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 Puccinia sorghi has left across the world's sequence archives.
At a glance
DNA specimens13
Marker genes3
GenBank sequences10
eDNA detections5
Countries4
The DNA barcodea real sequence read deposited for this species
Puccinia sorghi strain MHX4 small subunit ribosomal RNA gene, partial sequence; internal transcribed spacer 1, 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.
★COI-5P★ITS10★ITS2
animal barcodefungal barcode
06Genome at a glanceGoaT · NCBI
The complete instruction manualPuccinia sorghi 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 size101 000 000 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
FUNGUS0.04 Gb
THIS GENOME Puccinia sorghi0.10 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 levelScaffold
Completeness85.4% BUSCO
08Occurrence & distribution
Record type1 528 records
Wild obs. + sensor66
Museum / vouchered1 357
Other105
Origin
Native2
Range
Area of Occupancy AOO2 988 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 accuracy21% within 1 km
≤100 m 8≤1 km 5≤10 km 46>10 km 4
63 georeferenced · 3 without coordinates
Open the mapobservation + sensor66
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 accuracy9% within 1 km
≤100 m 5≤1 km 91≤10 km 756>10 km 209
1 061 georeferenced · 296 without coordinates
Open the institutions mapphysical evidence1 357
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 institutions30 of 49 geolocated
Institutions and collections holding physical, vouchered specimens of this species — click a row to fly to it on the map.
Institution
Specimens
Bernard Price Institute for Palaeontological Researchlocation not on record
480
ILLSlocation not on record
186
DPIlocation not on record
133
Madison, US
72
Catholic University of Pekinglocation not on record
52
Champaign, US
39
FLASlocation not on record
36
Zürich, CH
33
Brown Universitylocation not on record
31
Lincoln, US
29
Chicago, US
29
Bronx, US
27
Auckland, NZ
23
Karlsruhe, DE
18
Pullman, US
18
Görlitz, DE
16
PHlocation not on record
11
Chapel Hill, US
11
McWane Science Centerlocation not on record
11
St. Paul, US
10
Museo Entomologico de Leonlocation not on record
7
Grupo Actinomicetales Merida Facultad de Medicinalocation not on record
7
TENN-Flocation not on record
7
Baton Rouge, US
6
CA
6
Ann Arbor, US
6
Clemson, US
6
Toronto, CA
5
Cincinnati, US
5
Durango, MX
4
Kew, GB
4
Lausanne, CH
3
Kensington, AU
3
Helsinki, FI
2
Laramie, US
2
Canadian Department of Agriculturelocation not on record
2
WU-MYClocation not on record
2
Hobart, AU
1
GZUlocation not on record
1
Université de Montréal Biodiversity Centrelocation not on record
1
Leicester, GB
1
Gijón, ES
1
GJOlocation not on record
1
Canberra, AU
1
Uppsala, SE
1
Odawara, JP
1
UFPElocation not on record
1
Mlocation not on record
1
BDBClocation not on record
1
49 institutions · 1 354 of 1 357 vouchered records shown · 2 without an institution code
09Environmental DNA5 detections
Where the DNA of Puccinia sorghi 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 surveys1
Countries1
Signal confidence: weakweighed across independent studies, places & mapped detections
Where its DNA was found
0 of 5 detections have coordinates
Open the map1 country0
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 median28.7 °C 28.7–28.7
Seasonal swing summer↔winter16.6 °C
Max temp (day)34.9 °C
Min temp (night)21.0 °C
Precipitation3.40 mm/mo
Air humidity44.9 %
Moisture balance-197 mm/mo
Vapour deficit2,309 Pa
Wind speed4.20 m/s
Cloud cover10.3 %
CHELSA 1981–2010, ~9 km grid, at location & month of 1 detection point · 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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ENAEuropean Nucleotide Archive · EMBL-EBI5 eDNA detections↗
BOLD SystemsCentre for Biodiversity Genomics13 specimens↗
NCBIUS National Library of Medicinesequences↗
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Catalogue of LifeCOLtaxonomy↗
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