Compounds documented for Cladophora vagabunda across natural-product and food-composition databases — not just the ~150 nutrients on a classic label ("nutritional dark matter").
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 Cladophora vagabunda has left across the world's sequence archives.
At a glance
DNA specimens17
Marker genes5
GenBank sequences10
eDNA detections43
Countries5
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.
★ITS10★ITS118S18S-V428S
fungal barcoderibosomalmarker
06Genome at a glanceGoaT
The complete instruction manualCladophora vagabunda 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 size394 193 877 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 Cladophora vagabunda0.39 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.
Chromosomes2n = 24 n = 12
Chromosome-count records — grouped by value · 2n = full set, n = gamete · click a value for sources & references
Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.
Coordinate accuracy37% within 1 km
≤100 m 22≤1 km 25≤10 km 68>10 km 12
127 georeferenced · 517 without coordinates
Open the mapobservation + sensor644
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 accuracy45% within 1 km
≤100 m 227≤1 km 222≤10 km 487>10 km 63
999 georeferenced · 2 353 without coordinates
Open the institutions mapphysical evidence3 352
Cultivated / Captivenot free-living
A living individual in a botanical garden, zoo or nursery — cultivated or kept, not free-living.
Coordinate accuracy100% within 1 km
≤1 km 3
3 georeferenced · 44 without coordinates
Open the mapnot free-living47
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 institutions28 of 70 geolocated
Institutions and collections holding physical, vouchered specimens of this species — click a row to fly to it on the map.
Institution
Specimens
Honolulu, US
287
BISHlocation not on record
215
Ann Arbor, US
201
Institut Francais pour l'Etude de la Merlocation not on record
108
National Marine Biodiversity Institute of Korealocation not on record
94
Durham, US
88
Adelaide, AU
66
Laboratorio de Ictiologialocation not on record
64
Feira de Santana, BR
63
Museo Entomologico de Leonlocation not on record
56
Mexico City, MX
46
Bronx, US
38
MeiseBGlocation not on record
25
University of Stellenboschlocation not on record
23
IPA/SPlocation not on record
22
Brisbane, AU
20
South Kensington, GB
19
Tartu Fungal Culture Collectionlocation not on record
17
James Cook Townsvillelocation not on record
15
UFRPElocation not on record
14
Kensington, AU
13
Durham, US
12
McWane Science Centerlocation not on record
11
Wellington, NZ
11
Mount Annan, AU
9
Auckland, NZ
9
Hobart, AU
7
Chapel Hill, US
6
Minia, EG
6
Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paranálocation not on record
6
San Nicolás de los Garza, MX
6
University of North Carolina, Wilmingtonlocation not on record
5
Departamento de Sistematica e Ecologialocation not on record
5
730location not on record
4
New Haven, US
4
Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas, Universidad del Noreste, A.C.location not on record
4
Instituto do Meio Ambientelocation not on record
3
València, ES
3
Chaguaramas, TT
3
Tapachula, MX
3
Salvador, BR
3
University of Dar es Salaamlocation not on record
3
Australian Institute of Marine Sciencelocation not on record
3
GENTlocation not on record
3
San Diego, US
3
Burlington, US
3
UFSClocation not on record
2
LDlocation not on record
2
Universidad Nacional de Colombia (UNAL)location not on record
2
Tampa, US
2
UFBAlocation not on record
2
WTUlocation not on record
2
KMNlocation not on record
2
JBRJlocation not on record
2
UFABClocation not on record
1
Alfred-Wegener-Institut für Polar- und Meeresforschunglocation not on record
1
Vancouver, CA
1
UFPIlocation not on record
1
Mutare Museumlocation not on record
1
Gotland Universitylocation not on record
1
BClocation not on record
1
UNISANTAlocation not on record
1
Universidad Industrial de Santander (UIS)location not on record
1
University of Washingtonlocation not on record
1
Institut und Museum fuer Geologie und Palaeontologielocation not on record
1
Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paranálocation not on record
1
The University and Jepson Herbarialocation not on record
1
Université de Polynésie Française Herbariumlocation not on record
1
Buenos Aires, AR
1
Florida Museum of Natural History- Zoology, Paleontology & Paleobotanylocation not on record
1
70 institutions · 1 661 of 3 352 vouchered records shown · 891 without an institution code
Cultivated / Captivenot free-living
A living individual in a botanical garden, zoo or nursery — cultivated or kept, not free-living.
09Environmental DNA43 detections
Where the DNA of Cladophora vagabunda 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 found43
Studies independent surveys4
Countries5
Verifiable raw sequence linked13
Signal confidence: moderateweighed across independent studies, places & mapped detections
Where its DNA was found
0 of 43 detections have coordinates
Open the map5 countries0
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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.
Measured at samplingin-field
Temperature20.5 °C 19.0–22.0
pH8.10 8.05–8.14
Salinity36.4 PSU 35.8–36.9
Sand52.3 % 12.3–99.1
Depth4.10 m 1.00–12.5
Coastal waterSediment
17 samples with on-site data · median with range · describes the sample, not the organism
Modelled climatemodelled
−15°Ctemperature across detection sites+40°C
Temperature median13.5 °C 10.6–21.1
Seasonal swing summer↔winter14.3 °C
Max temp (day)16.6 °C 14.2–24.0
Min temp (night)11.4 °C 9.20–18.0
Precipitation64.7 mm/mo 14.1–108
Air humidity57.5 % 52.7–63.8
Moisture balance65.2 mm/mo
Vapour deficit646 Pa 558–1,081
Wind speed6.20 m/s
Cloud cover26.3 % 19.9–52.8
CHELSA 1981–2010, ~9 km grid, at location & month of 39 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 Facility2 908 records↗
OBISOcean Biodiversity Information System1 622 records↗
ENAEuropean Nucleotide Archive · EMBL-EBI43 eDNA detections↗
BOLD SystemsCentre for Biodiversity Genomics17 specimens↗
NCBIUS National Library of Medicinesequences↗
LOTUSNatural Products (Wikidata)compounds↗
Open Tree of LifeOpenTreephylogeny backbone↗
GoaTGenomes on a Tree · Sangergenome & karyotype↗
GLoBIGlobal Biotic Interactionsbiotic interactions↗