Naematelia encephala

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Fungi/Basidiomycota/Tremellomycetes/Tremellales/Naemateliaceae/Naematelia

At a glance

Occurrence records2 575

Data sources7

Biological traits0

DNA specimens1

eDNA detections82

Sources7 archives

Databases and archives Naematelia encephala's data was compiled from.

WikipediaWikimedia Foundation1 languages↗

GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility2 575 records↗

ENAEuropean Nucleotide Archive · EMBL-EBI82 eDNA detections↗

BOLD SystemsCentre for Biodiversity Genomics1 specimens↗

GoaTGenomes on a Tree · Sangergenome & karyotype↗

Catalogue of LifeCOLtaxonomy↗

GLoBIGlobal Biotic Interactionsbiotic interactions↗

On this page5 sections

Every layer below draws on the sources above — open one to explore it, or use ← → to move between tabs.

NarrativeWikipediaarticle

Occurrence & distributionGBIF2 575 records

Environmental DNA5 datasets · 4 countries82 detections

DNA & barcodingBOLD1 specimens

Genome at a glanceGoaT20 Mbp

01Narrative

Naematelia encephala (synonym Tremella encephala) is a species of fungus producing pink, brain-like, gelatinous basidiocarps (fruit bodies). It is widespread in north temperate regions and is parasitic on another species of fungus (Stereum sanguinolentum) that grows on dead attached and recently fallen branches of conifers. In the UK, its recommended English name is conifer brain.

No narrative description available for this taxon yet.

02Traits & measurements

No structured trait data for this taxon yet.

05DNA & barcoding1 specimens

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 Naematelia encephala has left across the world's sequence archives.

At a glance

DNA specimens1

Marker genes1

eDNA detections82

Countries4

Marker genes sequenced

28S-D1-D2

marker

06Genome at a glanceGoaT

The complete instruction manual Naematelia encephala 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 size19 790 000 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 Naematelia encephala0.02 Gb

FUNGUS0.04 Gb

INSECT0.25 Gb

HUMAN3.2 Gb

WHEAT17 Gb

FERN Tmesipteris160.45 Gb

Sequencing statusassembly quality — how far to trust these numbers

Assembly level tells you how finished the sequence is — from fragmented contigs, through scaffolds, up to a full chromosome-level assembly. BUSCO % estimates completeness: the share of genes expected to be present that were actually found. These describe the data quality, not the organism.

Assembly levelContig

Completeness84.5% BUSCO

08Occurrence & distribution

Record type2 575 records

Wild obs. + sensor2 206

Museum / vouchered367

Other2

Range

Area of Occupancy AOO7 292 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 accuracy93% within 1 km

≤100 m 1 408≤1 km 517≤10 km 130>10 km 23

2 078 georeferenced · 128 without coordinates

Open the mapobservation + sensor2 206

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 accuracy55% within 1 km

≤100 m 22≤1 km 99≤10 km 74>10 km 27

222 georeferenced · 145 without coordinates

Open the institutions mapphysical evidence367

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 institutions17 of 32 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	117
Uppsala, SE	27
Bernard Price Institute for Palaeontological Researchlocation not on record	14
SLU Artdatabankenlocation not on record	13
Chicago, US	6
PHlocation not on record	5
CJBGlocation not on record	4
Trondheim, NO	4
Warsaw, PL	4
Chapel Hill, US	3
Pullman, US	3
UNINE:NEUlocation not on record	3
Uniwersytet Łódzkilocation not on record	2
Oskarshamn, SE	2
Catholic University of Pekinglocation not on record	2
Göteborg, SE	2
Brown Universitylocation not on record	2
TROMlocation not on record	2
Champaign, US	2
Museo civico di Storia naturale Giacomo Doria di Genova \| Giacomo Doria Natural History Museum in Genoalocation not on record	2
FLASlocation not on record	1
San Sebastián, ES	1
Karlsruhe, DE	1
LDlocation not on record	1
Auckland, NZ	1
Ann Arbor, US	1
Gijón, ES	1
BRNUlocation not on record	1
Lincoln, US	1
Museum Ludovicae Ulricae, Zoology Institute of the University of Uppsalalocation not on record	1
Clemson, US	1
Madison, US	1

32 institutions · 231 of 367 vouchered records shown · 136 without an institution code

09Environmental DNA82 detections

Where the DNA of Naematelia encephala 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 found82

Studies independent surveys5

Countries4

Verifiable raw sequence linked1

Signal confidence: moderateweighed across independent studies, places & mapped detections

Where its DNA was found

0 of 82 detections have coordinates

Open the map4 countries0

Birch(Hardwood) dowel buried in soil of a mi…Spruce(Softwood) dowel buried in soil of a c…NearcticPalearcticBirch(Hardwood) dowel buried in soil of a co…Birch(Hardwood) dowel buried in soil of a co…

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 median11.8 °C 0.8–14.5

Seasonal swing summer↔winter26.8 °C

Max temp (day)14.6 °C 2.20–17.4

Min temp (night)9.00 °C -1.10–10.8

Precipitation89.4 mm/mo 66.5–102

Air humidity63.1 % 57.3–71.2

Moisture balance25.0 mm/mo -17.9–52.0

Vapour deficit515 Pa 187–647

Wind speed2.40 m/s 2.40–2.70

Cloud cover58.8 % 54.0–59.0

CHELSA 1981–2010, ~9 km grid, at location & month of 80 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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Naematelia encephala

At a glance

Sources7 archives

At a glance

Genome sizehow big the whole instruction manual is

Sequencing statusassembly quality — how far to trust these numbers

Record type2 575 records

Range

Wildobservation + sensor

Museum / Voucheredphysical evidence

Wildobservation + sensor

Holding institutions17 of 32 geolocated

Signal

Where its DNA was found

How strong is each trace?

Modelled climatemodelled

Record type2 575 records