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 Phaeophyscia sciastra has left across the world's sequence archives.
At a glance
DNA specimens10
Marker genes1
GenBank sequences6
eDNA detections10
Countries2
The DNA barcodea real sequence read deposited for this species
★ 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.
★ITS6
fungal barcode
08Occurrence & distribution
Record type3 174 records
Wild obs. + sensor1 164
Museum / vouchered1 995
Other15
Range
Area of Occupancy AOO9 052 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 accuracy74% within 1 km
≤100 m 524≤1 km 271≤10 km 273>10 km 12
1 080 georeferenced · 84 without coordinates
Open the mapobservation + sensor1 164
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 accuracy59% within 1 km
≤100 m 171≤1 km 319≤10 km 297>10 km 50
837 georeferenced · 1 158 without coordinates
Open the institutions mapphysical evidence1 995
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 institutions35 of 89 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
246
Madison, US
199
St. Paul, US
130
Uppsala, SE
121
Helsinki, FI
92
Museo civico La Terra e l'Uomo di Crocetta del Montellolocation not on record
78
ASUlocation not on record
76
LDlocation not on record
63
Polar-Alpine Botanical Garden-Institutelocation not on record
56
Vancouver, CA
55
DOI/NPS, Colonial National Historical Parklocation not on record
45
Philadelphia, US
43
Stockholm, SE
41
39
Bronx, US
38
TROMlocation not on record
31
Bozeman, US
31
Université Lavallocation not on record
30
Bergen, NO
29
Durham, US
27
University of Stellenboschlocation not on record
27
Senckenberg Gesellschaft für Naturforschung: Senckenberg Forschungsinstitut und Naturmuseumlocation not on record
27
Trondheim, NO
26
Clocation not on record
25
SLU Artdatabankenlocation not on record
25
Wuzhou, CN
25
TSBlocation not on record
24
WTUlocation not on record
23
Edmonton, CA
20
Boise, US
18
Salzburg, AT
14
CJBGlocation not on record
12
Dhaka, BD
11
University of Gdansklocation not on record
10
Berlin, DE
8
Ann Arbor, US
7
Institute of the Industrial Ecology Problems of the North of Kola Science Center of the Russian Academy of Sciences.location not on record
7
Museo Entomologico de Leonlocation not on record
6
BioFokuslocation not on record
6
Museum Ludovicae Ulricae, Zoology Institute of the University of Uppsalalocation not on record
6
PHlocation not on record
6
Mlocation not on record
5
Umeå Universitylocation not on record
5
Fort Hayslocation not on record
5
GZUlocation not on record
5
Toronto, CA
4
Göteborg, SE
4
ILLSlocation not on record
4
CLUlocation not on record
3
M-Lichenslocation not on record
3
MeiseBGlocation not on record
3
nbflocation not on record
3
Clemson, US
3
PRClocation not on record
3
McWane Science Centerlocation not on record
3
ULBF-AGRlocation not on record
2
UNITOlocation not on record
2
Santa Barbara, US
2
DClocation not on record
2
University of Oslo, Natural History Museumlocation not on record
2
Minia, EG
2
University of Manitobalocation not on record
2
Oregon State Universitylocation not on record
2
Canberra, AU
2
Uniwersytet Wrocławskilocation not on record
2
Bureau of Land Management, Medford District Officelocation not on record
1
US
1
DOI/FWS, Kenai National Wildlife Refugelocation not on record
1
Chapel Hill, US
1
San Sebastián, ES
1
Edinburgh, GB
1
Ural Federal University "B. N. Yeltsin"location not on record
1
Universidade de Lisboa, Museu Bocagelocation not on record
1
Staatsarchiv Urilocation not on record
1
Metsähallituslocation not on record
1
Oulu, FI
1
Museo civico di Storia naturale Giacomo Doria di Genova | Giacomo Doria Natural History Museum in Genoalocation not on record
1
Norwegian Institute of Bioeconomy Researchlocation not on record
1
Knoxville, US
1
FLASlocation not on record
1
AASlocation not on record
1
Kenai National Wildlife Refugelocation not on record
1
Yukon Universitylocation not on record
1
Acadia Universitylocation not on record
1
British Antarctic Surveylocation not on record
1
Chicago, US
1
Museum of the Rockieslocation not on record
1
Champaign, US
1
Madrid, ES
1
89 institutions · 1 900 of 1 995 vouchered records shown · 94 without an institution code
09Environmental DNA10 detections
Where the DNA of Phaeophyscia sciastra 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 found10
Studies independent surveys1
Countries2
Signal confidence: weakweighed across independent studies, places & mapped detections
Where its DNA was found
0 of 10 detections have coordinates
Open the map2 countries0
On building wall (rock)growing on asphalt shingles on north-facing …
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 median7.70 °C 4.50–8.90
Seasonal swing summer↔winter20.3 °C
Max temp (day)10.6 °C 7.00–11.4
Min temp (night)4.70 °C 0.6–4.90
Precipitation84.5 mm/mo 68.7–145
Air humidity65.0 % 60.3–68.6
Moisture balance111 mm/mo
Vapour deficit365 Pa 268–458
Wind speed3.60 m/s
Cloud cover58.1 % 49.8–59.1
CHELSA 1981–2010, ~9 km grid, at location & month of 3 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.
GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility3 173 records↗
OBISOcean Biodiversity Information System1 records↗
ENAEuropean Nucleotide Archive · EMBL-EBI10 eDNA detections↗
BOLD SystemsCentre for Biodiversity Genomics10 specimens↗
NCBIUS National Library of Medicinesequences↗
Open Tree of LifeOpenTreephylogeny backbone↗
Catalogue of LifeCOLtaxonomy↗
GLoBIGlobal Biotic Interactionsbiotic interactions↗