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Traits & measurements1 literature sources6 traits
Occurrence & distributionGBIF · OBIS926 records
DNA & barcodingBOLD2 specimens
02Traits & measurements
SourcesSeaLifeBase
Size & morphology1
Body length20 cm
Habitat & environment2
Habitat saltwateryes
Habitat zonesessile
Other traits3
Depth max145 m
Depth min1 m
Vulnerability10
05DNA & barcoding2 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 Amathia distans has left across the world's sequence archives.
At a glance
DNA specimens2
BINs2
Marker genes1
Countries2
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 type926 records
Wild obs. + sensor97
Museum / vouchered788
Other41
Origin
Native1
Range
Area of Occupancy AOO820 km²
Depth
0–200 m sunlit170
200–1000 m twilight0
1–4 km midnight0
>4 km abyssal0
median 18 m · max 77 m · 170 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 accuracy56% within 1 km
≤100 m 2≤1 km 3≤10 km 4
9 georeferenced · 88 without coordinates
Open the mapobservation + sensor97
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 accuracy98% within 1 km
≤100 m 34≤1 km 16≤10 km 1
51 georeferenced · 737 without coordinates
Open the institutions mapphysical evidence788
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 institutions7 of 18 geolocated
Institutions and collections holding physical, vouchered specimens of this species — click a row to fly to it on the map.
Institution
Specimens
Florida Museum of Natural History- Zoology, Paleontology & Paleobotanylocation not on record
87
Honolulu, US
79
Santa Barbara Museum of Natural Historylocation not on record
67
National Marine Biodiversity Institute of Korealocation not on record
67
Washington, US
18
Florida Atlantic University, Harbor Branch Oceanographic Museumlocation not on record
13
National Institute of Biological Resourceslocation not on record
11
Sydney, AU
10
Universiteit van Amsterdam, Zoologisch Museumlocation not on record
7
UFBAlocation not on record
3
3
Toronto, CA
3
South Kensington, GB
3
Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territorylocation not on record
2
Los Angeles, US
2
Museu Nacional/UFRJlocation not on record
1
CASlocation not on record
1
Texas Cooperative Wildlife Collectionlocation not on record
1
18 institutions · 378 of 788 vouchered records shown · 82 without an institution code
