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 Pucciniastrum epilobii has left across the world's sequence archives.
At a glance
DNA specimens2
Marker genes2
GenBank sequences7
eDNA detections9
Countries3
The DNA barcodea real sequence read deposited for this species
Pucciniastrum epilobii voucher NEFU-P201 small subunit ribosomal RNA gene, partial sequence; internal transcribed spacer 1 and 5.8S ribosomal RNA gene, complete sequence; and internal transcribed spacer 2, 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.
★ITS7★ITS1
fungal barcode
06Genome at a glanceGoaT
The complete instruction manualPucciniastrum epilobii 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 size282 800 000 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
INSECT0.25 Gb
THIS GENOME Pucciniastrum epilobii0.28 Gb
HUMAN3.2 Gb
WHEAT17 Gb
FERN Tmesipteris160.45 Gb
08Occurrence & distribution
Record type2 936 records
Wild obs. + sensor1 303
Museum / vouchered1 604
Other29
Range
Area of Occupancy AOO7 048 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 accuracy16% within 1 km
≤100 m 152≤1 km 49≤10 km 1 058>10 km 4
1 263 georeferenced · 40 without coordinates
Open the mapobservation + sensor1 303
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 accuracy34% within 1 km
≤100 m 51≤1 km 238≤10 km 418>10 km 147
854 georeferenced · 750 without coordinates
Open the institutions mapphysical evidence1 604
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 institutions31 of 56 geolocated
Institutions and collections holding physical, vouchered specimens of this species — click a row to fly to it on the map.
Institution
Specimens
Görlitz, DE
252
Helsinki, FI
222
Olocation not on record
200
Madison, US
149
Bernard Price Institute for Palaeontological Researchlocation not on record
129
Karlsruhe, DE
96
DPIlocation not on record
91
Kew, GB
79
Uppsala, SE
41
LDlocation not on record
41
Chicago, US
37
Norwegian Institute of Bioeconomy Researchlocation not on record
19
Pullman, US
18
Catholic University of Pekinglocation not on record
14
Laramie, US
11
TENN-Flocation not on record
10
WU-MYClocation not on record
9
Durango, MX
7
Copenhagen, DK
7
Mlocation not on record
7
IFR-DNFlocation not on record
6
Chapel Hill, US
6
Museo Entomologico de Leonlocation not on record
5
Ann Arbor, US
5
Tartu, EE
5
University of Tennessee at Chattanoogalocation not on record
4
TROMlocation not on record
4
Stockholm, SE
4
Kuopio, FI
4
Bronx, US
4
McWane Science Centerlocation not on record
3
Auckland, NZ
3
Lincoln, US
3
3
St. Paul, US
2
MeiseBGlocation not on record
2
Canberra, AU
2
Kensington, AU
2
Toronto, CA
2
CA
2
Hobart, AU
2
Research Collection of Richard C. Hamelinlocation not on record
2
Trondheim, NO
2
Uniwersytet Łódzkilocation not on record
1
PHlocation not on record
1
Berlin, DE
1
Oulu, FI
1
GZUlocation not on record
1
nsnflocation not on record
1
Durham, US
1
MAlocation not on record
1
SLU Artdatabankenlocation not on record
1
ISAlocation not on record
1
ILLSlocation not on record
1
Zürich, CH
1
Acadia Universitylocation not on record
1
56 institutions · 1 529 of 1 604 vouchered records shown · 75 without an institution code
09Environmental DNA9 detections
Where the DNA of Pucciniastrum epilobii 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 found9
Studies independent surveys2
Countries3
Signal confidence: moderateweighed across independent studies, places & mapped detections
Where its DNA was found
0 of 9 detections have coordinates
Open the map3 countries0
ForestEpilobium watsonii leaf with urediniaWetland
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 median14.4 °C 13.2–17.8
Seasonal swing summer↔winter22.1 °C
Max temp (day)19.9 °C 16.6–22.5
Min temp (night)12.2 °C 7.30–13.5
Precipitation84.6 mm/mo 42.9–156
Air humidity58.6 % 53.2–61.1
Moisture balance5.50 mm/mo
Vapour deficit722 Pa 658–824
Wind speed2.40 m/s
Cloud cover40.4 % 28.3–49.4
CHELSA 1981–2010, ~9 km grid, at location & month of 5 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 Foundation4 languages↗
BioWikiNetmultilingual Wikipediamultilingual↗
GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility2 936 records↗
ENAEuropean Nucleotide Archive · EMBL-EBI9 eDNA detections↗
BOLD SystemsCentre for Biodiversity Genomics2 specimens↗
NCBIUS National Library of Medicinesequences↗
Open Tree of LifeOpenTreephylogeny backbone↗
GoaTGenomes on a Tree · Sangergenome ~0.28 Gbp↗
GLoBIGlobal Biotic Interactionsbiotic interactions↗