Taphrina deformans is a fungus and plant pathogen, and a causal agent[s] of peach leaf curl.Peach leaf curl, Taphrina deformans at West Virginia University Peach trees infected with T. deformans will experience leaf puckering and distortion, acquiring a characteristic downward and inward curl. Leaves will also undergo chlorosis, turning a pale green or yellow, and later show a red or purple tint. Fruit can either drop prematurely or show surface distortions. Severe infection can also produce lesions on the flowers. The host tree will experience defoliation if the leaves are badly diseased. If a seedling is severely infected, it may die. Almond trees display similar symptoms. Taphrina deformans
No narrative description available for this taxon yet.
Compounds documented for Taphrina deformans across natural-product and food-composition databases — not just the ~150 nutrients on a classic label ("nutritional dark matter").
Compound class profile1 class
Cholestane steroids $ Ergostane steroids1
Documented compounds1 total
Compound
Class
Amount
Source
Brassicasterol
present
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05DNA & barcoding6 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 Taphrina deformans has left across the world's sequence archives.
At a glance
DNA specimens6
Marker genes3
GenBank sequences10
eDNA detections25
Countries10
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.
★COI-5P★ITS10★ITS1
animal barcodefungal barcode
06Genome at a glanceGoaT · NCBI
The complete instruction manualTaphrina deformans 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
Genome size13 360 000 bp
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).
BACTERIUM Carsonella ruddii0.00016 Gb
THIS GENOME Taphrina deformans0.01 Gb
FUNGUS0.04 Gb
INSECT0.25 Gb
HUMAN3.2 Gb
WHEAT17 Gb
FERN Tmesipteris160.45 Gb
Sequencing statusassembly quality — how far to trust these numbers
Assembly level tells you how finished the sequence is — from fragmented contigs, through scaffolds, up to a full chromosome-level assembly. BUSCO % estimates completeness: the share of genes expected to be present that were actually found. These describe the data quality, not the organism.
Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.
Coordinate accuracy69% within 1 km
≤100 m 728≤1 km 177≤10 km 315>10 km 100
1 320 georeferenced · 342 without coordinates
Open the mapobservation + sensor1 662
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 accuracy9% within 1 km
≤100 m 10≤1 km 46≤10 km 448>10 km 91
595 georeferenced · 309 without coordinates
Open the institutions mapphysical evidence904
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 institutions33 of 59 geolocated
Institutions and collections holding physical, vouchered specimens of this species — click a row to fly to it on the map.
Institution
Specimens
Bernard Price Institute for Palaeontological Researchlocation not on record
243
ILLSlocation not on record
211
Bronx, US
87
DPIlocation not on record
42
Champaign, US
31
Olocation not on record
21
Pullman, US
20
Madison, US
19
Görlitz, DE
15
Grupo Actinomicetales Merida Facultad de Medicinalocation not on record
14
Auckland, NZ
13
Catholic University of Pekinglocation not on record
11
Chicago, US
10
Karlsruhe, DE
10
Lincoln, US
9
FLASlocation not on record
9
Uppsala, SE
8
Helsinki, FI
8
Chapel Hill, US
7
WU-MYClocation not on record
7
McWane Science Centerlocation not on record
6
Institute of Botany of the Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Uzbekistanlocation not on record
6
ARMS-MBONlocation not on record
5
BDBClocation not on record
5
Hirosaki Universitylocation not on record
5
Baton Rouge, US
4
Vancouver, CA
3
Odawara, JP
3
Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Uzbekistanlocation not on record
3
Ann Arbor, US
3
LDlocation not on record
3
Cincinnati, US
3
Copenhagen, DK
2
Staten Island, US
2
Mlocation not on record
2
Museo Entomologico de Leonlocation not on record
2
San Sebastián, ES
2
WTUlocation not on record
1
Vitoria, ES
1
Parkville, AU
1
Bando, JP
1
SLU Artdatabankenlocation not on record
1
Göteborg, SE
1
Leicester, GB
1
Brown Universitylocation not on record
1
Kensington, AU
1
Durango, MX
1
Oskarshamn, SE
1
Kew, GB
1
Hobart, AU
1
Nurata nature reservelocation not on record
1
PHlocation not on record
1
Gijón, ES
1
Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznańlocation not on record
1
UAclocation not on record
1
Canberra, AU
1
Tilburg, NL
1
MAlocation not on record
1
Université de Montréal Biodiversity Centrelocation not on record
1
59 institutions · 876 of 904 vouchered records shown · 22 without an institution code
09Environmental DNA25 detections
Where the DNA of Taphrina deformans 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 found25
Studies independent surveys8
Countries10
Verifiable raw sequence linked7
Signal confidence: moderateweighed across independent studies, places & mapped detections
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
Temperature22.0 °C 15.0–29.0
Depth0 m
Marine
7 samples with on-site data · median with range · describes the sample, not the organism
Modelled climatemodelled
−15°Ctemperature across detection sites+40°C
Temperature median13.5 °C 11.3–18.4
Seasonal swing summer↔winter15.5 °C
Max temp (day)17.8 °C 13.4–22.9
Min temp (night)8.30 °C 6.30–15.8
Precipitation50.9 mm/mo 20.7–118
Air humidity56.8 % 52.0–60.9
Moisture balance-34.2 mm/mo -114–7.60
Vapour deficit639 Pa 539–1,005
Wind speed3.80 m/s 2.90–4.70
Cloud cover23.2 % 10.7–50.7
CHELSA 1981–2010, ~9 km grid, at location & month of 18 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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OBISOcean Biodiversity Information System5 records↗
ENAEuropean Nucleotide Archive · EMBL-EBI25 eDNA detections↗
BOLD SystemsCentre for Biodiversity Genomics6 specimens↗
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