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 Delphinium scaposum has left across the world's sequence archives.
At a glance
DNA specimens1
Marker genes1
eDNA detections1
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.
★ITS
fungal barcode
06Genome at a glanceCCDB
The complete instruction manualDelphinium scaposum 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.
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 = 16 n = 8
Ploidydiploid inferred
Chromosome-count records — grouped by value · 2n = full set, n = gamete · click a value for sources & references
2n 161×CCDB · eflora
CCDB · eflora
n 82×CCDB · ipcn-api-dl · CCDB · DCDB-2016
CCDB · ipcn-api-dl — Spellenberg, R. 1979. Chromosome numbers from some federally proposed threatened or endangered southwestern angiosperms and other miscellaneous taxa. S. W. Naturalist 24: 1 87 – 206.
CCDB · DCDB-2016 — Spellenberg, R. 1979. Chromosome numbers from some federally proposed threatened or endagered southwestern angiosperms and other miscellaneous taxa. Southwest Nat. 24: 187-206.
Ploidy records — measured levels and diploid/polyploid inferences · click for sources
Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.
Coordinate accuracy88% within 1 km
≤100 m 381≤1 km 64≤10 km 40>10 km 23
508 georeferenced · 139 without coordinates
Open the mapobservation + sensor647
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 accuracy52% within 1 km
≤100 m 42≤1 km 65≤10 km 86>10 km 12
205 georeferenced · 359 without coordinates
Open the institutions mapphysical evidence564
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 institutions38 of 49 geolocated
Institutions and collections holding physical, vouchered specimens of this species — click a row to fly to it on the map.
Institution
Specimens
Flagstaff, US
136
ASUlocation not on record
98
Bronx, US
78
Phoenix, US
73
Claremont, US
26
Albuquerque, US
16
Musee des Dinosaures d'Esperaza (Aude)location not on record
15
Riverside, US
14
Durango, US
10
Denver, US
9
San Diego, US
7
Logan, US
6
Orem, US
6
Grand Junction, US
5
Wuzhou, CN
4
Boise, US
3
DOI/NPS, Greenbelt Parklocation not on record
3
Hermosillo, MX
3
Chongqing Museumlocation not on record
3
Tampa, US
3
USFSlocation not on record
3
Mexico City, MX
3
CASlocation not on record
3
Provo, US
2
La Paz, MX
2
Bloomington, US
2
Angwin, US
2
EL PASO, US
2
The University of Arizonalocation not on record
2
Mexico City, MX
2
Henderson, US
2
Santa Barbara, US
2
Clemson, US
1
Chadron, US
1
Pullman, US
1
San Luis Obispo, US
1
Weber State Universitylocation not on record
1
Saint Louis, US
1
Moscow, US
1
University of Stellenboschlocation not on record
1
Brookings, US
1
Mérida, MX
1
Lubbock, US
1
Tacoma, US
1
Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratorylocation not on record
1
Portland, US
1
Northridge, US
1
Severin-McDaniel Insect Collectionlocation not on record
1
Turku, FI
1
49 institutions · 562 of 564 vouchered records shown · 2 without an institution code
09Environmental DNA1 detections
Where the DNA of Delphinium scaposum 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
Signal confidence: weakweighed across independent studies, places & mapped detections
Where its DNA was found
0 of 1 detections have coordinates
Open the map0 countries0
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.
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.
BioWikiNetmultilingual Wikipediamultilingual↗
GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility1 211 records↗
ENAEuropean Nucleotide Archive · EMBL-EBI1 eDNA detections↗
BOLD SystemsCentre for Biodiversity Genomics1 specimens↗
GRIN TaxonomyUSDA-ARSdistribution & uses↗
CCDBChromosome Counts DB · Tel Aviv U.genome & karyotype↗
PloiDBPloidy Databasegenome & karyotype