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 Galium concinnum has left across the world's sequence archives.
At a glance
DNA specimens12
Marker genes6
GenBank sequences10
eDNA detections5
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.
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06Genome at a glanceGoaT
The complete instruction manualGalium concinnum 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 size1 907 100 000 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 Galium concinnum1.91 Gb
HUMAN3.2 Gb
WHEAT17 Gb
FERN Tmesipteris160.45 Gb
08Occurrence & distribution
Record type2 228 records
Wild obs. + sensor1 194
Museum / vouchered1 034
Origin
Native2
Range
Area of Occupancy AOO6 608 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 accuracy80% within 1 km
≤100 m 648≤1 km 153≤10 km 52>10 km 145
998 georeferenced · 196 without coordinates
Open the mapobservation + sensor1 194
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 accuracy44% within 1 km
≤100 m 58≤1 km 270≤10 km 366>10 km 45
739 georeferenced · 295 without coordinates
Open the institutions mapphysical evidence1 034
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 institutions60 of 76 geolocated
Institutions and collections holding physical, vouchered specimens of this species — click a row to fly to it on the map.
Institution
Specimens
Madison, US
244
Bloomington, US
110
St. Paul, US
92
Chongqing Museumlocation not on record
89
Wuzhou, CN
68
Philadelphia, US
56
Saint Louis, US
49
Ann Arbor, US
34
University of Stellenboschlocation not on record
28
Davenport, US
18
Green Bay, US
16
Bronx, US
15
Bangkok, TH
13
Emporia, US
11
Whitewater, US
10
Museum of the Rockieslocation not on record
9
Chicago, US
8
Fayetteville, US
7
Dekalb, US
7
Maryland Department of Natural Resourceslocation not on record
5
Morgantown, US
5
Springfield, US
5
Williamsburg, US
5
DOI/NPS, Greenbelt Parklocation not on record
4
Kirksville, US
4
College Park, US
4
Chicago, US
4
Knoxville, US
4
Burlington, US
4
US
4
Millersville, US
4
Pittsburg, US
4
Smithsonian Institutionlocation not on record
3
Decorah, US
3
Philadelphia, US
3
Chadron, US
3
WTUlocation not on record
3
Fairfax, US
3
Jefferson City, US
3
Little Rock, US
2
Austin, US
2
Elikins, US
2
Macomb, US
2
Washington, US
2
GB
2
Flagstaff, US
2
Richmond, US
2
Fort Worth, US
2
Lincoln, US
2
Phoenix, US
2
Chapel Hill, US
2
ASUlocation not on record
2
Denver, US
2
Jackson, US
1
Pullman, US
1
DOI/NPS, Selma to Montgomery National Historic Traillocation not on record
1
Columbia, US
1
Edmonton, CA
1
San Diego, US
1
Beijing, CN
1
BAYLUlocation not on record
1
University of Guelph, OAC Herbariumlocation not on record
1
Northridge, US
1
Provo, US
1
Lord Fairfax Community Collegelocation not on record
1
Waverly, US
1
Oskarshamn, SE
1
Minia, EG
1
Turlock, US
1
University of New Hampshirelocation not on record
1
UMKClocation not on record
1
Royal Botanical Gardenslocation not on record
1
Conway, US
1
Staten Island, US
1
LINUlocation not on record
1
Fargo, US
1
76 institutions · 1 012 of 1 034 vouchered records shown · 22 without an institution code
09Environmental DNA5 detections
Where the DNA of Galium concinnum 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 found5
Studies independent surveys1
Countries2
Signal confidence: weakweighed across independent studies, places & mapped detections
Where its DNA was found
0 of 5 detections have coordinates
Open the map2 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.
Modelled climatemodelled
−15°Ctemperature across detection sites+40°C
Temperature median21.0 °C 19.8–21.0
Seasonal swing summer↔winter23.3 °C
Max temp (day)26.2 °C 25.1–26.2
Min temp (night)15.4 °C
Precipitation107 mm/mo 87.9–107
Air humidity56.1 % 56.1–58.5
Moisture balance-44.3 mm/mo -51.3–-44.3
Vapour deficit1,090 Pa 964–1,090
Wind speed2.70 m/s 2.70–3.20
Cloud cover36.7 % 36.7–38.8
CHELSA 1981–2010, ~9 km grid, at location & month of 4 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.
BioWikiNetmultilingual Wikipediamultilingual↗
GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility2 228 records↗
ENAEuropean Nucleotide Archive · EMBL-EBI5 eDNA detections↗
BOLD SystemsCentre for Biodiversity Genomics12 specimens↗
NCBIUS National Library of Medicinesequences↗
GRIN TaxonomyUSDA-ARSdistribution & uses↗
Open Tree of LifeOpenTreephylogeny backbone↗
GoaTGenomes on a Tree · Sangergenome ~1.91 Gbp↗