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Eisenia fetida

Red wiggler worm· دودة الأرض الحمراء

Record ID: OMN-ANI-0104

Family
Lumbricidae
Genus
Eisenia
Specimen ID
OLG-0104
Maturity
Clitellate adult
Soil type
Irrigated garden soil
Habitat
Mangrove margin, urban park
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

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-0104

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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

112 mm

Segments

134

Clitellum position

Segments 25–31

Pigmentation

Red-purple, banded

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-0104-E

Preservation
Ethanol 80%
Temperature
Room temperature
Quantity
7 specimens
Prepared
2015-08-25

Shelf W1 · Jar 19

Available

DNA extract (tail tissue)

DNA-W-0104

Preservation
Frozen
Temperature
−80 °C
Quantity
46 µL
Prepared
2015-09-18

Freezer F3 · Rack D2 · Box 12

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 D2 · Box 12

Monitoring · Freezer temperature (°C) · demo log

Dashed line: target temperature.

Sample lifecycle

2015-08-14

Soil sampling

Hand-sorted from soil at Qurum.

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

1TACCTGATTATGTTCGCGAGGGCGTCCTACTGTAGCTATGTCGTGTCGCCTTATGCAGAA
61AACGTCGCATAAACCATCTGGGAGAGCGTTTCTCGCATTTAGTTAGAGGCTCCAATCGTC
121TACGTTTTAACTTGAGTGCTGTAGTCTCGGGCTCAAGATGAAGTTCGCTCGGGGGGACGA
181CTCAGGAAAACGTTGAGGCCTGTTGTGCCTGACGTATGGCGACCCCGACACGGGCCTTTG
241TCCAACGCCGGAGTCCCCGTTTAATTAGCTTAGAGATCGGGTTTTTTTCGTTAGATGTGT
301CACTCTTGATTCTTACCCAGGCCAGAATCAGCGGTAGCCACCTATATGATTCTAAGGACG
361ACTAATTGCATACGTCAAAAAGGGCCCTTATGTAGATGCTATGCGACGGCACGTACTTCG
421GTCTTTCTCACAACAACCCTGTAAAAGCTTATAGAGTGATAAGCGCCTCATGCCTAGGGG
481AAGCTCGATTCGCGACGCTGGTTTACACAACCGCCCGAGGCCTACGCTCTCCATAACAAT
541AATGGAACTGCTAAGGCTATATCGGTGAGGGCACCCCATGGTACTCCCAATCAAGATGAA
601GCATTAGAGCGAGGAGGTAGTAGACAGCTTGAACGCTCCCTCACTGCCGAACGGATCG

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 F. Al-Hinai, 2015-08-14

  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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