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 Fontinalis hypnoides has left across the world's sequence archives.
At a glance
DNA specimens23
Marker genes5
GenBank sequences10
eDNA detections16
Countries3
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.
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08Occurrence & distribution
Record type1 541 records
Wild obs. + sensor439
Museum / vouchered1 085
Cultivated / captive2
Other15
Origin
Native4
Range
Area of Occupancy AOO3 848 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 accuracy83% within 1 km
≤100 m 218≤1 km 118≤10 km 64>10 km 3
403 georeferenced · 36 without coordinates
Open the mapobservation + sensor439
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 104≤1 km 191≤10 km 205>10 km 70
570 georeferenced · 515 without coordinates
Open the institutions mapphysical evidence1 085
Cultivated / Captivenot free-living
A living individual in a botanical garden, zoo or nursery — cultivated or kept, not free-living.
Coordinate accuracy0% within 1 km
>10 km 2
2 georeferenced
Open the mapnot free-living2
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 institutions54 of 90 geolocated
Institutions and collections holding physical, vouchered specimens of this species — click a row to fly to it on the map.
Institution
Specimens
Oulu, FI
87
Madison, US
75
Bronx, US
67
Uppsala, SE
65
Vancouver, CA
49
Knoxville, US
45
LDlocation not on record
44
Helsinki, FI
35
Saint Louis, US
29
Trondheim, NO
28
CASlocation not on record
27
Kuopio, FI
26
Moscow State Universitylocation not on record
22
Montréal, CA
22
MAlocation not on record
21
Museo civico La Terra e l'Uomo di Crocetta del Montellolocation not on record
21
Metsähallituslocation not on record
21
Chicago, US
21
Xiamen, CN
20
Tartu, EE
20
SLU Artdatabankenlocation not on record
15
Université Lavallocation not on record
15
Ann Arbor, US
14
DOI/NPS, Colonial National Historical Parklocation not on record
14
Olocation not on record
13
Oskarshamn, SE
13
Frankfurt am Main
11
WTUlocation not on record
11
Minia, EG
10
Staatliches Museum fuer Naturkunde Karlsruhe (State Museum of Natural History)location not on record
9
Durham, US
9
Société québécoise de bryologie (SQB)location not on record
8
University of Stellenboschlocation not on record
7
Missoula, US
7
Cincinnati, US
7
Universidad de Málagalocation not on record
7
Portland, US
7
St. Paul, US
7
Tempe, US
6
McWane Science Centerlocation not on record
6
Philadelphia, US
6
Yugra State University Biological Collectionlocation not on record
5
TROMlocation not on record
5
Oregon State Universitylocation not on record
4
Paris, FR
4
New Haven, US
4
Granada, ES
4
MeiseBGlocation not on record
4
PHlocation not on record
3
Tallinn, EE
3
Universidad de Oviedolocation not on record
3
Barcelona, ES
3
Turku, FI
3
Bourges, FR
3
BDBClocation not on record
3
Porvoo, FI
2
Moscow, US
2
Museum Ludovicae Ulricae, Zoology Institute of the University of Uppsalalocation not on record
2
San Jose, US
2
Lausanne, CH
2
US
2
Madrid, ES
2
Polar-Alpine Botanical Garden-Institutelocation not on record
2
DOI/NPS, Little Rock Central High School National Historic Sitelocation not on record
2
Tsukuba, JP
2
Museo della Bonifica di San Donà di Piavelocation not on record
2
Corvallis, US
2
Canadian Museum of Nature, Natural Heritage Collectionlocation not on record
2
Berlin, DE
1
Butler Universitylocation not on record
1
Hudson, US
1
South Kensington, GB
1
Auckland, NZ
1
Logan, US
1
nbflocation not on record
1
Kunming, CN
1
Honolulu, US
1
Edmonton, CA
1
Royal Botanic Garden Edinburghlocation not on record
1
Salamanca, ES
1
Lincoln, US
1
Uniwersytet Wrocławskilocation not on record
1
Toronto, CA
1
DULlocation not on record
1
Stockholm, SE
1
Chicago, US
1
TUR-Alocation not on record
1
Slovak National Museumlocation not on record
1
BioFokuslocation not on record
1
EL PASO, US
1
90 institutions · 1 046 of 1 085 vouchered records shown · 39 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 DNA16 detections
Where the DNA of Fontinalis hypnoides 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 found16
Studies independent surveys1
Countries2
Signal confidence: weakweighed across independent studies, places & mapped detections
Where its DNA was found
0 of 16 detections have coordinates
Open the map2 countries0
in springSubmerged in streamriffle area, growing attached to rocks in st…Boulder at side of riveron submerged rocks, in prairie area with Pop…
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 median15.1 °C 12.4–18.7
Seasonal swing summer↔winter26.8 °C
Max temp (day)17.7 °C 15.2–23.4
Min temp (night)13.2 °C 9.80–15.2
Precipitation92.0 mm/mo 89.9–116
Air humidity60.9 % 59.6–62.8
Moisture balance24.8 mm/mo -26.9–25.0
Vapour deficit668 Pa 542–878
Wind speed3.30 m/s 2.60–4.00
Cloud cover52.6 % 47.0–57.5
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.
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BioWikiNetmultilingual Wikipediamultilingual↗
GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility1 541 records↗
ENAEuropean Nucleotide Archive · EMBL-EBI16 eDNA detections↗
BOLD SystemsCentre for Biodiversity Genomics23 specimens↗
NCBIUS National Library of Medicinesequences↗
Open Tree of LifeOpenTreephylogeny backbone↗
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