Symplegma viride

Herdman, 1886 · species

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Animalia/Chordata/Ascidiacea/Stolidobranchia/Styelidae/Symplegma

At a glance

Occurrence records1 164

Data sources8

Biological traits4

DNA specimens3

eDNA detections383

Sources8 archives

Databases and archives Symplegma viride's data was compiled from.

WikipediaWikimedia Foundation2 languages↗

BioWikiNetmultilingual Wikipediamultilingual↗

GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility624 records↗

OBISOcean Biodiversity Information System540 records↗

ENAEuropean Nucleotide Archive · EMBL-EBI383 eDNA detections↗

BOLD SystemsCentre for Biodiversity Genomics3 specimens↗

Open Tree of LifeOpenTreephylogeny backbone↗

Catalogue of LifeCOLtaxonomy↗

On this page5 sections

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NarrativeWikipediaarticle

Traits & measurements1 literature sources4 traits

Occurrence & distributionGBIF · OBIS1 164 records

Environmental DNA2 datasets · 1 countries383 detections

DNA & barcodingBOLD3 specimens

01Narrative

Symplegma viride is a species of ascidian tunicates in the family Styelidae.

No narrative description available for this taxon yet.

02Traits & measurements

SourcesSeaLifeBase

Habitat & environment2

Habitat saltwateryes

Habitat zonesessile

Other traits2

Depth max32 m

Depth min0 m

05DNA & barcoding3 specimens

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 Symplegma viride has left across the world's sequence archives.

At a glance

DNA specimens3

BINs1

Marker genes2

eDNA detections383

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.

★COI-5P18S-5P

animal barcoderibosomal

08Occurrence & distribution

Record type1 164 records

Wild obs. + sensor179

Museum / vouchered985

Range

Area of Occupancy AOO520 km²

Depth

0–200 m sunlit142

200–1000 m twilight0

1–4 km midnight0

>4 km abyssal0

median 16 m · max 60 m · 142 records with depth

Wildobservation + sensor

Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.

Coordinate accuracy67% within 1 km

≤100 m 18≤1 km 11≤10 km 2>10 km 12

43 georeferenced · 136 without coordinates

Open the mapobservation + sensor179

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 accuracy100% within 1 km

≤100 m 23

23 georeferenced · 962 without coordinates

Open the institutions mapphysical evidence985

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 institutions2 of 7 geolocated

Institutions and collections holding physical, vouchered specimens of this species — click a row to fly to it on the map.

Institution	Specimens
Washington, US	58
Florida Museum of Natural History- Zoology, Paleontology & Paleobotanylocation not on record	12
Florida Atlantic University, Harbor Branch Oceanographic Museumlocation not on record	5
Honolulu, US	3
Cantablocation not on record	2
Turkmen Agricultural University named after S.A. Niyazovlocation not on record	2
CASlocation not on record	1

7 institutions · 83 of 985 vouchered records shown · 373 without an institution code

09Environmental DNA383 detections

Where the DNA of Symplegma viride 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 found383

Studies independent surveys2

Countries1

Signal confidence: moderateweighed across independent studies, places & mapped detections

Where its DNA was found

0 of 383 detections have coordinates

Open the map1 country0

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.

Measured at samplingin-field

Temperature21.5 °C 14.0–30.9

pH8.09 7.06–8.59

Conductivity48,384 µS/cm 27,300–59,402

Salinity35.6 PSU 25.6–39.7

Dissolved oxygen7.44 mg/L 4.50–7.77

Turbidity0.398 NTU 0.065–3.90

Nitrate0.459 µmol/L 0.085–5.93

Sand76.1 % 52.3–99.8

Depth2.00 m 0–47.0

SedimentPelagicCoralCoastal water

313 samples with on-site data · median with range · describes the sample, not the organism

Modelled climatemodelled

−15°Ctemperature across detection sites+40°C

Temperature median19.4 °C 14.9–24.6

Seasonal swing summer↔winter9.30 °C

Max temp (day)21.7 °C 16.6–27.2

Min temp (night)17.4 °C 12.4–22.9

Precipitation97.4 mm/mo 22.2–136

Air humidity58.8 % 54.5–62.1

Moisture balance43.3 mm/mo

Vapour deficit905 Pa 721–1,303

Wind speed6.00 m/s

Cloud cover24.0 % 10.6–31.9

CHELSA 1981–2010, ~9 km grid, at location & month of 382 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.

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Symplegma viride

At a glance

Sources8 archives

Habitat & environment2

Other traits2

At a glance

Record type1 164 records

Range

Depth

Wildobservation + sensor

Museum / Voucheredphysical evidence

Wildobservation + sensor

Holding institutions2 of 7 geolocated

Signal

Where its DNA was found

How strong is each trace?

Measured at samplingin-field

Modelled climatemodelled

Record type1 164 records