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 Stereocaulon saxatile has left across the world's sequence archives.
At a glance
DNA specimens6
Marker genes1
GenBank sequences8
eDNA detections40
Countries2
The DNA barcodea real sequence read deposited for this species
★ 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 type2 555 records
Wild obs. + sensor734
Museum / vouchered1 821
Range
Area of Occupancy AOO6 452 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 401≤1 km 150≤10 km 116>10 km 17
684 georeferenced · 50 without coordinates
Open the mapobservation + sensor734
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 accuracy45% within 1 km
≤100 m 177≤1 km 158≤10 km 312>10 km 91
738 georeferenced · 1 083 without coordinates
Open the institutions mapphysical evidence1 821
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 institutions43 of 76 geolocated
Institutions and collections holding physical, vouchered specimens of this species — click a row to fly to it on the map.
Institution
Specimens
Madison, US
228
Olocation not on record
196
St. Paul, US
192
Uppsala, SE
129
Stockholm, SE
118
Museo civico La Terra e l'Uomo di Crocetta del Montellolocation not on record
78
Université Lavallocation not on record
77
LDlocation not on record
66
SLU Artdatabankenlocation not on record
65
Bronx, US
46
Chicago, US
39
Philadelphia, US
37
Durham, US
32
DOI/NPS, Colonial National Historical Parklocation not on record
30
ASUlocation not on record
27
US
22
Polar-Alpine Botanical Garden-Institutelocation not on record
21
University of Stellenboschlocation not on record
19
Helsinki, FI
16
Forssa, FI
15
ILLSlocation not on record
15
Ann Arbor, US
14
Vancouver, CA
11
Wuzhou, CN
10
PHlocation not on record
10
Toronto, CA
9
University of Gdansklocation not on record
9
Bergen, NO
7
Senckenberg Gesellschaft für Naturforschung: Senckenberg Forschungsinstitut und Naturmuseumlocation not on record
7
Fort Hayslocation not on record
7
New Brunswick, US
6
Trondheim, NO
6
McWane Science Centerlocation not on record
5
Madrid, ES
4
Minia, EG
4
Santa Barbara, US
3
Göteborg, SE
3
Museum of the Rockieslocation not on record
3
Clemson, US
3
Umeå Universitylocation not on record
3
University of Manitobalocation not on record
3
BRNUlocation not on record
2
Chapel Hill, US
2
PRClocation not on record
2
Uniwersytet Wrocławskilocation not on record
2
Yukon Universitylocation not on record
2
Bozeman, US
2
Auckland, NZ
2
Knoxville, US
2
Clarksville, US
1
Tilburg, NL
1
Catholic University of Pekinglocation not on record
1
Portland, US
1
Clocation not on record
1
TROMlocation not on record
1
South Kensington, GB
1
Berlin, DE
1
Institute of the Industrial Ecology Problems of the North of Kola Science Center of the Russian Academy of Sciences.location not on record
1
Turku, FI
1
Logan, US
1
Tallinn, EE
1
WTUlocation not on record
1
Edmonton, CA
1
College Park, US
1
AUAlocation not on record
1
University of Western Ontariolocation not on record
1
EL PASO, US
1
Oskarshamn, SE
1
Champaign, US
1
Boise, US
1
Oregon State Universitylocation not on record
1
University of Hamburglocation not on record
1
Ural Federal University "B. N. Yeltsin"location not on record
1
Acadia Universitylocation not on record
1
Mexico City, MX
1
Durham, US
1
76 institutions · 1 638 of 1 821 vouchered records shown · 177 without an institution code
09Environmental DNA40 detections
Where the DNA of Stereocaulon saxatile 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 found40
Studies independent surveys2
Countries2
Signal confidence: moderateweighed across independent studies, places & mapped detections
Where its DNA was found
0 of 40 detections have coordinates
Open the map2 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.
Modelled climatemodelled
−15°Ctemperature across detection sites+40°C
Temperature median7.00 °C 2.50–7.40
Seasonal swing summer↔winter16.8 °C
Max temp (day)9.10 °C 5.20–9.50
Min temp (night)2.50 °C -0.7–2.90
Precipitation161 mm/mo 61.0–161
Air humidity67.0 % 65.1–67.0
Moisture balance81.7 mm/mo 16.0–81.7
Vapour deficit334 Pa 330–350
Wind speed6.70 m/s 2.80–6.70
Cloud cover51.0 % 51.0–53.5
CHELSA 1981–2010, ~9 km grid, at location & month of 40 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 Foundation1 languages↗
GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility2 555 records↗
ENAEuropean Nucleotide Archive · EMBL-EBI40 eDNA detections↗
BOLD SystemsCentre for Biodiversity Genomics6 specimens↗
NCBIUS National Library of Medicinesequences↗
Open Tree of LifeOpenTreephylogeny backbone↗
GLoBIGlobal Biotic Interactionsbiotic interactions↗