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 Astrothelium aeneum has left across the world's sequence archives.
At a glance
eDNA detections1
Countries1
08Occurrence & distribution
Record type119 records
Wild obs. + sensor18
Museum / vouchered101
Range
Area of Occupancy AOO356 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 accuracy70% within 1 km
≤100 m 7>10 km 3
10 georeferenced · 8 without coordinates
Open the mapobservation + sensor18
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 accuracy12% within 1 km
≤100 m 1≤1 km 1≤10 km 7>10 km 8
17 georeferenced · 84 without coordinates
Open the institutions mapphysical evidence101
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 institutions9 of 13 geolocated
Institutions and collections holding physical, vouchered specimens of this species — click a row to fly to it on the map.
Institution
Specimens
Berlin, DE
42
UFMSlocation not on record
14
Madison, US
13
Masindi, UG
7
Bronx, US
6
University of Stellenboschlocation not on record
5
Helsinki, FI
4
Göteborg, SE
3
Fort Hayslocation not on record
2
Canberra, AU
2
Durham, US
1
Brisbane, AU
1
Wlocation not on record
1
13 institutions · 101 of 101 vouchered records shown
09Environmental DNA1 detections
Where the DNA of Astrothelium aeneum 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 found1
Studies independent surveys1
Countries1
Signal confidence: weakweighed across independent studies, places & mapped detections
Where its DNA was found
0 of 1 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 median12.5 °C 12.5–12.5
Seasonal swing summer↔winter27.0 °C
Max temp (day)18.4 °C
Min temp (night)8.20 °C
Precipitation79.6 mm/mo
Air humidity57.3 %
Moisture balance-38.4 mm/mo
Vapour deficit733 Pa
Wind speed5.80 m/s
Cloud cover36.7 %
CHELSA 1981–2010, ~9 km grid, at location & month of 1 detection point · 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.
