Scutellinia scutellata
(L.) Lambotte · speciesAt a glance
Sources10 archives
Databases and archives Scutellinia scutellata's data was compiled from.
WikipediaWikimedia Foundation10 languages↗
BioWikiNetmultilingual Wikipediamultilingual↗
GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility11 700 records↗
ENAEuropean Nucleotide Archive · EMBL-EBI27 eDNA detections↗
BOLD SystemsCentre for Biodiversity Genomics25 specimens↗
NCBIUS National Library of Medicinesequences↗
Open Tree of LifeOpenTreephylogeny backbone↗
GoaTGenomes on a Tree · Sangergenome ~0.03 Gbp↗
Catalogue of LifeCOLtaxonomy↗
GLoBIGlobal Biotic Interactionsbiotic interactions↗Every layer below draws on the sources above — open one to explore it, or use ← → to move between tabs.
Scutellinia scutellata, commonly known as the eyelash cup, the Molly eye-winker, the scarlet elf cap, the eyelash fungus or the eyelash pixie cup, is a small saprophytic fungus of the genus Scutellinia. It is the type species of Scutellinia, as well as being the most common and widespread. The fruiting bodies are small red cups with distinct long, dark hairs or "eyelashes". These eyelashes are the most distinctive feature and are easily visible with a magnifying glass. The species is common in North America and Europe, and has been recorded on every continent. S. scutellata is found on rotting wood and in other damp habitats, typically growing in small groups, sometimes forming clusters. It is sometimes described as inedible, but its small size means it is not suitable for culinary use. Despite this, it is popular among mushroom hunters due to its unusual "eyelash" hairs, making it memorable and easy to identify.
No narrative description available for this taxon yet.
No structured trait data for this taxon yet.
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 Scutellinia scutellata has left across the world's sequence archives.
At a glance
★ 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.
The complete instruction manual Scutellinia scutellata 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
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).
How far back this lineage goes — and how we know. Everything here is measured in Ma, short for “mega-annum”: millions of years ago. The chart reads left to right like a calendar of the Earth, from the deep past on the left to today at the right edgetop to bottom like a core drilled through the Earth, from the deep past at the top down to today at the bottom.
At a glance
When this lineage existed
How to read this: the coloured strip along the bottomdown the left is the geological calendar — the standard epochs (Pliocene, Pleistocene…) every museum uses, shown so you can see which chapter of Earth's history this lineage lived in. This lineage is a young one, so the strip is zoomed in to epochs — the finer subdivisions inside a period. The orange marker is the DNA clock: DNA accumulates mutations at a roughly steady rate, so comparing this species' DNA with its relatives estimates when the lineage split off — independently of any fossil.
Record type11 700 records
Origin
Range
Wildobservation + sensor
Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.
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.
Wildobservation + sensor
Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.
Holding institutions61 of 118 geolocated
Institutions and collections holding physical, vouchered specimens of this species — click a row to fly to it on the map.
| Institution | Specimens |
|---|---|
| Berlin, DE | 191 |
| Olocation not on record | 185 |
| Helsinki, FI | 137 |
| Copenhagen, DK | 132 |
| Catholic University of Pekinglocation not on record | 90 |
| HabitatVisionlocation not on record | 73 |
| Trondheim, NO | 68 |
| TROMlocation not on record | 56 |
| Chicago, US | 54 |
| ILLSlocation not on record | 51 |
| Bronx, US | 48 |
| Tartu, EE | 46 |
| WTUlocation not on record | 42 |
| Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznańlocation not on record | 42 |
| Denver, US | 39 |
| SLU Artdatabankenlocation not on record | 33 |
| Université de Montréal Biodiversity Centrelocation not on record | 29 |
| Vitoria, ES | 26 |
| Uppsala, SE | 25 |
| Museo Entomologico de Leonlocation not on record | 25 |
| Tomioka, JP | 24 |
| Kew, GB | 23 |
| Görlitz, DE | 23 |
| Davis and Elkins Collegelocation not on record | 22 |
| Zapopan, MX | 21 |
| FLASlocation not on record | 21 |
| MeiseBGlocation not on record | 20 |
| St. Paul, US | 18 |
| GJOlocation not on record | 18 |
| Karlsruhe, DE | 18 |
| Pullman, US | 18 |
| Auckland, NZ | 17 |
| Kensington, AU | 16 |
| WU-MYClocation not on record | 15 |
| TENN-Flocation not on record | 15 |
| Bernard Price Institute for Palaeontological Researchlocation not on record | 15 |
| Vancouver, CA | 15 |
| Joensuu, FI | 15 |
| Odawara, JP | 14 |
| Toronto, CA | 13 |
| LDlocation not on record | 13 |
| California State University, East Baylocation not on record | 12 |
| Brisbane, AU | 12 |
| BDBClocation not on record | 11 |
| Uniwersytet Łódzkilocation not on record | 11 |
| Parkville, AU | 11 |
| JA-CAGPDS-CAMlocation not on record | 11 |
| Bando, JP | 11 |
| San Sebastián, ES | 10 |
| Philadelphia, US | 9 |
| Zürich, CH | 9 |
| FAMCALlocation not on record | 8 |
| Museo civico di Storia naturale Giacomo Doria di Genova | Giacomo Doria Natural History Museum in Genoalocation not on record | 8 |
| Durango, MX | 7 |
| CA | 6 |
| Schenectady, US | 6 |
| Salzburg, AT | 6 |
| Canberra, AU | 5 |
| Jyväskylä, FI | 5 |
| Staten Island, US | 5 |
| National Museum of Natural Sciencelocation not on record | 5 |
| Tilburg, NL | 5 |
| Hobart, AU | 5 |
| TFC Miclocation not on record | 4 |
| Göteborg, SE | 4 |
| Osaka, JP | 4 |
| Universidade de Lisboa, Museu Bocagelocation not on record | 4 |
| 4 | |
| MAlocation not on record | 4 |
| Senckenberg Gesellschaft für Naturforschung: Senckenberg Forschungsinstitut und Naturmuseumlocation not on record | 4 |
| University of Tennessee at Chattanoogalocation not on record | 3 |
| Adelaide, AU | 3 |
| Umeå Universitylocation not on record | 3 |
| CJBGlocation not on record | 3 |
| Oulu, FI | 3 |
| Kuopio, FI | 3 |
| Tampa, US | 3 |
| Entomological Society of Latvialocation not on record | 3 |
| Museum Ludovicae Ulricae, Zoology Institute of the University of Uppsalalocation not on record | 3 |
| DPIlocation not on record | 2 |
| US | 2 |
| Metsähallituslocation not on record | 2 |
| Natural History Museum Rotterdamlocation not on record | 2 |
| Durham, US | 2 |
| QVMAGlocation not on record | 2 |
| UFESlocation not on record | 2 |
| Ciudad de México, MX | 2 |
| National Biodiversity Institute, Costa Ricalocation not on record | 2 |
| Gijón, ES | 1 |
| Universidade Federale do Rio Grande do Sullocation not on record | 1 |
| Clemson, US | 1 |
| Madison, US | 1 |
| Universidad de los Andes (UNIANDES)location not on record | 1 |
| Baton Rouge, US | 1 |
| IFR-DNFlocation not on record | 1 |
| Ann Arbor, US | 1 |
| Pontificia Universidad Javeriana (PUJ)location not on record | 1 |
| Córdoba, ES | 1 |
| Fort Hayslocation not on record | 1 |
| NSW Dept of Planning, Industry and Environmentlocation not on record | 1 |
| PClocation not on record | 1 |
| University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU)location not on record | 1 |
| Provincia di Livornolocation not on record | 1 |
| Turku, FI | 1 |
| UFAClocation not on record | 1 |
| Royal Botanic Gardens, Kewlocation not on record | 1 |
| Chiba, JP | 1 |
| Stockholm, SE | 1 |
| CABI Bioscience Genetic Resource Collectionlocation not on record | 1 |
| Orto botanico di Lucca | Botanical Garden of Luccalocation not on record | 1 |
| BRNUlocation not on record | 1 |
| Centro de Estudios Superiores del Estado de Sonoralocation not on record | 1 |
| National Mushroom Centre, Department of Agriculture, Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock, Bhutanlocation not on record | 1 |
| University of Oslo, Natural History Museumlocation not on record | 1 |
| Warsaw, PL | 1 |
| Blacksburg, US | 1 |
| Leicester, GB | 1 |
| Davis, US | 1 |
Where the DNA of Scutellinia scutellata 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
Where its DNA was found
How strong is each trace?
Modelled climatemodelled
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.