Acanthephyra eximia

S.I.Smith, 1884 · species

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Animalia/Arthropoda/Malacostraca/Decapoda/Acanthephyridae/Acanthephyra

At a glance

Occurrence records983

Data sources6

Biological traits4

DNA specimens14

eDNA detections4

Sources6 archives

Databases and archives Acanthephyra eximia's data was compiled from.

GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility522 records↗

OBISOcean Biodiversity Information System461 records↗

ENAEuropean Nucleotide Archive · EMBL-EBI4 eDNA detections↗

BOLD SystemsCentre for Biodiversity Genomics14 specimens↗

Open Tree of LifeOpenTreephylogeny backbone↗

GLoBIGlobal Biotic Interactionsbiotic interactions↗

On this page4 sections

Every layer below draws on the sources above — open one to explore it, or use ← → to move between tabs.

Traits & measurements1 literature sources4 traits

Occurrence & distributionGBIF · OBIS983 records

Environmental DNA1 datasets · 2 countries4 detections

DNA & barcodingBOLD14 specimens

02Traits & measurements

SourcesSeaLifeBase

Habitat & environment2

Habitat saltwateryes

Habitat zonepelagic

Other traits2

Depth max4 400 m

Depth min40 m

05DNA & barcoding14 specimens

A DNA barcode is a short, standardised stretch of genes that works like a fingerprint — enough to tell one species from another. Below is the molecular trace Acanthephyra eximia has left across the world's sequence archives.

At a glance

DNA specimens14

BINs3

Marker genes1

eDNA detections4

Countries3

The DNA barcodethe species' typical barcode, built from every sequenced specimen

COI-5P631 bp consensus6 specimens

ACGT

▸ drag or hover over the strip to read any position — letter and how much it varies

Violet ticks below the strip = positions where individuals differ; flat = the species' unchanging signature. 90% of positions are identical in every specimen.

Where individuals differ — all 61 variable positions, in barcode order

9Cvariable

12Avariable

18Gmostly conserved

24Amostly conserved

63Cvariable

66Avariable

69Tvariable

99Tvariable

126Cvariable

141Cvariable

153Avariable

174Gvariable

180Avariable

183Cvariable

186Cvariable

201Amostly conserved

234Cvariable

255Tvariable

261Cvariable

264Amostly conserved

276Cvariable

297Cmostly conserved

300Gmostly conserved

303Gvariable

309Avariable

327Cvariable

330Tvariable

345Cvariable

366Avariable

390Cvariable

396Tvariable

399Gvariable

412Cvariable

417Avariable

441Avariable

447Cvariable

456Avariable

459Gvariable

462Tvariable

465Avariable

522Tvariable

525Gvariable

531Cvariable

537Cvariable

567Cvariable

580Cmostly conserved

603Gmostly conserved

606Cvariable

609Amostly conserved

612Gvariable

615Gmostly conserved

617Amostly conserved

618Cmostly conserved

621Amostly conserved

623Tmostly conserved

624Cvariable

626Tmostly conserved

627Cmostly conserved

628Tmostly conserved

629Amostly conserved

630Cmostly conserved

TTCGGAGCCTGAGCCGGGATAGTAGGCACCGCTCTTAGTCTTCTAATCCGAGCAGAACTTGGCCAACCTGGAAGTTTAATCGGAAACGAC …

Variant network

Each circle is a barcode variant; bigger = more specimens, colour = region. Lines join the most similar variants and the tick marks count the mutations between them — a tight cluster is one “dialect”, a long line a more divergent lineage. Click a circle to list its actual specimens.

Diversity (π)4.7%

Haplotypes4

BINs2

Most divergent pair8.6%

AsiaOceaniaN.America

Closest relatives by DNA barcode

The species whose COI barcode is most similar to this one — a quick “who is this most like”. The percentage is how much the barcode differs; it approximates, but is not, the full evolutionary tree.

Acanthephyra curtirostrissame genus14.6%Acanthephyra acutifronssame genus16.0%Alpheus euphrosynesame order16.1%Synalpheus minussame order16.4%Macrobrachium malayanumsame order17.6%

Marker genes sequenced

★ the standard DNA barcode for this group — the short region actually read to tell this species apart. The rest are extra genes sequenced along the way.

★COI-5P

animal barcode

08Occurrence & distribution

Record type983 records

Wild obs. + sensor170

Museum / vouchered555

Other258

Origin

Native40

Range

Area of Occupancy AOO2 352 km²

Depth

0–200 m sunlit24

200–1000 m twilight115

1–4 km midnight257

>4 km abyssal0

median 1 201.8 m · max 3 590 m · 396 records with depth

Wildobservation + sensor

Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.

Coordinate accuracy63% within 1 km

≤100 m 3≤1 km 14≤10 km 2>10 km 8

27 georeferenced · 143 without coordinates

Open the mapobservation + sensor170

Museum / Voucheredphysical evidence

Backed by a physical specimen — a herbarium sheet, sample or voucher held in a collection. “Vouchered” means supported by material evidence, not just an observation.

Coordinate accuracy90% within 1 km

≤1 km 26≤10 km 3

29 georeferenced · 526 without coordinates

Open the institutions mapphysical evidence555

Wildobservation + sensor

Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.

10Collections & institutions

Holding institutions10 of 33 geolocated

Institutions and collections holding physical, vouchered specimens of this species — click a row to fly to it on the map.

Institution	Specimens
Washington, US	100
Paris, FR	40
Texas Cooperative Wildlife Collectionlocation not on record	40
Museu Nacional/Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeirolocation not on record	33
The Atlantic reference Centrelocation not on record	30
ICATMARlocation not on record	22
ICM-CSIClocation not on record	20
ICMlocation not on record	20
Museums Victorialocation not on record	16
IEOlocation not on record	15
Museums Victoria, Australialocation not on record	6
SCSDlocation not on record	6
IEO-COMA-CSIClocation not on record	6
Museum für Naturkunde Berlin (Zoological Collections)location not on record	5
Australian National Fish Collectionlocation not on record	4
Chiba, JP	4
Frankfurt am Main	3
Natick, US	3
CASlocation not on record	3
New Haven, US	3
Earth Sciences New Zealandlocation not on record	3
Cambridge, US	2
Tasmanian Museum & Art Gallerylocation not on record	2
AUTHlocation not on record	2
South Kensington, GB	2
Santa Barbara Museum of Natural Historylocation not on record	1
College Station, US	1
Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territorylocation not on record	1
Museo civico La Terra e l'Uomo di Crocetta del Montellolocation not on record	1
Museu de Zoologia da Universidade de Sao Paulolocation not on record	1
Tel Aviv University, The Steinhardt Museum of Natural Historylocation not on record	1
Xlocation not on record	1
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33 institutions · 398 of 555 vouchered records shown · 7 without an institution code

09Environmental DNA4 detections

Where the DNA of Acanthephyra eximia was picked up in samples of water, soil or air — nobody saw the organism, only its DNA left behind. A trace is a clue that the species was near, not a confirmed sighting.

Signal

Detections DNA found4

Studies independent surveys1

Countries2

Signal confidence: weakweighed across independent studies, places & mapped detections

Where its DNA was found

0 of 4 detections have coordinates

Open the map2 countries0

How strong is each trace?

DNA read depthRead counts were not reported for this species — the map shows presence only, not how strong each trace was.

Modelled climatemodelled

−15°Ctemperature across detection sites+40°C

Temperature median26.5 °C 23.8–26.5

Seasonal swing summer↔winter3.20 °C

Max temp (day)27.0 °C 24.5–27.0

Min temp (night)26.0 °C 23.1–26.0

Precipitation17.1 mm/mo 17.1–35.7

Air humidity53.9 % 53.9–61.2

Vapour deficit1,585 Pa 1,154–1,585

Cloud cover25.2 % 13.1–25.2

CHELSA 1981–2010, ~9 km grid, at location & month of 3 detection points · median with p10–p90 · reflects where sampling happened, not only the true niche

How to read this: each dot is one detection of this species' DNA in an environmental sample. The confidence meter weighs how many independent studies and places back up the signal — one detection in one study is a hint; many across several studies is solid. Records dated before 2008 (when eDNA methods began) are treated as likely mislabeled and left off the map.

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