Pseudocyphellaria crocata is a species of lichen in the family Peltigeraceae of the ascomycetes. Its predators include the land snail Notodiscus hookeri.Gadea, A., Le Pogam, P., Biver, G., Boustie, J., Le Lamer, A. C., Le Dévéhat, F., & Charrier, M. (2017). "Which Specialized Metabolites Does the Native Subantarctic Gastropod Notodiscus hookeri Extract from the Consumption of the Lichens Usnea taylorii and Pseudocyphellaria crocata?". Molecules 22(3): 425. In Iceland, it has been found in only two locations and is classified as critically endangered (CR).Náttúrufræðistofnun Íslands [Icelandic Institute of Natural History] (1996). Válisti 1: Plöntur. (in Icelandic) Reykjavík: Náttúrufræðistofnun Íslands.
No narrative description available for this taxon yet.
Compounds documented for Pseudocyphellaria crocata across natural-product and food-composition databases — not just the ~150 nutrients on a classic label ("nutritional dark matter").
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 Pseudocyphellaria crocata has left across the world's sequence archives.
At a glance
DNA specimens31
Marker genes2
GenBank sequences10
eDNA detections37
Countries7
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.
★ITS10★ITS1
fungal barcode
08Occurrence & distribution
Record type2 864 records
Wild obs. + sensor424
Museum / vouchered2 375
Other65
Origin
Native6
Range
Area of Occupancy AOO7 236 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 accuracy82% within 1 km
≤100 m 183≤1 km 108≤10 km 40>10 km 23
354 georeferenced · 70 without coordinates
Open the mapobservation + sensor424
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 83≤1 km 381≤10 km 281>10 km 45
790 georeferenced · 1 585 without coordinates
Open the institutions mapphysical evidence2 375
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 institutions56 of 98 geolocated
Institutions and collections holding physical, vouchered specimens of this species — click a row to fly to it on the map.
Institution
Specimens
Christchurch, NZ
266
Auckland, NZ
212
Canberra, AU
204
Hobart, AU
153
McWane Science Centerlocation not on record
135
Helsinki, FI
102
Durham, US
86
Berlin, DE
69
Olocation not on record
67
Museo Entomologico de Leonlocation not on record
65
Madison, US
61
Chicago, US
50
Vancouver, CA
50
MeiseBGlocation not on record
46
ASUlocation not on record
46
LDlocation not on record
42
Bando, JP
41
Wellington, NZ
36
Uppsala, SE
35
University of Stellenboschlocation not on record
33
Edmonton, CA
30
St. Paul, US
29
US
28
DOI/NPS, Colonial National Historical Parklocation not on record
28
Göteborg, SE
28
Museo civico La Terra e l'Uomo di Crocetta del Montellolocation not on record
27
Senckenberg Gesellschaft für Naturforschung: Senckenberg Forschungsinstitut und Naturmuseumlocation not on record
27
ILLSlocation not on record
24
Philadelphia, US
22
TROMlocation not on record
22
Bronx, US
22
Brisbane, AU
21
National Museum of Natural Sciencelocation not on record
19
South Kensington, GB
18
National Biodiversity Institute, Costa Ricalocation not on record
18
Boise, US
13
PHlocation not on record
13
Edinburgh, GB
10
Kensington, AU
8
WTUlocation not on record
8
Arcata, US
7
Pretoria, ZA
7
Universidade de Lisboa, Museu Bocagelocation not on record
6
AASlocation not on record
5
Nagatoro-machi, Chichibu-gun, JP
5
Toronto, CA
5
Minia, EG
5
University of Gdansklocation not on record
5
Mount Annan, AU
5
Champaign, US
4
Armidale, AU
4
Adelaide, AU
4
Acadia Universitylocation not on record
4
Fort Worth, US
3
NMBU:MINAlocation not on record
3
Museo Achille Folettolocation not on record
3
QVMAGlocation not on record
3
Madrid, ES
3
PUC-RSlocation not on record
3
Buenos Aires, AR
3
Santa Barbara, US
2
Rotorua, NZ
2
Herb. Ramboldlocation not on record
2
New Brunswick, US
2
Université Lavallocation not on record
2
Catholic University of Pekinglocation not on record
2
Universidad Nacional de Colombia (UNAL)location not on record
2
Bozeman, US
2
Mlocation not on record
2
Bergen, NO
2
Kew, GB
2
Victoria, CA
2
FLASlocation not on record
2
US
2
Oregon State Universitylocation not on record
2
Wuzhou, CN
1
Portland, US
1
Weber State Universitylocation not on record
1
Honolulu, US
1
Grupo Actinomicetales Merida Facultad de Medicinalocation not on record
1
Trondheim, NO
1
DOI/FWS, Kenai National Wildlife Refugelocation not on record
1
Turku, FI
1
Davis, US
1
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kewlocation not on record
1
MAlocation not on record
1
Stockholm, SE
1
Sugadaira Research Station, Mountain Science Center, University of Tsukubalocation not on record
1
Ann Arbor, US
1
Kenai National Wildlife Refugelocation not on record
1
Clocation not on record
1
GZUlocation not on record
1
Pocatello, US
1
Pontificia Universidad Javeriana (PUJ)location not on record
1
Knoxville, US
1
EL PASO, US
1
Chicago, US
1
Universidade Federale do Rio Grande do Sullocation not on record
1
98 institutions · 2 354 of 2 375 vouchered records shown · 5 without an institution code
09Environmental DNA37 detections
Where the DNA of Pseudocyphellaria crocata 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 found37
Studies independent surveys1
Countries7
Signal confidence: weakweighed across independent studies, places & mapped detections
Where its DNA was found
0 of 37 detections have coordinates
Open the map7 countries0
live birch tree with other lichens, spruce-b…
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 median8.30 °C 5.70–20.8
Seasonal swing summer↔winter8.70 °C
Max temp (day)11.3 °C 9.20–24.6
Min temp (night)5.00 °C 1.40–18.1
Precipitation148 mm/mo 130–253
Air humidity62.6 % 59.7–71.2
Moisture balance54.3 mm/mo 12.2–125
Vapour deficit478 Pa 357–735
Wind speed4.30 m/s 1.70–5.90
Cloud cover38.8 % 30.1–42.6
CHELSA 1981–2010, ~9 km grid, at location & month of 18 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 Foundation1 languages↗
GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility2 864 records↗
ENAEuropean Nucleotide Archive · EMBL-EBI37 eDNA detections↗
BOLD SystemsCentre for Biodiversity Genomics31 specimens↗
NCBIUS National Library of Medicinesequences↗
LOTUSNatural Products (Wikidata)compounds↗
NPASSNat. Product Activity & Species Sourcecompounds↗
Open Tree of LifeOpenTreephylogeny backbone↗
Catalogue of LifeCOLtaxonomy↗
GLoBIGlobal Biotic Interactionsbiotic interactions↗