Xanthoria parietina
(L.) Th.Fr. · speciesAt a glance
Sources10 archives
Databases and archives Xanthoria parietina's data was compiled from.
WikipediaWikimedia Foundation10 languages↗
BioWikiNetmultilingual Wikipediamultilingual↗
GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility212 111 records↗
OBISOcean Biodiversity Information System1 318 records↗
ENAEuropean Nucleotide Archive · EMBL-EBI196 eDNA detections↗
BOLD SystemsCentre for Biodiversity Genomics156 specimens↗
NPASSNat. Product Activity & Species Sourcecompounds↗
GoaTGenomes on a Tree · Sangergenome & karyotype↗
NCBIUS National Library of Medicinegenome & karyotype↗
GLoBIGlobal Biotic Interactionsbiotic interactions↗Every layer below draws on the sources above — open one to explore it, or use ← → to move between tabs.
Xanthoria parietina is a foliose lichen in the family Teloschistaceae. It has wide distribution, and many common names such as common orange lichen, yellow scale, maritime sunburst lichen and shore lichen. It can be found near the shore on rocks or walls (hence the epithet parietina meaning "on walls"), and also on inland rocks, walls, or tree bark. It was chosen as a model organism for genomic sequencing (planned in 2006) by the US Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute (JGI). X. parietina growing on brick... ... on a branch of Cornus mas ... ... and on a dead branch.
No narrative description available for this taxon yet.
No structured trait data for this taxon yet.
Compounds documented for Xanthoria parietina across natural-product and food-composition databases — not just the ~150 nutrients on a classic label ("nutritional dark matter").
Compound class profile5 classes
Documented compounds56 total
| Compound | Class | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| (+)-Pinoresinol | present | NPASS | |
| (+)-Simulanol | present | NPASS | |
| (-)-Balanophonin | present | NPASS | |
| (-)-Linalyl acetate | present | NPASS | |
| (-)-Syringaresinol | present | NPASS | |
| (2R)-2-[(3R)-3-hydroxy-4-methylpentyl]-2,6-dimethylpyrano[3,2-c]quinolin-5-one | present | NPASS | |
| (2R)-2-[(E)-4-hydroperoxy-4-methylpent-2-enyl]-2,6-dimethylpyrano[3,2-c]quinolin-5-one | present | NPASS | |
| (2S)-2,6-dimethyl-2-(4-methyl-3-oxopentyl)pyrano[3,2-c]quinolin-5-one | present | NPASS | |
| (2S)-2,6-dimethyl-2-(4-methylpent-3-enyl)pyrano[3,2-c]quinolin-5-one | present | NPASS | |
| (2S)-2-[(E)-4-hydroxy-4-methylpent-2-enyl]-2,6-dimethylpyrano[3,2-c]quinolin-5-one | present | NPASS |
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 Xanthoria parietina 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 Xanthoria parietina 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).
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.
Record type213 429 records
Origin
Range
Depth
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.
Cultivated / Captivenot free-living
A living individual in a botanical garden, zoo or nursery — cultivated or kept, not free-living.
Wildobservation + sensor
Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.
Holding institutions68 of 144 geolocated
Institutions and collections holding physical, vouchered specimens of this species — click a row to fly to it on the map.
| Institution | Specimens |
|---|---|
| Olocation not on record | 1 334 |
| BDBClocation not on record | 734 |
| Senckenberg Gesellschaft für Naturforschung: Senckenberg Forschungsinstitut und Naturmuseumlocation not on record | 567 |
| Uniwersytet Marii Curie-Skłodowskiejlocation not on record | 484 |
| University of Gdansklocation not on record | 410 |
| Uppsala, SE | 365 |
| Philadelphia, US | 337 |
| LDlocation not on record | 323 |
| Museo Achille Folettolocation not on record | 316 |
| BClocation not on record | 252 |
| UoB-IBlocation not on record | 164 |
| TSBlocation not on record | 159 |
| CLUlocation not on record | 149 |
| Bergen, NO | 133 |
| Berlin, DE | 128 |
| MAlocation not on record | 115 |
| Madison, US | 110 |
| Barcelona, ES | 87 |
| ASUlocation not on record | 86 |
| Durham, US | 86 |
| Trondheim, NO | 85 |
| Chicago, US | 84 |
| Entomological Society of Latvialocation not on record | 79 |
| DOI/NPS, Colonial National Historical Parklocation not on record | 76 |
| Salzburg, AT | 76 |
| Stockholm, SE | 73 |
| Madrid, ES | 72 |
| Bronx, US | 72 |
| Auckland, NZ | 65 |
| València, ES | 61 |
| SLU Artdatabankenlocation not on record | 57 |
| GZUlocation not on record | 53 |
| St. Paul, US | 53 |
| 50 | |
| US | 39 |
| Helsinki, FI | 38 |
| TROMlocation not on record | 36 |
| Karlsruhe, DE | 35 |
| Christchurch, NZ | 34 |
| ULBF-AGRlocation not on record | 34 |
| Uniwersytet Wrocławskilocation not on record | 30 |
| Wellington, NZ | 29 |
| Frauenfeld, CH | 28 |
| Museo civico La Terra e l'Uomo di Crocetta del Montellolocation not on record | 28 |
| South Kensington, GB | 26 |
| Tallinn, EE | 26 |
| PHlocation not on record | 25 |
| New Haven, US | 25 |
| Polar-Alpine Botanical Garden-Institutelocation not on record | 23 |
| Minia, EG | 22 |
| Vitoria, ES | 20 |
| Oskarshamn, SE | 20 |
| Yerevan, AM | 19 |
| Burlington, US | 19 |
| Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznańlocation not on record | 18 |
| BG-NMNHSlocation not on record | 17 |
| Wuzhou, CN | 17 |
| Boise, US | 17 |
| CJBGlocation not on record | 16 |
| UNITOlocation not on record | 15 |
| Acadia Universitylocation not on record | 14 |
| GJOlocation not on record | 12 |
| Champaign, US | 12 |
| Santa Barbara, US | 12 |
| Forssa, FI | 12 |
| MeiseBGlocation not on record | 12 |
| McWane Science Centerlocation not on record | 11 |
| Repubblica di San Marinolocation not on record | 11 |
| Clocation not on record | 10 |
| DASSHlocation not on record | 9 |
| University of Bergenlocation not on record | 9 |
| US | 8 |
| Chapel Hill, US | 8 |
| FLASlocation not on record | 7 |
| EL PASO, US | 7 |
| NYSlocation not on record | 7 |
| Museo civico di Storia naturale Giacomo Doria di Genova | Giacomo Doria Natural History Museum in Genoalocation not on record | 6 |
| WTUlocation not on record | 6 |
| PRClocation not on record | 5 |
| University of Western Ontariolocation not on record | 5 |
| M-Lichenslocation not on record | 5 |
| Fort Hayslocation not on record | 5 |
| Porvoo, FI | 5 |
| AADClocation not on record | 5 |
| Royal Botanic Garden Edinburghlocation not on record | 5 |
| Kew, GB | 4 |
| European Distributed Institute of Taxonomy (EDIT)location not on record | 4 |
| San Sebastián, ES | 4 |
| Oulu, FI | 4 |
| Université Lavallocation not on record | 4 |
| nbflocation not on record | 4 |
| Mexico City, MX | 4 |
| Provincia di Livornolocation not on record | 4 |
| MNHWlocation not on record | 4 |
| Göteborg, SE | 3 |
| Institut und Museum fuer Geologie und Palaeontologielocation not on record | 3 |
| Kuopio, FI | 3 |
| University of Oslo, Natural History Museumlocation not on record | 3 |
| PNHSlocation not on record | 3 |
| Mlocation not on record | 3 |
| Turku, FI | 3 |
| WU-MYClocation not on record | 3 |
| Clemson, US | 2 |
| ILLSlocation not on record | 2 |
| University of Guelph, OAC Herbariumlocation not on record | 2 |
| Arcata, US | 2 |
| Bozeman, US | 2 |
| CABI Bioscience Genetic Resource Collectionlocation not on record | 2 |
| Chicago, US | 2 |
| AUAlocation not on record | 2 |
| Royal Ontario Museumlocation not on record | 2 |
| Umeå Universitylocation not on record | 2 |
| Toronto, CA | 2 |
| San Luis Obispo, US | 2 |
| Norwegian Institute of Bioeconomy Researchlocation not on record | 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 |
| Cambridge, US | 1 |
| Tilburg, NL | 1 |
| Pocatello, US | 1 |
| New Brunswick, US | 1 |
| Knoxville, US | 1 |
| UAclocation not on record | 1 |
| UIBlocation not on record | 1 |
| Museo di Storia Naturale di Venezia Giancarlo Ligabue | Natural History Museum of Venice Giancarlo Ligabuelocation not on record | 1 |
| College Park, US | 1 |
| Weber State Universitylocation not on record | 1 |
| Albuquerque, US | 1 |
| Catholic University of Pekinglocation not on record | 1 |
| Royal Botanic Gardens, Kewlocation not on record | 1 |
| University Museum of Bergen, Natural History Collectionslocation not on record | 1 |
| Edinburgh, GB | 1 |
| CJBNlocation not on record | 1 |
| Rovaniemi, FI | 1 |
| San Diego, US | 1 |
| Oregon State Universitylocation not on record | 1 |
| Ann Arbor, US | 1 |
| Pretoria, ZA | 1 |
| University of Hamburglocation not on record | 1 |
| Garðabær, IS | 1 |
| BRNUlocation not on record | 1 |
| BioFokuslocation not on record | 1 |
| Winterthur, CH | 1 |
| Gijón, ES | 1 |
| DClocation not on record | 1 |
Cultivated / Captivenot free-living
A living individual in a botanical garden, zoo or nursery — cultivated or kept, not free-living.
Where the DNA of Xanthoria parietina 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.