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 Hesperochiron californicus has left across the world's sequence archives.
At a glance
DNA specimens1
Marker genes3
GenBank sequences3
eDNA detections1
Countries1
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.
★matK1★rbcL1★ITS1
plant barcodefungal barcode
06Genome at a glanceCCDB
The complete instruction manualHesperochiron californicus 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
Chromosome-count records — grouped by value · 2n = full set, n = gamete · click a value for sources & references
2n 161×CCDB · book-atlas-flowering-plants
CCDB · book-atlas-flowering-plants — Cave &. C. 1950
08Occurrence & distribution
Record type390 records
Wild obs. + sensor10
Museum / vouchered380
Origin
Native19
Range
Area of Occupancy AOO1 132 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 accuracy100% within 1 km
≤100 m 5≤1 km 1
6 georeferenced · 4 without coordinates
Open the mapobservation + sensor10
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 accuracy49% within 1 km
≤100 m 23≤1 km 71≤10 km 93>10 km 5
192 georeferenced · 188 without coordinates
Open the institutions mapphysical evidence380
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 institutions39 of 51 geolocated
Institutions and collections holding physical, vouchered specimens of this species — click a row to fly to it on the map.
Institution
Specimens
Bronx, US
64
WTUlocation not on record
32
Corvallis, US
30
Claremont, US
23
San Diego, US
18
Riverside, US
17
Pullman, US
16
Moscow, US
16
Missoula, US
14
Arcata, US
11
Davis, US
10
CASlocation not on record
9
Santa Barbara, US
7
Henderson, US
7
Wuzhou, CN
6
Caldwell, US
6
San Jose, US
5
Cheney, US
5
University of Alberta Museumslocation not on record
3
ASUlocation not on record
3
Canadian Department of Agriculturelocation not on record
3
Tampa, US
3
Ashland, US
3
Pocatello, US
3
Phoenix, US
2
Long Beach, US
2
Bend, US
2
Northridge, US
2
Boise, US
2
Angwin, US
2
Bangkok, TH
2
Bloomington, US
2
Saint Louis, US
1
Severin-McDaniel Insect Collectionlocation not on record
1
San Jose State University, Museum of Birds and Mammalslocation not on record
1
San Luis Obispo, US
1
INFlocation not on record
1
Arizona State University Biocollectionslocation not on record
1
Bozeman, US
1
Bureau of Land Management, Medford District Officelocation not on record
1
La Paz, MX
1
Los Angeles, US
1
Tacoma, US
1
Mexico City, MX
1
Ensenada, MX
1
Logan, US
1
VALElocation not on record
1
US
1
Provo, US
1
Flagstaff, US
1
University of Stellenboschlocation not on record
1
51 institutions · 349 of 380 vouchered records shown · 31 without an institution code
09Environmental DNA1 detections
Where the DNA of Hesperochiron californicus 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 Facility390 records↗
ENAEuropean Nucleotide Archive · EMBL-EBI1 eDNA detections↗
BOLD SystemsCentre for Biodiversity Genomics1 specimens↗
NCBIUS National Library of Medicinesequences↗
Open Tree of LifeOpenTreephylogeny backbone↗
CCDBChromosome Counts DB · Tel Aviv U.genome & karyotype↗