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 Adiantum aethiopicum has left across the world's sequence archives.
At a glance
DNA specimens3
Marker genes1
GenBank sequences5
eDNA detections3
Countries2
The DNA barcodea real sequence read deposited for this species
Adiantum aethiopicum voucher WELT P021136 ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate carboxylase/oxygenase large subunit (rbcL) gene, partial cds; chloroplast
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.
★rbcL5
plant barcode
08Occurrence & distribution
Record type17 754 records
Wild obs. + sensor16 244
Museum / vouchered1 309
Cultivated / captive1
Other200
Origin
Native825
Introduced2
Range
Area of Occupancy AOO34 288 km²
Wildobservation + sensor
Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.
Coordinate accuracy95% within 1 km
≤100 m 11 735≤1 km 2 760≤10 km 535>10 km 163
15 193 georeferenced · 1 051 without coordinates
Open the mapobservation + sensor16 244
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 accuracy35% within 1 km
≤100 m 93≤1 km 196≤10 km 433>10 km 95
817 georeferenced · 492 without coordinates
Open the institutions mapphysical evidence1 309
Cultivated / Captivenot free-living
A living individual in a botanical garden, zoo or nursery — cultivated or kept, not free-living.
Coordinate accuracy0% within 1 km
≤10 km 1
1 georeferenced
Open the mapnot free-living1
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 institutions39 of 56 geolocated
Institutions and collections holding physical, vouchered specimens of this species — click a row to fly to it on the map.
Institution
Specimens
Museo Entomologico de Leonlocation not on record
275
Adelaide, AU
145
Auckland, NZ
120
Canberra, AU
114
Wellington, NZ
80
Mount Annan, AU
73
Hobart, AU
64
Christchurch, NZ
59
Paris, FR
45
Kensington, AU
40
Armidale, AU
31
Brisbane, AU
29
Cape Town, ZA
24
NSW Dept of Planning, Industry and Environmentlocation not on record
20
Parkville, AU
13
Pretoria, ZA
13
John T. Waterhouse Herbariumlocation not on record
11
Nunoa, Santiago, CL
10
Chicago, US
9
QVMAGlocation not on record
9
Wollongong, AU
8
Batemans Bay, AU
8
Palmerston, AU
8
Cape Town, ZA
7
James Cook Townsvillelocation not on record
6
Rotorua, NZ
6
Minia, EG
5
LDlocation not on record
5
Kew, GB
5
Ann Arbor, US
4
Durban, ZA
4
Smithfield, AU
4
Saint Louis, US
3
La Trobe Universitylocation not on record
3
Morgantown, US
2
Pondicherry, IN
2
Dublin, IE
2
University of Stellenboschlocation not on record
2
WTUlocation not on record
2
Cambridge University Herbariumlocation not on record
2
Palmerston North, NZ
2
Provincia di Livornolocation not on record
2
St. Paul, US
2
Chongqing Museumlocation not on record
1
Guilin, CN
1
San Jose State University, Museum of Birds and Mammalslocation not on record
1
HAWlocation not on record
1
Burlington, US
1
Turku, FI
1
EL PASO, US
1
MeiseBGlocation not on record
1
AUAlocation not on record
1
Honolulu, US
1
MAlocation not on record
1
Chapel Hill, US
1
Madison, US
1
56 institutions · 1 291 of 1 309 vouchered records shown · 17 without an institution code
Cultivated / Captivenot free-living
A living individual in a botanical garden, zoo or nursery — cultivated or kept, not free-living.
09Environmental DNA3 detections
Where the DNA of Adiantum aethiopicum 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 found3
Studies independent surveys1
Countries1
Signal confidence: weakweighed across independent studies, places & mapped detections
Where its DNA was found
0 of 3 detections have coordinates
Open the map1 country0
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 median5.70 °C 5.70–5.70
Seasonal swing summer↔winter12.3 °C
Max temp (day)9.20 °C
Min temp (night)1.40 °C
Precipitation130 mm/mo
Air humidity62.6 %
Moisture balance54.3 mm/mo
Vapour deficit357 Pa
Wind speed5.90 m/s
Cloud cover38.9 %
CHELSA 1981–2010, ~9 km grid, at location & month of 1 detection point · 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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ENAEuropean Nucleotide Archive · EMBL-EBI3 eDNA detections↗
BOLD SystemsCentre for Biodiversity Genomics3 specimens↗
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