
Sex
Undetermined
Identified by
M. Al-Balushi
Preservation
Ethanol 96%
Holding institution
Equine Heritage Registry (Demo)

Overview

Scientific identity

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Taxonomy

AnimaliaArthropodaInsectaOrthopteraAcrididaeSchistocercaSchistocerca gregaria
Subcollection
Arthropods
Samples held
2
Storage
Ethanol collection store · Room temperature
Molecular status
Characterized (demo)

Genetic resource network

Arthropods

OMN-ANI-0078

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Morphology

Specimen morphology

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Selected structure

Head & antennae

Antennae, compound eyes and mouthparts — key diagnostic structures.

Body length

73.7 mm

Colouration

Yellow-green

Life stage

Adult

Collection method

Hand collection

Biological samples

Sample inventory

Preserved specimens and any tissue subsamples taken for molecular work.

Available

Whole specimen in ethanol

SPC-A-0078-E

Preservation
Ethanol 96%
Temperature
Room temperature
Quantity
8 specimens
Prepared
2026-02-19

Shelf E3 · Jar 35

Available

Leg tissue for DNA

SPC-A-0078-L

Preservation
Ethanol 96%
Temperature
−20 °C
Quantity
1 tube
Prepared
2026-03-07

Freezer F4 · 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 collection store

Room temperature

Immersion in 96% ethanol

Shelf E3 · Jar 35

Monitoring · Ethanol concentration (%) · demo log

Dashed line: minimum threshold.

Sample lifecycle

2026-02-18

Field collection

Ibri, Az Zahirah.

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

1TTCGCTTCCCGAGAGACGACGAACGCACGCTATAACGGTTATTCGGACTTGTTTGACAAC
61GAACTTCGACTCCTCTAAAACGACTACGCGAAGTTGCAGCCAATACGTTTCCGATAAAGA
121TGACATTGAGGATGGCCCTCTCTACGCAGCATGCATGAGGTAAGGAGTGGGCAGCGCCGG
181ACTCTTACAATCTCGCAAGCATCTTTCTGTTCGAAGGACGTGGCTACGAGCGCCTTAACA
241GTACTGTCTAAAATAATTAATACTACGTCCGCACCTGAATCTGGGTGCTCCATCTTGAGC
301TCTGAACCCCTGAAGGTCTCACTTCGATAGGGGAGATTCTCAGTTGCGCGCAAGCTCCAG
361CCTCCAGCTAGAATATTGGATTAAGGTAGATAAACCCGATGACTGCGCGCCGCCTCTCCC
421GGGCAACGCTTAGCTGAGCCTAAAAGCACCAAGGGGTGATGTCAACACGCCGGCTACTTT
481ATTTTGAGATCGATCTCCTATCTCGCTAAATTTCCCCTTTAGCGCACATTCATGATACCA
541TCGCCTAATTGCTGCTACCAAGGCAACTGGAAAGGTAAATGACTCCTCAGCATCATATTG
601CGAGAGTTTACCTCCAGCCGCGGTATGACTGCGACCACGGGCGGTTGCGTCTGAGGGG

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 M. Al-Balushi, 2026-02-18

  2. Curated record

    Equine Heritage Registry (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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