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 Gastrocopta servilis has left across the world's sequence archives.
At a glance
DNA specimens9
BINs2
Marker genes1
eDNA detections8
Countries3
The DNA barcodethe species' typical barcode, built from every sequenced specimen
COI-5P655 bp consensus9 specimens
ACGT
▸ drag or hover over the strip to read any position — letter and how much it varies
Violet ticks below the strip = positions where individuals differ; flat = the species' unchanging signature. 82% of positions are identical in every specimen.
Diversity (π)7.1%
Haplotypes2
BINs2
Most divergent pair1.4%
Where individuals differ — all 121 variable positions, in barcode order
The species whose COI barcode is most similar to this one — a quick “who is this most like”. The percentage is how much the barcode differs; it approximates, but is not, the full evolutionary tree.
★ 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.
★COI-5P
animal barcode
08Occurrence & distribution
Record type492 records
Wild obs. + sensor133
Museum / vouchered359
Range
Area of Occupancy AOO1 400 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 accuracy1% within 1 km
≤100 m 1≤10 km 24>10 km 57
82 georeferenced · 51 without coordinates
Open the mapobservation + sensor133
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 accuracy42% within 1 km
≤100 m 11≤1 km 21≤10 km 36>10 km 9
77 georeferenced · 282 without coordinates
Open the institutions mapphysical evidence359
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 institutions14 of 24 geolocated
Institutions and collections holding physical, vouchered specimens of this species — click a row to fly to it on the map.
Institution
Specimens
Philadelphia, US
139
Florida Museum of Natural History- Zoology, Paleontology & Paleobotanylocation not on record
37
Chicago, US
36
Wellington, NZ
35
Sydney, AU
20
Chongqing Museumlocation not on record
17
Paris, FR
13
National Biodiversity Institute, Costa Ricalocation not on record
11
The University of the West Indies, Trinidad and Tobagolocation not on record
7
Ann Arbor, US
6
Natick, US
3
Provincia di Livornolocation not on record
3
Cambridge, US
3
Los Angeles, US
3
Western Australian Museumlocation not on record
3
Delaware Museum of Nature and Sciencelocation not on record
3
Chicago, US
2
SNSDlocation not on record
2
Denver, US
1
Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territorylocation not on record
1
Washington, US
1
South Kensington, GB
1
Paleontological Research Institutionlocation not on record
1
Auckland, NZ
1
24 institutions · 349 of 359 vouchered records shown · 10 without an institution code
09Environmental DNA8 detections
Where the DNA of Gastrocopta servilis 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 found8
Studies independent surveys1
Countries3
Signal confidence: weakweighed across independent studies, places & mapped detections
Where its DNA was found
0 of 8 detections have coordinates
Open the map3 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 median24.2 °C 21.9–24.2
Seasonal swing summer↔winter6.40 °C
Max temp (day)25.7 °C 23.5–25.8
Min temp (night)22.2 °C 20.1–22.2
Precipitation94.2 mm/mo 94.2–158
Air humidity62.8 % 60.0–62.8
Vapour deficit1,113 Pa 1,061–1,113
Cloud cover26.6 % 26.6–45.5
CHELSA 1981–2010, ~9 km grid, at location & month of 8 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.
