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 Dicliptera squarrosa has left across the world's sequence archives.
At a glance
DNA specimens4
Marker genes3
eDNA detections3
Countries1
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.
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plant barcodefungal barcode
06Genome at a glanceCCDB
The complete instruction manualDicliptera squarrosa 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 = 80 n = 40
Ploidypolyploid inferred
Chromosome-count records — grouped by value · 2n = full set, n = gamete · click a value for sources & references
2n 801×CCDB · ipcn-api-dl
CCDB · ipcn-api-dl — Piovano, M. A. & L. M. Bernardello. 1991. Chromosome numbers in Argentinean Acanthaceae. Syst. Bot. 16: 89.
n 401×CCDB · ipcn-api-dl
CCDB · ipcn-api-dl — Daniel, T. F. & T. I. Chuang. 1989. Chromosome numbers of some cultivated Acanthaceae. Baileya 23: 86–93.
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 accuracy86% within 1 km
≤100 m 509≤1 km 225≤10 km 94>10 km 21
849 georeferenced · 249 without coordinates
Open the mapobservation + sensor1 098
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 accuracy31% within 1 km
≤1 km 5≤10 km 11
16 georeferenced · 600 without coordinates
Open the institutions mapphysical evidence616
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 institutions31 of 82 geolocated
Institutions and collections holding physical, vouchered specimens of this species — click a row to fly to it on the map.
Institution
Specimens
Córdoba, AR
103
Saint Louis, US
64
University of Stellenboschlocation not on record
57
Porto Alegre, BR
48
San Isidro, AR
37
San Jose State University, Museum of Birds and Mammalslocation not on record
34
Bronx, US
24
Corrientes, AR
24
Kew, GB
16
Santa Cruz de la Sierra, BO
16
Paleontological Collectionlocation not on record
15
La Paz, BO
11
Sucre, BO
9
Laboratory of Palaeontologylocation not on record
9
UTFPR-CPlocation not on record
8
University of Oxfordlocation not on record
8
JBRJlocation not on record
7
Blumenau, BR
7
Universidad Nacional de Asunciónlocation not on record
6
Centro de Estudios y Colecciones Biológicas para la Conservaciónlocation not on record
5
Chicago, US
5
Fundación Miguel Lillolocation not on record
4
Claremont, US
4
Université de Bordeauxlocation not on record
4
Cochabamba, BO
3
PUC-RSlocation not on record
3
Lake Charles, US
3
Campo Mourão, BR
3
UNESP-RClocation not on record
3
IPA/SPlocation not on record
3
Laboratorio de Ictiologialocation not on record
3
UnBlocation not on record
3
UNESP-ISlocation not on record
2
UEMlocation not on record
2
Universidade Federale do Rio Grande do Sullocation not on record
2
Cenargenlocation not on record
2
JBPlocation not on record
2
MAlocation not on record
2
Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldilocation not on record
2
Brasília, BR
2
Ivano-Frankivsk, UA
2
USP-IBlocation not on record
2
UNICAMPlocation not on record
2
Castelar, AR
2
INMAlocation not on record
2
Santa Teresa, BR
2
Feira de Santana, BR
2
Logan, US
1
UFESlocation not on record
1
Moscow State Universitylocation not on record
1
Masindi, UG
1
UFSMlocation not on record
1
Iquitos, PE
1
Museum of Zoologylocation not on record
1
Uberlândia, BR
1
Seropédica, BR
1
Universidade Federal de Juiz de Foralocation not on record
1
BIO-UNIPIlocation not on record
1
HUT Culture Collectionlocation not on record
1
Tampa, US
1
Florida Museum of Natural History- Zoology, Paleontology & Paleobotanylocation not on record
1
FUVATESlocation not on record
1
Universiti Sains Malaysialocation not on record
1
UFPRlocation not on record
1
Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paranálocation not on record
1
Universidade de São Paulolocation not on record
1
Federal University of Espírito Santolocation not on record
1
Museu Nacional, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeirolocation not on record
1
Alexandria Universitylocation not on record
1
Brasília, BR
1
UNESP-IBILCElocation not on record
1
UFSJlocation not on record
1
Denver, US
1
FPMZBlocation not on record
1
Monastir, TN
1
UFRRJlocation not on record
1
Universidade do Estado de Mato Grossolocation not on record
1
ESALQlocation not on record
1
UTFPR-SLlocation not on record
1
Departamento de Geologia, Universidad de Chilelocation not on record
1
Ural Federal University "B. N. Yeltsin"location not on record
1
Beijing, CN
1
82 institutions · 614 of 616 vouchered records shown · 2 without an institution code
09Environmental DNA3 detections
Where the DNA of Dicliptera squarrosa 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 found3
Studies independent surveys1
Countries1
Signal confidence: weakweighed across independent studies, places & mapped detections
Where its DNA was found
0 of 3 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 median20.9 °C 20.9–20.9
Seasonal swing summer↔winter11.7 °C
Max temp (day)23.8 °C
Min temp (night)17.8 °C
Precipitation1.30 mm/mo
Air humidity63.9 %
Moisture balance-166 mm/mo
Vapour deficit889 Pa
Wind speed4.40 m/s
Cloud cover22.3 %
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.
WikipediaWikimedia Foundation3 languages↗
BioWikiNetmultilingual Wikipediamultilingual↗
GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility1 714 records↗
ENAEuropean Nucleotide Archive · EMBL-EBI3 eDNA detections↗
BOLD SystemsCentre for Biodiversity Genomics4 specimens↗
CCDBChromosome Counts DB · Tel Aviv U.genome & karyotype↗
PloiDBPloidy Databasegenome & karyotype