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 Placopsis gelida has left across the world's sequence archives.
At a glance
DNA specimens1
Marker genes1
GenBank sequences4
eDNA detections850
Countries3
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.
★ITS4
fungal barcode
08Occurrence & distribution
Record type3 035 records
Wild obs. + sensor1 069
Museum / vouchered1 965
Other1
Origin
Native1
Range
Area of Occupancy AOO7 984 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 accuracy45% within 1 km
≤100 m 219≤1 km 193≤10 km 488>10 km 8
908 georeferenced · 161 without coordinates
Open the mapobservation + sensor1 069
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 accuracy53% within 1 km
≤100 m 60≤1 km 194≤10 km 174>10 km 51
479 georeferenced · 1 486 without coordinates
Open the institutions mapphysical evidence1 965
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 institutions44 of 79 geolocated
Institutions and collections holding physical, vouchered specimens of this species — click a row to fly to it on the map.
Institution
Specimens
Madison, US
105
85
Uppsala, SE
80
Vancouver, CA
74
Olocation not on record
53
Museo civico La Terra e l'Uomo di Crocetta del Montellolocation not on record
48
TROMlocation not on record
43
Hobart, AU
41
McWane Science Centerlocation not on record
39
WTUlocation not on record
35
ASUlocation not on record
33
DOI/NPS, Colonial National Historical Parklocation not on record
32
LDlocation not on record
31
Trondheim, NO
31
Canberra, AU
26
Bergen, NO
25
South Kensington, GB
21
Museo Entomologico de Leonlocation not on record
18
Durham, US
18
Chicago, US
17
Ann Arbor, US
16
US
16
St. Paul, US
14
Clocation not on record
13
Edmonton, CA
11
Edinburgh, GB
10
University of Stellenboschlocation not on record
9
Christchurch, NZ
8
Champaign, US
7
Senckenberg Gesellschaft für Naturforschung: Senckenberg Forschungsinstitut und Naturmuseumlocation not on record
7
National Biodiversity Institute, Costa Ricalocation not on record
7
MeiseBGlocation not on record
7
Boise, US
6
Davis, US
6
Stockholm, SE
6
Mlocation not on record
6
Bronx, US
5
Philadelphia, US
5
University of Gdansklocation not on record
5
Universidade de Lisboa, Museu Bocagelocation not on record
5
Berlin, DE
5
Polar-Alpine Botanical Garden-Institutelocation not on record
4
SLU Artdatabankenlocation not on record
4
AADClocation not on record
4
nbflocation not on record
4
Institute of the Industrial Ecology Problems of the North of Kola Science Center of the Russian Academy of Sciences.location not on record
4
Garðabær, IS
4
FLASlocation not on record
3
Helsinki, FI
3
Brisbane, AU
2
Victoria, CA
2
Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznańlocation not on record
2
Kuopio, FI
2
PHlocation not on record
2
Oregon State Universitylocation not on record
2
Université Lavallocation not on record
2
Salzburg, AT
2
Wellington, NZ
2
Chapel Hill, US
1
Göteborg, SE
1
Museo Achille Folettolocation not on record
1
British Antarctic Surveylocation not on record
1
Universidad Nacional de Colombia (UNAL)location not on record
1
Portland, US
1
EL PASO, US
1
QVMAGlocation not on record
1
Acadia Universitylocation not on record
1
GZUlocation not on record
1
Auckland, NZ
1
Santa Barbara, US
1
US
1
Bozeman, US
1
STNFlocation not on record
1
ILLSlocation not on record
1
Pretoria, ZA
1
Albuquerque, US
1
Toronto, CA
1
Wuzhou, CN
1
Armidale, AU
1
79 institutions · 1 098 of 1 965 vouchered records shown · 867 without an institution code
09Environmental DNA850 detections
Where the DNA of Placopsis gelida 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 found850
Studies independent surveys2
Countries3
Signal confidence: moderateweighed across independent studies, places & mapped detections
Where its DNA was found
0 of 850 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.
844 samples with on-site data · median with range · describes the sample, not the organism
Modelled climatemodelled
−15°Ctemperature across detection sites+40°C
Temperature median16.6 °C 10.8–25.6
Seasonal swing summer↔winter11.6 °C
Max temp (day)21.2 °C 15.1–30.1
Min temp (night)12.4 °C 6.80–20.7
Precipitation58.9 mm/mo 11.9–135
Air humidity57.4 % 46.1–62.5
Moisture balance-46.2 mm/mo -137–52.6
Vapour deficit808 Pa 509–1,554
Wind speed3.00 m/s 1.80–4.50
Cloud cover23.1 % 11.8–40.0
CHELSA 1981–2010, ~9 km grid, at location & month of 849 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 035 records↗
ENAEuropean Nucleotide Archive · EMBL-EBI850 eDNA detections↗
BOLD SystemsCentre for Biodiversity Genomics1 specimens↗
NCBIUS National Library of Medicinesequences↗
Open Tree of LifeOpenTreephylogeny backbone↗
Catalogue of LifeCOLtaxonomy↗
GLoBIGlobal Biotic Interactionsbiotic interactions↗