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 Amara similata has left across the world's sequence archives.
At a glance
DNA specimens39
BINs2
Marker genes2
eDNA detections3
Countries5
The DNA barcodethe species' typical barcode, built from every sequenced specimen
COI-5P658 bp consensus33 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. 100% of positions are identical in every specimen.
Diversity (π)0.56%
Haplotypes2
BINs2
Most divergent pair0.15%
Where individuals differ — all 1 variable positions, in barcode order
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
The complete instruction manualAmara similata 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.
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 — Serrano J, Galian J (1998) A review of karyotypic evolution and phylogeny of carabid beetles (Coleoptera). Phylogeny and classification of Caraboidea (Coleoptera: Adephaga) Proceedings of a Symposium (28 August, 1996, Florence, Italy) XX International Congress of Entomology. Torino: Atti Museo Regionale di Scienze Naturali. ↗
Ploidy records — measured levels and diploid/polyploid inferences · click for sources
diploid1×GoaT · Coleoptera Karyotype Database
GoaT · Coleoptera Karyotype Database
08Occurrence & distribution
Record type11 698 records
Wild obs. + sensor8 609
Museum / vouchered2 952
Cultivated / captive9
Fossil5
Other123
Origin
Native2 434
Range
Area of Occupancy AOO14 968 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 accuracy42% within 1 km
≤100 m 1 935≤1 km 1 346≤10 km 4 493>10 km 20
7 794 georeferenced · 815 without coordinates
Open the mapobservation + sensor8 609
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 accuracy19% within 1 km
≤100 m 206≤1 km 318≤10 km 2 272>10 km 35
2 831 georeferenced · 121 without coordinates
Open the institutions mapphysical evidence2 952
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 · 9 records without
Open the mapnot free-living9
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 institutions21 of 65 geolocated
Institutions and collections holding physical, vouchered specimens of this species — click a row to fly to it on the map.
Institution
Specimens
LEBAlocation not on record
153
Bern, CH
126
Geneva, CH
121
SLU Artdatabankenlocation not on record
119
Musee d'Histoire Naturallelocation not on record
81
Forschungsinstitut für biologischen Landbau Frick | Research Institute of Organic Agriculture Fricklocation not on record
68
Leuphanalocation not on record
62
Frauenfeld, CH
59
Naturmuseum Solothurnlocation not on record
56
Vitoria, ES
54
Provincia di Livornolocation not on record
48
Zürich, CH
46
Natural History Museum Rotterdamlocation not on record
44
Tartu, EE
38
EIBElocation not on record
33
NMOKlocation not on record
33
Helsinki, FI
28
Tilburg, NL
28
Museo civico di Storia naturale Giacomo Doria di Genova | Giacomo Doria Natural History Museum in Genoalocation not on record
28
NMBU:MINAlocation not on record
27
Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznańlocation not on record
25
NTNU-VMlocation not on record
23
Museum of Zoology at the University of Bergen, Invertebrate Collectionlocation not on record
23
Museum Ludovicae Ulricae, Zoology Institute of the University of Uppsalalocation not on record
21
TMPMlocation not on record
21
Ghent, BE
20
Paro, BT
20
Naturéum — Muséum cantonal des sciences naturelles, Lausanne, Département Zoologielocation not on record
18
Salzburg, AT
17
Olocation not on record
17
Kuopio, FI
15
NHMOlocation not on record
15
NCMGlocation not on record
12
MZLUlocation not on record
12
HAFLlocation not on record
10
EGBlocation not on record
9
ZSMlocation not on record
8
ZIBElocation not on record
7
Copenhagen, DK
7
Ugentlocation not on record
7
Philadelphia, US
7
Uniwersytet Wrocławskilocation not on record
6
Dhaka, BD
6
CBDClocation not on record
6
neflocation not on record
4
Naturmuseum St. Gallenlocation not on record
4
Tallinn, EE
4
Oulu, FI
4
Nijmegen, NL
4
IFR-DNFlocation not on record
3
Winterthur, CH
3
John May Museum of Natural Historylocation not on record
3
Metsähallituslocation not on record
2
Natural History Museum, Londonlocation not on record
2
BioFokuslocation not on record
2
Bavarian State Collection of Zoologylocation not on record
2
Trondheim, NO
2
SFRAlocation not on record
2
European Distributed Institute of Taxonomy (EDIT)location not on record
1
University of Tokyo, Department of Zoologylocation not on record
1
Muzeum i Instytut Zoologii Polskiej Akademii Nauklocation not on record
1
ZMAAlocation not on record
1
Muzeum Górnośląskie w Bytomiulocation not on record
1
South Kensington, GB
1
Department of Microbiology, Prince of Songkla Universitylocation not on record
1
65 institutions · 1 632 of 2 952 vouchered records shown · 1 320 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 Amara similata 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 median18.7 °C 18.7–18.7
Seasonal swing summer↔winter18.2 °C
Max temp (day)23.2 °C
Min temp (night)14.2 °C 14.3–14.2
Precipitation53.6 mm/mo
Air humidity57.4 %
Moisture balance-49.6 mm/mo
Vapour deficit917 Pa
Wind speed2.50 m/s
Cloud cover34.6 %
CHELSA 1981–2010, ~9 km grid, at location & month of 2 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 Foundation4 languages↗
BioWikiNetmultilingual Wikipediamultilingual↗
GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility11 698 records↗
ENAEuropean Nucleotide Archive · EMBL-EBI3 eDNA detections↗
BOLD SystemsCentre for Biodiversity Genomics39 specimens↗
Open Tree of LifeOpenTreephylogeny backbone↗
GoaTGenomes on a Tree · Sangergenome & karyotype↗
Tree of SexTree of Sex Consortiumgenome & karyotype↗
GLoBIGlobal Biotic Interactionsbiotic interactions↗