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 Trichoglossum hirsutum has left across the world's sequence archives.
At a glance
DNA specimens10
Marker genes1
eDNA detections189
Countries24
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.
★ITS
fungal barcode
06Genome at a glanceGoaT
The complete instruction manualTrichoglossum hirsutum 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 size≈35 872 256 bp assembly estimate
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 Trichoglossum hirsutum0.04 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.
Assembly levelScaffold
07Deep time~50.8 Ma lineage
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
DNA clock origin50.8 Ma TimeTree
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.
DNA clock origin
08Occurrence & distribution
Record type4 342 records
Wild obs. + sensor2 974
Museum / vouchered1 329
Other39
Origin
Native2
Range
Area of Occupancy AOO10 164 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 accuracy51% within 1 km
≤100 m 1 066≤1 km 325≤10 km 1 282>10 km 29
2 702 georeferenced · 272 without coordinates
Open the mapobservation + sensor2 974
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 accuracy48% within 1 km
≤100 m 226≤1 km 148≤10 km 285>10 km 113
772 georeferenced · 557 without coordinates
Open the institutions mapphysical evidence1 329
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 institutions46 of 95 geolocated
Institutions and collections holding physical, vouchered specimens of this species — click a row to fly to it on the map.
Institution
Specimens
Uppsala, SE
177
Olocation not on record
156
SLU Artdatabankenlocation not on record
63
Kew, GB
53
Bernard Price Institute for Palaeontological Researchlocation not on record
47
Auckland, NZ
39
Copenhagen, DK
36
Helsinki, FI
35
Stockholm, SE
34
Karlsruhe, DE
33
Toronto, CA
31
Museo Entomologico de Leonlocation not on record
26
Ann Arbor, US
24
Catholic University of Pekinglocation not on record
23
Bronx, US
21
TENN-Flocation not on record
18
Universidade de Lisboa, Museu Bocagelocation not on record
17
Chicago, US
16
WU-MYClocation not on record
11
nsnflocation not on record
11
WTUlocation not on record
11
LDlocation not on record
11
FLASlocation not on record
10
Université de Montréal Biodiversity Centrelocation not on record
9
Vancouver, CA
9
St. Paul, US
8
JA-CAGPDS-CAMlocation not on record
8
Göteborg, SE
7
San Sebastián, ES
7
BDBClocation not on record
7
Salzburg, AT
6
Oulu, FI
6
ILLSlocation not on record
6
Trondheim, NO
6
National Biodiversity Institute, Costa Ricalocation not on record
6
Museo civico di Storia naturale Giacomo Doria di Genova | Giacomo Doria Natural History Museum in Genoalocation not on record
6
Grupo Actinomicetales Merida Facultad de Medicinalocation not on record
5
Philadelphia, US
5
Davis and Elkins Collegelocation not on record
5
BRNUlocation not on record
5
University of Warsawlocation not on record
4
Acadia Universitylocation not on record
4
Museum Ludovicae Ulricae, Zoology Institute of the University of Uppsalalocation not on record
4
Parkville, AU
4
TUR-Alocation not on record
4
Kensington, AU
4
Durham, US
4
Baton Rouge, US
4
Berlin, DE
4
Department of Plant Resources, National Herbarium and Plant Laboratorieslocation not on record
4
Tartu, EE
3
Pullman, US
3
DPIlocation not on record
3
Hobart, AU
3
TROMlocation not on record
3
National Museum of Natural Sciencelocation not on record
3
CJBGlocation not on record
2
Wroclaw Universitylocation not on record
2
Blacksburg, US
2
California State University, East Baylocation not on record
2
Nagatoro-machi, Chichibu-gun, JP
2
Kuopio, FI
2
Lincoln, US
2
Brisbane, AU
2
Denver, US
2
McWane Science Centerlocation not on record
2
Tomioka, JP
2
TFC Miclocation not on record
2
Senckenberg Gesellschaft für Naturforschung: Senckenberg Forschungsinstitut und Naturmuseumlocation not on record
2
Tilburg, NL
1
Madison, US
1
Ciudad de México, MX
1
Fungario QCAM de la Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuadorlocation not on record
1
Vitoria, ES
1
Błażej Gierczyk Private Collectionlocation not on record
1
Adelaide, AU
1
W. Szafer Institute of Botany, Polish Academy of Scienceslocation not on record
1
MeiseBGlocation not on record
1
National Mushroom Centre, Department of Agriculture, Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock, Bhutanlocation not on record
1
GJOlocation not on record
1
Cincinnati, US
1
UAclocation not on record
1
Private Collection of Autumn Anglinlocation not on record
1
Zürich, CH
1
Bando, JP
1
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kewlocation not on record
1
PHlocation not on record
1
Osaka, JP
1
Chapel Hill, US
1
UFPElocation not on record
1
CA
1
Natural History Museum, Tribhuvan Universitylocation not on record
1
Colorado State Universitylocation not on record
1
Mlocation not on record
1
Burlington, US
1
95 institutions · 1 124 of 1 329 vouchered records shown · 193 without an institution code
09Environmental DNA189 detections
Where the DNA of Trichoglossum hirsutum 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 found189
Studies independent surveys6
Countries24
Verifiable raw sequence linked2
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
pH6.30 4.30–8.90
Conductivity42.0 µS/cm 13.0–106
Organic carbon0.63 % 0.06–4.55
Water content5.68 % 2.98–13.5
Nitrate-N6.00 mg/kg 1.00–9.00
Phosphorus11.0 mg/kg 4.00–49.0
Clay7.91 % 1.91–17.4
Sand92.3 % 58.0–98.1
Depth0.2 m 0–0.2
SoilTenosolPodosolKurosolLatLon out of rangeSodosol
18 samples with on-site data · median with range · describes the sample, not the organism
Modelled climatemodelled
−15°Ctemperature across detection sites+40°C
Temperature median15.5 °C 8.30–25.7
Seasonal swing summer↔winter16.0 °C
Max temp (day)18.9 °C 11.2–28.0
Min temp (night)10.4 °C 3.40–22.0
Precipitation72.2 mm/mo 10.5–194
Air humidity61.8 % 54.5–68.0
Moisture balance-7.50 mm/mo
Vapour deficit684 Pa 362–1,285
Wind speed3.50 m/s
Cloud cover37.9 % 21.0–45.6
CHELSA 1981–2010, ~9 km grid, at location & month of 185 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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GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility4 333 records↗
OBISOcean Biodiversity Information System9 records↗
ENAEuropean Nucleotide Archive · EMBL-EBI189 eDNA detections↗
BOLD SystemsCentre for Biodiversity Genomics10 specimens↗
GoaTGenomes on a Tree · Sangergenome & karyotype↗
Catalogue of LifeCOLtaxonomy↗
GLoBIGlobal Biotic Interactionsbiotic interactions↗