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Traits & measurements1 literature sources1 traits
Chemical compositionLOTUS · NPASS6 compounds
Occurrence & distributionGBIF339 records
DNA & barcodingNCBIsequences
02Traits & measurements
SourcesTRY
Habitat & environment1
Growth formlichen
03Chemical composition6 compounds
Compounds documented for Ramalina usnea across natural-product and food-composition databases — not just the ~150 nutrients on a classic label ("nutritional dark matter").
Compound class profile4 classes
Monosaccharides1
Usnic acid and derivatives1
Depsidones1
Depsides1
Documented compounds6 total
Compound
Class
Amount
Source
(2S,4R)-Pentane-1,2,3,4,5-Pentol
present
LOTUS
Diffractaic Acid
present
NPASS
Erythritol
present
LOTUS
Glycerol
present
LOTUS
Psoromic Acid
present
NPASS
Usnic acid, (R)-
present
NPASS
05DNA & barcoding8 sequences
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 Ramalina usnea has left across the world's sequence archives.
At a glance
Marker genes1
GenBank sequences8
Countries2
The DNA barcodea real sequence read deposited for this species
Ramalina usnea isolate S43 internal transcribed spacer 1, partial sequence; 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.
★ITS8
fungal barcode
08Occurrence & distribution
Record type339 records
Wild obs. + sensor46
Museum / vouchered293
Range
Area of Occupancy AOO996 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 accuracy85% within 1 km
≤100 m 21≤1 km 8≤10 km 2>10 km 3
34 georeferenced · 12 without coordinates
Open the mapobservation + sensor46
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 accuracy22% within 1 km
≤100 m 1≤1 km 19≤10 km 59>10 km 13
92 georeferenced · 201 without coordinates
Open the institutions mapphysical evidence293
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 institutions24 of 45 geolocated
Institutions and collections holding physical, vouchered specimens of this species — click a row to fly to it on the map.
Institution
Specimens
Bronx, US
28
Durham, US
25
LDlocation not on record
25
Madison, US
23
Chicago, US
21
FLASlocation not on record
19
ASUlocation not on record
15
Pretoria, ZA
14
US
12
University of Stellenboschlocation not on record
8
ILLSlocation not on record
7
Kathmandu, NP
6
Boise, US
6
PHlocation not on record
6
Universidad Nacional de Colombia (UNAL)location not on record
5
PUC-RSlocation not on record
5
DOI/NPS, Colonial National Historical Parklocation not on record
5
Stockholm, SE
5
Knoxville, US
4
Senckenberg Gesellschaft für Naturforschung: Senckenberg Forschungsinstitut und Naturmuseumlocation not on record
4
South Kensington, GB
4
St. Paul, US
4
MeiseBGlocation not on record
4
Uppsala, SE
4
Berlin, DE
3
UNIVILLElocation not on record
3
Göteborg, SE
3
Lake Charles, US
3
UFPElocation not on record
2
Champaign, US
2
Catholic University of Pekinglocation not on record
2
Museu Nacional, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeirolocation not on record
2
UFPRlocation not on record
2
Schenectady, US
1
UFESlocation not on record
1
Museo civico La Terra e l'Uomo di Crocetta del Montellolocation not on record
1
Bergen, NO
1
New Haven, US
1
Minia, EG
1
National Biodiversity Institute, Costa Ricalocation not on record
1
Corrientes, AR
1
Logan, US
1
EL PASO, US
1
UFMSlocation not on record
1
Universidade Federale do Rio Grande do Sullocation not on record
1
45 institutions · 293 of 293 vouchered records shown
