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 Rhynchospora pusilla has left across the world's sequence archives.
At a glance
DNA specimens2
Marker genes2
eDNA detections1
Countries1
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.
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plant barcode
08Occurrence & distribution
Record type391 records
Wild obs. + sensor32
Museum / vouchered359
Range
Area of Occupancy AOO1 244 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 accuracy81% within 1 km
≤100 m 19≤1 km 3>10 km 5
27 georeferenced · 5 without coordinates
Open the mapobservation + sensor32
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 accuracy43% within 1 km
≤100 m 17≤1 km 27≤10 km 28>10 km 31
103 georeferenced · 256 without coordinates
Open the institutions mapphysical evidence359
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 institutions21 of 35 geolocated
Institutions and collections holding physical, vouchered specimens of this species — click a row to fly to it on the map.
Institution
Specimens
Jena Microbial Resource Collectionlocation not on record
46
Tampa, US
45
Saint Louis, US
30
US
21
Miami, US
21
Florida Museum of Natural History- Zoology, Paleontology & Paleobotanylocation not on record
20
Valdosta State Universitylocation not on record
18
Chapel Hill, US
15
Jackson, US
13
BAYLUlocation not on record
13
Austin, US
12
Knoxville, US
12
Bangkok, TH
11
Tuscaloosa, US
10
Columbia, US
8
Ann Arbor, US
7
San Angelo, US
6
Chongqing Museumlocation not on record
6
Tall Timbers Research Stationlocation not on record
6
Fort Worth, US
5
University of Stellenboschlocation not on record
4
Mississippi State, US
3
San Jose State University, Museum of Birds and Mammalslocation not on record
3
AUAlocation not on record
3
University of Southern Mississippilocation not on record
2
Bloomington, US
2
Norfolk, US
1
Porto Alegre, BR
1
University of North Carolina at Pembrokelocation not on record
1
Tulane Universitylocation not on record
1
Little Rock, US
1
Clemson, US
1
Institut de Biologia Evolutiva, (CSIC-UPF)location not on record
1
Ciudad de México, MX
1
UFPElocation not on record
1
35 institutions · 351 of 359 vouchered records shown · 8 without an institution code
09Environmental DNA1 detections
Where the DNA of Rhynchospora pusilla 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 found1
Studies independent surveys1
Signal confidence: weakweighed across independent studies, places & mapped detections
Where its DNA was found
0 of 1 detections have coordinates
Open the map0 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.
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.
