Asterophora parasitica, commonly known as the parasitic Asterophora or the Russula parasite, is a species of fungus that grows as a parasite on other mushrooms. The fruit bodies are small, with silky fibers on the surface of grayish caps and thick, widely spaced gills. Mushrooms fruit in clusters on the decaying remains of Lactarius and Russula species, particularly those in the Russula nigricans group. Found primarily in temperate zones of Europe and North America, the fungus is widespread but not common.
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 Asterophora parasitica has left across the world's sequence archives.
At a glance
DNA specimens12
Marker genes3
GenBank sequences7
eDNA detections15
Countries5
The DNA barcodea real sequence read deposited for this species
Asterophora parasitica isolate S. D. Russell MO # 102733 5.8S ribosomal RNA gene, partial sequence; internal transcribed spacer 2, complete sequence; and large subunit ribosomal RNA gene, partial sequence
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★ITS7★ITS1
animal barcodefungal barcode
06Genome at a glanceGoaT · NCBI
The complete instruction manualAsterophora parasitica 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≈34 053 942 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
THIS GENOME Asterophora parasitica0.03 Gb
FUNGUS0.04 Gb
INSECT0.25 Gb
HUMAN3.2 Gb
WHEAT17 Gb
FERN Tmesipteris160.45 Gb
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.
Assembly levelScaffold
Completeness93.8% BUSCO
08Occurrence & distribution
Record type2 882 records
Wild obs. + sensor2 440
Museum / vouchered433
Other9
Range
Area of Occupancy AOO7 088 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 accuracy49% within 1 km
≤100 m 742≤1 km 351≤10 km 1 073>10 km 46
2 212 georeferenced · 228 without coordinates
Open the mapobservation + sensor2 440
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 accuracy81% within 1 km
≤100 m 130≤1 km 97≤10 km 44>10 km 8
279 georeferenced · 154 without coordinates
Open the institutions mapphysical evidence433
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 institutions29 of 54 geolocated
Institutions and collections holding physical, vouchered specimens of this species — click a row to fly to it on the map.
Institution
Specimens
Olocation not on record
121
Copenhagen, DK
18
Turku, FI
16
Bronx, US
15
Kew, GB
15
SLU Artdatabankenlocation not on record
13
LDlocation not on record
12
Philadelphia, US
12
WU-MYClocation not on record
11
Karlsruhe, DE
8
Durango, MX
8
Chicago, US
7
Helsinki, FI
7
Museum Ludovicae Ulricae, Zoology Institute of the University of Uppsalalocation not on record
6
Uppsala, SE
6
National Biodiversity Institute, Costa Ricalocation not on record
6
nsnflocation not on record
5
Universidade de Lisboa, Museu Bocagelocation not on record
4
Department of Plant Resources, National Herbarium and Plant Laboratorieslocation not on record
4
Université de Montréal Biodiversity Centrelocation not on record
4
University of Oslo, Natural History Museumlocation not on record
4
GJOlocation not on record
4
Tartu, EE
4
TUR-Alocation not on record
3
Tilburg, NL
3
San Sebastián, ES
3
Salzburg, AT
3
Santa Cruz, US
3
Acadia Universitylocation not on record
3
Bardejov, SK
3
TENN-Flocation not on record
3
WTUlocation not on record
3
Ann Arbor, US
2
Zürich, CH
2
Göteborg, SE
2
Museo civico di Storia naturale Giacomo Doria di Genova | Giacomo Doria Natural History Museum in Genoalocation not on record
2
Trondheim, NO
2
BDBClocation not on record
2
Blacksburg, US
2
US
1
Bernard Price Institute for Palaeontological Researchlocation not on record
1
Davis and Elkins Collegelocation not on record
1
Vitoria, ES
1
Private Collection of Autumn Anglinlocation not on record
1
Natural History Museum Rotterdamlocation not on record
1
Durham, US
1
TROMlocation not on record
1
Oulu, FI
1
Gijón, ES
1
MeiseBGlocation not on record
1
JA-CAGPDS-CAMlocation not on record
1
Staten Island, US
1
CA
1
Auckland, NZ
1
54 institutions · 366 of 433 vouchered records shown · 66 without an institution code
09Environmental DNA15 detections
Where the DNA of Asterophora parasitica 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 found15
Studies independent surveys4
Countries5
Signal confidence: moderateweighed across independent studies, places & mapped detections
Where its DNA was found
0 of 15 detections have coordinates
Open the map5 countries0
IndomalayanBøk, eik, furu etc.NA T4 Skogsmark. Pa turkistraktkremle.
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 median12.4 °C 8.20–17.6
Seasonal swing summer↔winter13.9 °C
Max temp (day)14.0 °C 10.3–19.6
Min temp (night)10.3 °C 5.80–14.5
Precipitation140 mm/mo 83.8–185
Air humidity64.0 % 62.2–67.3
Moisture balance71.5 mm/mo
Vapour deficit514 Pa 351–728
Wind speed3.90 m/s
Cloud cover48.4 % 42.4–63.9
CHELSA 1981–2010, ~9 km grid, at location & month of 10 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.
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