Millipede

Sample information

Picture
Photos by: Abby A.
Location
Collection date 11/12/2024
Captive / Cultivated? Wild-caught
Group Walton High School
Observations

3 centimeter long millipede. Has 2 layers of legs on each side of the segmented body, and has one break in the middle, likely due to human injury. Found under a rock curled up, but expanded and began exploring once put into container.

Putative identification Arthropoda Myriapoda Diplopoda Julida Julidae

Methods

Extraction kit DNeasy (Qiagen)
DNA extraction location Partial abdomen
Single or Duplex PCR Single Reaction
Gel electrophoresis system MiniPCR
Buffer TBE
DNA stain GelGreen
Gel images
Protocol notes

Results

Wolbachia presence No
Confidence level High
Explanation of confidence level

There was no line in the gel for wolbachia and there was a line for other wolbachia positive segments.

Wolbachia 16S sequence
Arthropod COI sequence Download AB1
Summary The Julidae was found to be negative for Wolbachia.
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