Microglossum olivaceum (vernacular name: olive earthtongue) is a species of fungus belonging to the family Geoglossaceae. Synonym: Geoglossum olivaceum Pers. (= basionym)
No narrative description available for this taxon yet.
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 Microglossum olivaceum has left across the world's sequence archives.
At a glance
DNA specimens3
Marker genes1
GenBank sequences10
eDNA detections59
Countries12
The DNA barcodea real sequence read deposited for this species
Microglossum olivaceum isolate S. D. Russell iNat # 236353903 5.8S ribosomal RNA gene, partial sequence; internal transcribed spacer 2, complete sequence; and large subunit ribosomal RNA gene, partial sequence
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.
★ITS10
fungal barcode
08Occurrence & distribution
Record type1 512 records
Wild obs. + sensor1 068
Museum / vouchered443
Other1
Range
Area of Occupancy AOO3 032 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 accuracy59% within 1 km
≤100 m 462≤1 km 152≤10 km 428>10 km 5
1 047 georeferenced · 21 without coordinates
Open the mapobservation + sensor1 068
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 accuracy62% within 1 km
≤100 m 111≤1 km 41≤10 km 73>10 km 22
247 georeferenced · 196 without coordinates
Open the institutions mapphysical evidence443
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 institutions21 of 44 geolocated
Institutions and collections holding physical, vouchered specimens of this species — click a row to fly to it on the map.
Institution
Specimens
Uppsala, SE
72
Olocation not on record
63
Kew, GB
59
SLU Artdatabankenlocation not on record
49
Copenhagen, DK
30
Stockholm, SE
28
nsnflocation not on record
15
LDlocation not on record
12
Chicago, US
7
Toronto, CA
6
Catholic University of Pekinglocation not on record
6
Bernard Price Institute for Palaeontological Researchlocation not on record
6
Ann Arbor, US
6
Karlsruhe, DE
4
TENN-Flocation not on record
4
Helsinki, FI
3
Trondheim, NO
3
JA-CAGPDS-CAMlocation not on record
3
Auckland, NZ
3
Chapel Hill, US
3
Tartu, EE
2
Universidade de Lisboa, Museu Bocagelocation not on record
2
Göteborg, SE
2
Université de Montréal Biodiversity Centrelocation not on record
2
Bronx, US
2
TROMlocation not on record
2
Grupo Actinomicetales Merida Facultad de Medicinalocation not on record
2
Gijón, ES
1
BDBClocation not on record
1
CBDClocation not on record
1
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kewlocation not on record
1
Museo Entomologico de Leonlocation not on record
1
Philadelphia, US
1
Davis and Elkins Collegelocation not on record
1
CA
1
BioFokuslocation not on record
1
Vancouver, CA
1
Acadia Universitylocation not on record
1
Museum Ludovicae Ulricae, Zoology Institute of the University of Uppsalalocation not on record
1
Museo civico di Storia naturale Giacomo Doria di Genova | Giacomo Doria Natural History Museum in Genoalocation not on record
1
FLASlocation not on record
1
ILLSlocation not on record
1
Madison, US
1
Baton Rouge, US
1
44 institutions · 413 of 443 vouchered records shown · 28 without an institution code
09Environmental DNA59 detections
Where the DNA of Microglossum olivaceum 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 found59
Studies independent surveys4
Countries12
Signal confidence: moderateweighed across independent studies, places & mapped detections
Where its DNA was found
0 of 59 detections have coordinates
Open the map12 countries0
NeotropicAfrotropicPalearctic
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.
Measured at samplingin-field
pH4.80 4.40–5.40
Conductivity94.0 µS/cm 49.0–168
Organic carbon4.92 % 4.15–5.66
Water content24.1 %
Nitrate-N16.0 mg/kg 3.00–71.0
Phosphorus20.0 mg/kg 7.00–41.0
Clay21.4 %
Sand68.9 %
Depth0 m 0–0.2
SoilDermosolFerrosol
4 samples with on-site data · median with range · describes the sample, not the organism
Modelled climatemodelled
−15°Ctemperature across detection sites+40°C
Temperature median9.20 °C 5.60–18.4
Seasonal swing summer↔winter20.5 °C
Max temp (day)10.7 °C 9.50–22.1
Min temp (night)5.40 °C -0.2–14.8
Precipitation139 mm/mo 49.0–196
Air humidity63.1 % 57.2–65.0
Moisture balance29.9 mm/mo -63.4–85.5
Vapour deficit439 Pa 337–824
Wind speed2.70 m/s 1.80–4.80
Cloud cover31.0 % 25.3–48.1
CHELSA 1981–2010, ~9 km grid, at location & month of 59 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.
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GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility1 512 records↗
ENAEuropean Nucleotide Archive · EMBL-EBI59 eDNA detections↗
BOLD SystemsCentre for Biodiversity Genomics3 specimens↗
NCBIUS National Library of Medicinesequences↗
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