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 Mitrula paludosa has left across the world's sequence archives.
At a glance
DNA specimens3
Marker genes1
GenBank sequences4
eDNA detections5
Countries3
The DNA barcodea real sequence read deposited for this species
Mitrula paludosa isolate F-5008 internal transcribed spacer 1, partial sequence; 5.8S ribosomal RNA gene and 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.
★ITS4
fungal barcode
06Genome at a glanceGoaT
The complete instruction manualMitrula paludosa 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.
Genome sizehow big the whole instruction manual is
Genome size36 670 000 bp
Measured in base pairs (bp) — the individual letters of DNA (human ≈ 3.2 Gb, a bacterium a few million). The chart places this genome on a logarithmic scale — each step to the right is ten times bigger — among reference organisms. Across species a bigger genome loosely tracks with larger cells, slower growth and lower-energy lifestyles (powered flight favours small genomes) — yet it does not imply more genes or a more advanced organism (the long-standing C-value paradox).
BACTERIUM Carsonella ruddii0.00016 Gb
THIS GENOME Mitrula paludosa0.04 Gb
FUNGUS0.04 Gb
INSECT0.25 Gb
HUMAN3.2 Gb
WHEAT17 Gb
FERN Tmesipteris160.45 Gb
08Occurrence & distribution
Record type6 729 records
Wild obs. + sensor5 910
Museum / vouchered802
Cultivated / captive3
Other14
Origin
Introduced1
Range
Area of Occupancy AOO16 184 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 accuracy68% within 1 km
≤100 m 2 656≤1 km 1 011≤10 km 1 582>10 km 113
5 362 georeferenced · 548 without coordinates
Open the mapobservation + sensor5 910
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 accuracy58% within 1 km
≤100 m 60≤1 km 269≤10 km 139>10 km 104
572 georeferenced · 230 without coordinates
Open the institutions mapphysical evidence802
Cultivated / Captivenot free-living
A living individual in a botanical garden, zoo or nursery — cultivated or kept, not free-living.
Coordinate accuracy0% within 1 km
≤10 km 1
1 georeferenced · 2 without coordinates
Open the mapnot free-living3
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 82 geolocated
Institutions and collections holding physical, vouchered specimens of this species — click a row to fly to it on the map.
Institution
Specimens
Olocation not on record
189
Uppsala, SE
95
Helsinki, FI
51
Trondheim, NO
40
Görlitz, DE
26
SLU Artdatabankenlocation not on record
22
Karlsruhe, DE
21
Bronx, US
21
Bernard Price Institute for Palaeontological Researchlocation not on record
19
Copenhagen, DK
18
Catholic University of Pekinglocation not on record
16
TROMlocation not on record
14
WU-MYClocation not on record
11
Joensuu, FI
11
Kuopio, FI
10
LDlocation not on record
9
Umeå Universitylocation not on record
8
San Sebastián, ES
7
FAMCALlocation not on record
7
BDBClocation not on record
6
Museo Entomologico de Leonlocation not on record
6
Vitoria, ES
6
Jyväskylä, FI
6
Göteborg, SE
6
PHlocation not on record
6
Museum Ludovicae Ulricae, Zoology Institute of the University of Uppsalalocation not on record
6
Tartu, EE
6
Kew, GB
6
MAlocation not on record
5
Brown Universitylocation not on record
5
Museo civico di Storia naturale Giacomo Doria di Genova | Giacomo Doria Natural History Museum in Genoalocation not on record
4
Acadia Universitylocation not on record
4
Bardejov, SK
4
Osaka, JP
4
Universidade de Lisboa, Museu Bocagelocation not on record
4
ILLSlocation not on record
3
PRClocation not on record
3
GJOlocation not on record
3
Grupo Actinomicetales Merida Facultad de Medicinalocation not on record
3
Madison, US
3
Oulu, FI
3
Lincoln, US
3
Champaign, US
3
Denver, US
2
FLASlocation not on record
2
Tomioka, JP
2
Tilburg, NL
2
Chicago, US
2
HabitatVisionlocation not on record
2
MeiseBGlocation not on record
2
Turku, FI
2
Pullman, US
2
Museo Achille Folettolocation not on record
2
Baton Rouge, US
2
Ann Arbor, US
2
WTUlocation not on record
2
Berlin, DE
2
Staten Island, US
2
University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU)location not on record
2
Provincia di Livornolocation not on record
1
Orto botanico di Lucca | Botanical Garden of Luccalocation not on record
1
JA-CAGPDS-CAMlocation not on record
1
Université de Montréal Biodiversity Centrelocation not on record
1
University of Oslo, Natural History Museumlocation not on record
1
Toronto, CA
1
Gijón, ES
1
nsnflocation not on record
1
Clemson, US
1
Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznańlocation not on record
1
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kewlocation not on record
1
Entomological Society of Latvialocation not on record
1
Blacksburg, US
1
Metsähallituslocation not on record
1
DPIlocation not on record
1
CJBGlocation not on record
1
Canberra, AU
1
McWane Science Centerlocation not on record
1
Odawara, JP
1
Madrid, ES
1
Mlocation not on record
1
Natural History Museum Rotterdamlocation not on record
1
Oskarshamn, SE
1
82 institutions · 758 of 802 vouchered records shown · 44 without an institution code
Cultivated / Captivenot free-living
A living individual in a botanical garden, zoo or nursery — cultivated or kept, not free-living.
09Environmental DNA5 detections
Where the DNA of Mitrula paludosa 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 found5
Studies independent surveys2
Countries3
Signal confidence: moderateweighed across independent studies, places & mapped detections
Where its DNA was found
0 of 5 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 median6.90 °C 4.90–10.5
Seasonal swing summer↔winter14.0 °C
Max temp (day)8.10 °C 6.40–12.4
Min temp (night)5.80 °C 2.50–6.80
Precipitation132 mm/mo 92.5–172
Air humidity66.5 % 64.4–69.8
Moisture balance69.0 mm/mo 51.2–129
Vapour deficit354 Pa 274–425
Wind speed5.00 m/s 3.00–5.60
Cloud cover54.6 % 52.2–60.6
CHELSA 1981–2010, ~9 km grid, at location & month of 4 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.
WikipediaWikimedia Foundation8 languages↗
BioWikiNetmultilingual Wikipediamultilingual↗
GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility6 729 records↗
ENAEuropean Nucleotide Archive · EMBL-EBI5 eDNA detections↗
BOLD SystemsCentre for Biodiversity Genomics3 specimens↗
NCBIUS National Library of Medicinesequences↗
Open Tree of LifeOpenTreephylogeny backbone↗
GoaTGenomes on a Tree · Sangergenome ~0.04 Gbp↗
GLoBIGlobal Biotic Interactionsbiotic interactions↗