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 Anneissia benhami has left across the world's sequence archives.
At a glance
eDNA detections136
Countries1
08Occurrence & distribution
Record type98 records
Wild obs. + sensor55
Museum / vouchered43
Range
Area of Occupancy AOO176 km²
Depth
0–200 m sunlit10
200–1000 m twilight1
1–4 km midnight0
>4 km abyssal0
median 25 m · max 302 m · 11 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 accuracy93% within 1 km
≤100 m 45≤1 km 6≤10 km 2>10 km 2
55 georeferenced
Open the mapobservation + sensor55
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 accuracy13% within 1 km
≤100 m 1≤1 km 1≤10 km 13
15 georeferenced · 28 without coordinates
Open the institutions mapphysical evidence43
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 6 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
11
Earth Sciences New Zealandlocation not on record
5
Museums Victorialocation not on record
4
Tasmanian Museum & Art Gallerylocation not on record
3
DOI/NPS, Salem Maritime National Historic Sitelocation not on record
2
Natick, US
1
6 institutions · 26 of 43 vouchered records shown
09Environmental DNA136 detections
Where the DNA of Anneissia benhami 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 found136
Studies independent surveys1
Countries1
Signal confidence: weakweighed across independent studies, places & mapped detections
Where its DNA was found
0 of 136 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 median21.9 °C 21.9–21.9
Seasonal swing summer↔winter18.4 °C
Max temp (day)28.5 °C
Min temp (night)15.0 °C
Precipitation15.6 mm/mo
Air humidity43.4 %
Moisture balance-143 mm/mo
Vapour deficit1,624 Pa
Wind speed4.00 m/s
Cloud cover18.1 %
CHELSA 1981–2010, ~9 km grid, at location & month of 135 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.
