Coras Medicinalis

Sample information

Picture
Photos by: Muntha C.
Location
Collection date 03/11/2025
Captive / Cultivated? Wild-caught
Group Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology
Observations

eight legs, banded with alternating dark and light brown coloration. Visible eyes and fangs at the front, darker spotted pattern on abdomen

Putative identification Arthropoda Chelicerata Arachnida Araneae

Methods

Extraction kit DNeasy (Qiagen) blood and tissue kit
DNA extraction location Abdomen
Single or Duplex PCR Single Reaction
Gel electrophoresis system MiniPCR
Buffer lysis
DNA stain SYBR Safe
Gel images
Protocol notes

Results

Wolbachia presence Yes
Confidence level High
Explanation of confidence level

Very confident due to clear band

Wolbachia 16S sequence Download FASTA    Download AB1
Arthropod COI sequence Download FASTA    Download AB1
Summary The Araneae was found to be postive for Wolbachia.
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