Habitat GIFTCampo de Altitude, Floresta Estacional Semidecidual
Succulenceno
Woodinessnon-woody
Physiology & chemistry1
Nitrogen fixingnon_nitrogen_fixer
03Chemical composition40 compounds
Compounds documented for Mesosphaerum pectinatum across natural-product and food-composition databases — not just the ~150 nutrients on a classic label ("nutritional dark matter").
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 Mesosphaerum pectinatum has left across the world's sequence archives.
At a glance
DNA specimens13
Marker genes6
eDNA detections6
Countries4
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.
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plant barcodefungal barcodemarker
06Genome at a glanceCCDB · GIFT
The complete instruction manualMesosphaerum pectinatum 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.
CCDB · ipcn-api-dl — Borgen, L. 1975. Chromosome numbers of vascular plants from Macaronesia. Norweg. J. Bot. 22: 71–76.
CCDB · ipcn-api-dl — AUQUIER, P. & R. RENARD. 1975. Nombres chromosomiques de quelques angiospermes du Rwanda, Burundi et Kivu (Zaïre)---I. Bull. Jard. Bot. Belg. 45: 421–445.
Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.
Coordinate accuracy81% within 1 km
≤100 m 171≤1 km 79≤10 km 11>10 km 47
308 georeferenced · 309 without coordinates
Open the mapobservation + sensor617
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 accuracy80% within 1 km
≤100 m 36≤1 km 25≤10 km 14>10 km 1
76 georeferenced · 1 118 without coordinates
Open the institutions mapphysical evidence1 194
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 institutions45 of 111 geolocated
Institutions and collections holding physical, vouchered specimens of this species — click a row to fly to it on the map.
Institution
Specimens
Saint Louis, US
307
Kew, GB
86
Masindi, UG
84
UNIVASFlocation not on record
48
Laboratorio de Ictiologialocation not on record
47
Chaguaramas, TT
46
Feira de Santana, BR
33
Brisbane, AU
30
UFBAlocation not on record
29
Puerto Ayora, EC
24
Tampa, US
23
Smithfield, AU
23
Blumenau, BR
22
León, NI
21
University of Stellenboschlocation not on record
18
St. Augustine, TT
17
JBRJlocation not on record
17
Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Nortelocation not on record
11
UFMGlocation not on record
10
San José, CR
10
Loja, EC
9
Canberra, AU
9
Bronx, US
9
Cenargenlocation not on record
9
USP-IBlocation not on record
9
Brasília, BR
8
MEXUlocation not on record
7
Quito, EC
6
Antiguo Cuscatlán, SV
6
Salvador, BR
6
Parc Botanique et Zoologique de Tsimbazaza (PBZT)location not on record
5
Durham, US
5
BISHlocation not on record
5
Brasília, BR
5
MSB-3054location not on record
5
CPATSAlocation not on record
5
Montréal, CA
5
San Jose State University, Museum of Birds and Mammalslocation not on record
5
Berlin, DE
5
Plocation not on record
5
BMlocation not on record
4
Giardini Botanici Hanburylocation not on record
4
Palmerston, AU
4
Universidade Federal de Santa Catarinalocation not on record
4
Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldilocation not on record
4
Chicago, US
4
HACAMlocation not on record
4
Durban, ZA
3
Santa Teresa, BR
3
Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul, Campus do Pantanallocation not on record
3
UFSClocation not on record
3
Cusco, PE
3
Area de Conservacion Guanacastelocation not on record
3
Aarhus, DK
3
INMAlocation not on record
3
James Cook Townsvillelocation not on record
2
Calabar, NG
2
UFSJlocation not on record
2
La Paz, BO
2
COLlocation not on record
2
Florida Museum of Natural History- Zoology, Paleontology & Paleobotanylocation not on record
2
Federal University of Espírito Santolocation not on record
2
UFESlocation not on record
2
URCAlocation not on record
2
MeiseBGlocation not on record
2
Jena Microbial Resource Collectionlocation not on record
2
Bogotá, D.C., CO
2
Universidade Federal de Sergipe (UFS)location not on record
2
Cuiabá, BR
2
Guatemala City, GT
2
Universidade Federal do Espírito Santolocation not on record
2
IPA/SPlocation not on record
2
Sangmiung Universitylocation not on record
1
Museo Entomologico de Leonlocation not on record
1
Centre National d'Application des Recherches Pharmaceutiques (CNARP)location not on record
1
UFPIlocation not on record
1
Criciúma, BR
1
Provo, US
1
Universidad de los Llanos (UniLlanos)location not on record
1
Universiti Sains Malaysialocation not on record
1
UNESClocation not on record
1
Adelaide, AU
1
FPMZBlocation not on record
1
Instituto de Investigación de Recursos Biológicos Alexander von Humboldt (IAvH)location not on record
1
Universidade Federal do Ceara, Departamento de Biologialocation not on record
1
UNIVILLElocation not on record
1
UFRPElocation not on record
1
Universidade Federal do Maranhãolocation not on record
1
Ann Arbor, US
1
Université de Bordeauxlocation not on record
1
UFPElocation not on record
1
ESALQlocation not on record
1
Ilhéus, BR
1
Empresa Pernambucana de Pesquisa Agropecuária, IPAlocation not on record
1
Departamento de Sistematica e Ecologialocation not on record
1
UFPRlocation not on record
1
UnBlocation not on record
1
Cruz das Almas, BR
1
Universidad Nacional Agrarialocation not on record
1
QCNElocation not on record
1
Glocation not on record
1
University of Johannesburglocation not on record
1
Madison, US
1
HUAlocation not on record
1
Conservatoire Botanique National de Mascarinlocation not on record
1
Universidad de El Salvadorlocation not on record
1
Cambridge, US
1
Station d'Ecologie de Lamtolocation not on record
1
Mérida, MX
1
Universidad de Guayaquillocation not on record
1
Mount Annan, AU
1
111 institutions · 1 159 of 1 194 vouchered records shown · 35 without an institution code
09Environmental DNA6 detections
Where the DNA of Mesosphaerum pectinatum 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 found6
Studies independent surveys1
Countries2
Signal confidence: weakweighed across independent studies, places & mapped detections
Where its DNA was found
0 of 6 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 median21.6 °C 20.2–23.0
Seasonal swing summer↔winter5.80 °C
Max temp (day)26.7 °C 25.8–27.6
Min temp (night)17.0 °C 14.7–19.3
Precipitation26.2 mm/mo 17.5–34.8
Air humidity58.9 % 55.4–62.5
Moisture balance-96.3 mm/mo -113–-79.7
Vapour deficit1,053 Pa 1,052–1,054
Wind speed4.80 m/s 2.40–7.20
Cloud cover14.6 % 14.1–15.1
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.
BioWikiNetmultilingual Wikipediamultilingual↗
GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility1 814 records↗
ENAEuropean Nucleotide Archive · EMBL-EBI6 eDNA detections↗
BOLD SystemsCentre for Biodiversity Genomics13 specimens↗
LOTUSNatural Products (Wikidata)compounds↗
GRIN TaxonomyUSDA-ARSdistribution & uses↗
CCDBChromosome Counts DB · Tel Aviv U.genome & karyotype↗
giftgenome & karyotype
PloiDBPloidy Databasegenome & karyotype
GLoBIGlobal Biotic Interactionsbiotic interactions↗