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 Carex phaeocephala has left across the world's sequence archives.
At a glance
DNA specimens10
Marker genes6
GenBank sequences10
eDNA detections6
Countries2
The DNA barcodea real sequence read deposited for this species
★ 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.
★matK1★rbcL3★rbcLa★trnL-F★ITS6★ITS2
plant barcodefungal barcode
06Genome at a glanceCCDB · GoaT
The complete instruction manualCarex phaeocephala 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 size349 537 200 bp
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
FUNGUS0.04 Gb
INSECT0.25 Gb
THIS GENOME Carex phaeocephala0.35 Gb
HUMAN3.2 Gb
WHEAT17 Gb
FERN Tmesipteris160.45 Gb
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.
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 38≤1 km 4>10 km 3
45 georeferenced · 5 without coordinates
Open the mapobservation + sensor50
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 accuracy64% within 1 km
≤100 m 110≤1 km 395≤10 km 252>10 km 26
783 georeferenced · 900 without coordinates
Open the institutions mapphysical evidence1 683
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 institutions58 of 83 geolocated
Institutions and collections holding physical, vouchered specimens of this species — click a row to fly to it on the map.
Institution
Specimens
WTUlocation not on record
150
Missoula, US
116
Bronx, US
112
Moscow, US
106
Victoria, CA
103
Vancouver, CA
103
University of Alberta Museumslocation not on record
90
Pullman, US
89
DOI/NPS, Colonial National Historical Parklocation not on record
74
Claremont, US
64
CASlocation not on record
53
Provo, US
45
Corvallis, US
42
Denver, US
40
Flagstaff, US
32
Musee des Dinosaures d'Esperaza (Aude)location not on record
27
Boise, US
22
Museum of the Rockieslocation not on record
21
Logan, US
21
Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratorylocation not on record
20
Museo civico La Terra e l'Uomo di Crocetta del Montellolocation not on record
18
Davis, US
18
Bozeman, US
17
Chicago, US
16
Durango, US
12
Riverside, US
12
Albuquerque, US
11
Caldwell, US
11
DOI/NPS, Little Rock Central High School National Historic Sitelocation not on record
10
DOI/NPS, Greenbelt Parklocation not on record
10
San Angelo, US
9
University of Stellenboschlocation not on record
9
Ann Arbor, US
9
Anchorage, US
8
Pocatello, US
8
DOI/NPS, Mount Rainier National Parklocation not on record
8
Angwin, US
7
University of Toronto Mississaugalocation not on record
7
University of Lethbridgelocation not on record
7
Wuzhou, CN
7
Whitehorse, CA
6
Phoenix, US
6
ASUlocation not on record
5
Bloomington, US
5
Orem, US
5
Los Angeles, US
5
Arcata, US
4
Montréal, CA
4
Weber State Universitylocation not on record
4
Henderson, US
4
St. Paul, US
3
Madison, US
3
DOI/FWS, Kenai National Wildlife Refugelocation not on record
3
San Luis Obispo, US
3
Saint Louis, US
3
Kew, GB
2
GB
2
Bangkok, TH
2
Guasave, MX
2
Pittsburg, US
2
Fredericton Stock Culture Collectionlocation not on record
2
Chongqing Museumlocation not on record
2
Dover, US
2
Tempe, US
2
Yukon Universitylocation not on record
1
Knoxville, US
1
Moscow State Universitylocation not on record
1
University of British Columbia, Herbariumlocation not on record
1
Portland, US
1
Jena Microbial Resource Collectionlocation not on record
1
Brown Universitylocation not on record
1
Tacoma, US
1
Mexico City, MX
1
Wellington, NZ
1
Chadron, US
1
Tampa, US
1
EL PASO, US
1
Cheney, US
1
University of British Columbialocation not on record
1
San Jose, US
1
Santa Barbara, US
1
US
1
Beijing, CN
1
83 institutions · 1 644 of 1 683 vouchered records shown · 39 without an institution code
09Environmental DNA6 detections
Where the DNA of Carex phaeocephala 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 found6
Studies independent surveys1
Countries2
Signal confidence: weakweighed across independent studies, places & mapped detections
Where its DNA was found
0 of 6 detections have coordinates
Open the map2 countries0
Found in sub-alpine parklands on quaternary …
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 median9.00 °C 3.80–10.4
Seasonal swing summer↔winter19.1 °C
Max temp (day)14.8 °C 10.7–17.0
Min temp (night)3.90 °C -1.90–5.10
Precipitation67.0 mm/mo 62.8–70.5
Air humidity58.5 % 50.2–58.9
Moisture balance-34.7 mm/mo -52.6–-7.50
Vapour deficit474 Pa 404–525
Wind speed2.90 m/s 2.80–4.40
Cloud cover35.2 % 33.3–36.1
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 Foundation4 languages↗
BioWikiNetmultilingual Wikipediamultilingual↗
GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility1 733 records↗
ENAEuropean Nucleotide Archive · EMBL-EBI6 eDNA detections↗
BOLD SystemsCentre for Biodiversity Genomics10 specimens↗
NCBIUS National Library of Medicinesequences↗
GRIN TaxonomyUSDA-ARSdistribution & uses↗
Open Tree of LifeOpenTreephylogeny backbone↗
CCDBChromosome Counts DB · Tel Aviv U.genome & karyotype↗
GoaTGenomes on a Tree · Sangergenome & karyotype↗
GLoBIGlobal Biotic Interactionsbiotic interactions↗