Amblyomma fimbriatum is a species of tick, a blood feeding parasite. The hosts include the goanna Varanus rosenbergi. A description nominating the taxon as Aponomma fimbriatum is also recognised.
No narrative description available for this taxon yet.
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 Amblyomma fimbriatum has left across the world's sequence archives.
At a glance
DNA specimens18
BINs1
Marker genes12
eDNA detections9
Countries1
The DNA barcodethe species' typical barcode, built from every sequenced specimen
COI-5P835 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. 96% of positions are identical in every specimen.
Diversity (π)2.1%
Haplotypes1
BIN1
Where individuals differ — all 37 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.
Besides the big genome in the nucleus, cells carry a small, circular loop of DNA inside the cell's energy factories — the mitochondria. It is inherited almost only from the mother and is a leftover from ancient bacteria that moved into the cell. The mitochondrial markers above (ND*, COX, CYTB…) are read from exactly this loop. Outer ring = one strand, inner ring = the other.
▸ Tap any coloured segment — or a gene chip — to see what it is
Pick a coloured segment on the ring — or a gene chip — to read what that gene does.
protein-codingrRNAtRNA
06Genome at a glanceGoaT · TreeOfSex
The complete instruction manualAmblyomma fimbriatum 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 — Norton, R. A., J. B. Kethley, D. E. Johnston, and B. M. O'Connor. 1993. Phylogenetic perspectives on genetic systems and reproductive modes of mites. Pp. 8-99 in D. L. Wrensch and M. A. Ebbert, Evolution and diversity of sex ratio in insects and mites, Springer. ↗
08Occurrence & distribution
Record type367 records
Wild obs. + sensor1
Museum / vouchered366
Range
Area of Occupancy AOO976 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 accuracy
no georeferenced coordinates · 1 records without
Open the mapobservation + sensor1
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 accuracy4% within 1 km
≤100 m 2≤1 km 8≤10 km 247>10 km 13
270 georeferenced · 96 without coordinates
Open the institutions mapphysical evidence366
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 institutions2 of 7 geolocated
Institutions and collections holding physical, vouchered specimens of this species — click a row to fly to it on the map.
Institution
Specimens
Sydney, AU
284
Western Australian Museumlocation not on record
32
Ohio State University Acarology Laboratory, Columbus, OH (OSAL)location not on record
21
Natick, US
10
DOI/NPS, Salem Maritime National Historic Sitelocation not on record
10
Museums Victorialocation not on record
1
DPIlocation not on record
1
7 institutions · 359 of 366 vouchered records shown · 7 without an institution code
09Environmental DNA9 detections
Where the DNA of Amblyomma fimbriatum 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 found9
Studies independent surveys1
Countries1
Signal confidence: weakweighed across independent studies, places & mapped detections
Where its DNA was found
0 of 9 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 median21.1 °C 21.1–21.1
Seasonal swing summer↔winter10.1 °C
Max temp (day)25.4 °C
Min temp (night)17.3 °C
Precipitation88.6 mm/mo
Air humidity57.7 %
Moisture balance-40.8 mm/mo
Vapour deficit1,068 Pa
Wind speed3.10 m/s
Cloud cover26.7 %
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.
WikipediaWikimedia Foundation1 languages↗
GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility367 records↗
ENAEuropean Nucleotide Archive · EMBL-EBI9 eDNA detections↗
BOLD SystemsCentre for Biodiversity Genomics18 specimens↗
Open Tree of LifeOpenTreephylogeny backbone↗
GoaTGenomes on a Tree · Sangergenome & karyotype↗
Tree of SexTree of Sex Consortiumgenome & karyotype↗
GLoBIGlobal Biotic Interactionsbiotic interactions↗