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 Hymenophyllum caespitosum has left across the world's sequence archives.
At a glance
Marker genes1
GenBank sequences2
eDNA detections2
Countries1
The DNA barcodea real sequence read deposited for this species
Serpyllopsis caespitosa ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate carboxylase/oxygenase large subunit (rbcL) gene, partial cds; chloroplast gene for chloroplast product
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.
★rbcL2
plant barcode
08Occurrence & distribution
Record type68 records
Wild obs. + sensor52
Museum / vouchered16
Range
Area of Occupancy AOO232 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 accuracy95% within 1 km
≤100 m 29≤1 km 7≤10 km 1>10 km 1
38 georeferenced · 14 without coordinates
Open the mapobservation + sensor52
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 accuracy
no georeferenced coordinates · 16 records without
Open the institutions mapphysical evidence16
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 institutions3 of 5 geolocated
Institutions and collections holding physical, vouchered specimens of this species — click a row to fly to it on the map.
Institution
Specimens
Edinburgh, GB
6
Bronx, US
3
McWane Science Centerlocation not on record
3
UChlocation not on record
1
Auckland, NZ
1
5 institutions · 14 of 16 vouchered records shown
09Environmental DNA2 detections
Where the DNA of Hymenophyllum caespitosum 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 found2
Studies independent surveys1
Countries1
Signal confidence: weakweighed across independent studies, places & mapped detections
Where its DNA was found
0 of 2 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 median14.1 °C 14.1–14.1
Seasonal swing summer↔winter12.4 °C
Max temp (day)20.5 °C
Min temp (night)8.70 °C
Precipitation145 mm/mo
Air humidity58.8 %
Moisture balance39.0 mm/mo
Vapour deficit702 Pa
Wind speed2.50 m/s
Cloud cover20.8 %
CHELSA 1981–2010, ~9 km grid, at location & month of 2 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.
