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 Agriotes lineatus has left across the world's sequence archives.
At a glance
DNA specimens54
BINs2
Marker genes2
eDNA detections160
Countries12
The DNA barcodethe species' typical barcode, built from every sequenced specimen
COI-5P658 bp consensus49 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. 99% of positions are identical in every specimen.
Where individuals differ — all 5 variable positions, in barcode order
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)0.77%
Haplotypes11
BINs2
Most divergent pair1.1%
EuropeOther
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.
★ 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-3P★COI-5P
animal barcode
06Genome at a glanceGoaT · TreeOfSex · NCBI
The complete instruction manualAgriotes lineatus carries — its genome. We read it from three angles — how big it is, how the DNA is packed into chromosomes, and how completely it has been sequenced — and explain how to read each value as you go.
Genome sizehow big the whole instruction manual is
Genome size≈3 159 863 714 bp assembly estimate
Measured in base pairs (bp) — the individual letters of DNA (human ≈ 3.2 Gb, a bacterium a few million). The chart places this genome on a logarithmic scale — each step to the right is ten times bigger — among reference organisms. Across species a bigger genome loosely tracks with larger cells, slower growth and lower-energy lifestyles (powered flight favours small genomes) — yet it does not imply more genes or a more advanced organism (the long-standing C-value paradox).
BACTERIUM Carsonella ruddii0.00016 Gb
FUNGUS0.04 Gb
INSECT0.25 Gb
THIS GENOME Agriotes lineatus3.16 Gb
HUMAN3.2 Gb
WHEAT17 Gb
FERN Tmesipteris160.45 Gb
Chromosomes & ploidyhow the DNA is packaged
2n is the full chromosome count in a normal body cell; n is a gamete (egg or sperm), which carries half. Ploidy is how many complete chromosome sets each cell holds — 2× (diploid) is typical for animals, while higher levels (polyploidy) are common in plants. Click any value below to see the underlying records and sources.
TreeOfSex · invert — Schneider MC, Carraro BP, Cella DM, Matiello RR, Artoni RF, et al. (2007) Astylus variegatus (Coleoptera, Melyridae): Cytogenetic study of a population exposed to agrochemical products. Genetics and Molecular Biology 30: 640-645. ↗
Ploidy records — measured levels and diploid/polyploid inferences · click for sources
diploid1×GoaT · Coleoptera Karyotype Database
GoaT · Coleoptera Karyotype Database
Sequencing statusassembly quality — how far to trust these numbers
Assembly level tells you how finished the sequence is — from fragmented contigs, through scaffolds, up to a full chromosome-level assembly. BUSCO % estimates completeness: the share of genes expected to be present that were actually found. These describe the data quality, not the organism.
Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.
Coordinate accuracy65% within 1 km
≤100 m 2 085≤1 km 907≤10 km 1 516>10 km 64
4 572 georeferenced · 705 without coordinates
Open the mapobservation + sensor5 277
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 accuracy36% within 1 km
≤100 m 156≤1 km 234≤10 km 680>10 km 27
1 097 georeferenced · 129 without coordinates
Open the institutions mapphysical evidence1 226
Cultivated / Captivenot free-living
A living individual in a botanical garden, zoo or nursery — cultivated or kept, not free-living.
Coordinate accuracy
no georeferenced coordinates · 5 records without
Open the mapnot free-living5
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 institutions22 of 57 geolocated
Institutions and collections holding physical, vouchered specimens of this species — click a row to fly to it on the map.
Institution
Specimens
SLU Artdatabankenlocation not on record
98
Geneva, CH
78
Tartu, EE
67
Helsinki, FI
52
Zürich, CH
49
Olocation not on record
47
Museum Ludovicae Ulricae, Zoology Institute of the University of Uppsalalocation not on record
39
NHMOlocation not on record
39
Bern, CH
33
Metsähallituslocation not on record
33
Paro, BT
26
Muzeum i Instytut Zoologii Polskiej Akademii Nauklocation not on record
26
Natural History Museum Rotterdamlocation not on record
26
Tilburg, NL
24
Trondheim, NO
24
Naturéum — Muséum cantonal des sciences naturelles, Lausanne, Département Zoologielocation not on record
21
CBDClocation not on record
15
Fribourg, CH
13
Cambridge, US
13
Philadelphia, US
12
MZLUlocation not on record
12
neflocation not on record
12
Provincia di Livornolocation not on record
11
NCMGlocation not on record
10
Muséum d'histoire naturelle de Lillelocation not on record
10
NMOKlocation not on record
9
Cornell University Insect Collectionlocation not on record
8
BioFokuslocation not on record
7
LSMlocation not on record
7
Muzeum Górnośląskie w Bytomiulocation not on record
6
Salzburg, AT
6
Dhaka, BD
6
Musee d'Histoire Naturallelocation not on record
5
ZSMlocation not on record
5
MUZOO - Musée d'histoire naturelle de La Chaux-de-Fondslocation not on record
4
Museum zu Allerheiligen Schaffhausenlocation not on record
4
Sion, CH
4
Frauenfeld, CH
4
Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznańlocation not on record
3
South Kensington, GB
3
NTNU-VMlocation not on record
3
Winterthur, CH
3
Kuopio, FI
3
University of Guelph, Centre for Biodiversity Genomicslocation not on record
3
IFR-DNFlocation not on record
3
Paris, FR
3
Laboratorium voor Microbiologie der Landbouwhogeschoollocation not on record
3
Naturmuseum Solothurnlocation not on record
2
Museo civico di Storia naturale Giacomo Doria di Genova | Giacomo Doria Natural History Museum in Genoalocation not on record
2
Copenhagen, DK
2
Tallinn, EE
2
SGAV-and-NHMDlocation not on record
1
Jardí Botànic Marimurtralocation not on record
1
University of Tokyo, Department of Zoologylocation not on record
1
Stockholm, SE
1
University of Oulu, Zoological Museumlocation not on record
1
Ugentlocation not on record
1
57 institutions · 906 of 1 226 vouchered records shown · 319 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 DNA160 detections
Where the DNA of Agriotes lineatus 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 found160
Studies independent surveys5
Countries11
Verifiable raw sequence linked108
Signal confidence: moderateweighed across independent studies, places & mapped detections
Where its DNA was found
0 of 160 detections have coordinates
Open the map11 countries0
Wiesenrainon concrete near grass
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 median15.7 °C 8.50–17.2
Seasonal swing summer↔winter18.3 °C
Max temp (day)20.0 °C 11.1–21.7
Min temp (night)11.8 °C 6.00–13.4
Precipitation80.9 mm/mo 42.3–99.6
Air humidity60.3 % 57.5–62.2
Moisture balance-35.7 mm/mo -66.9–25.9
Vapour deficit686 Pa 439–816
Wind speed3.50 m/s 2.40–5.30
Cloud cover45.7 % 39.6–55.3
CHELSA 1981–2010, ~9 km grid, at location & month of 156 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.
WikipediaWikimedia Foundation9 languages↗
BioWikiNetmultilingual Wikipediamultilingual↗
GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility6 608 records↗
ENAEuropean Nucleotide Archive · EMBL-EBI160 eDNA detections↗
BOLD SystemsCentre for Biodiversity Genomics54 specimens↗
Open Tree of LifeOpenTreephylogeny backbone↗
GoaTGenomes on a Tree · Sangergenome & karyotype↗
NCBIUS National Library of Medicinegenome & karyotype↗
Tree of SexTree of Sex Consortiumgenome & karyotype↗
GLoBIGlobal Biotic Interactionsbiotic interactions↗