Rhytidiadelphus triquetrus, the big shaggy-moss or rough goose neck moss, is a species of moss in the family Hylocomiaceae. It is often the dominating moss species in moderately rich forest habitats in the boreal regions and the Pacific Northwest. Because of its fuzzy appearance and tail-like shape it is also called the 'electrified cat's tail moss'. Not to be confused with square goose-necked moss, Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus.
No narrative description available for this taxon yet.
Compounds documented for Hylocomiadelphus triquetrus across natural-product and food-composition databases — not just the ~150 nutrients on a classic label ("nutritional dark matter").
Compound class profile1 class
Unsaturated fatty acids3
Documented compounds3 total
Compound
Class
Amount
Source
5,8,11,14-Eicosatetraenoic acid, (5Z,8Z,11Z,14Z)-
present
LOTUS
Arachidonic acid
present
LOTUS
Icosa-5,8,11,14-tetraenoic acid
present
LOTUS
05DNA & barcoding39 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 Hylocomiadelphus triquetrus has left across the world's sequence archives.
At a glance
DNA specimens39
Marker genes7
eDNA detections141
Countries11
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.
★rbcL★rbcLa★trnL★trnL-F★ITS★ITS2trnH-psbA
plant barcodefungal barcodemarker
06Genome at a glanceCCDB · GoaT · NCBI
The complete instruction manualHylocomiadelphus triquetrus 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 size517 362 000 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
FUNGUS0.04 Gb
INSECT0.25 Gb
THIS GENOME Hylocomiadelphus triquetrus0.52 Gb
HUMAN3.2 Gb
WHEAT17 Gb
FERN Tmesipteris160.45 Gb
Chromosomes & ploidyhow the DNA is packaged
2n is the full chromosome count in a normal body cell; n is a gamete (egg or sperm), which carries half. Ploidy is how many complete chromosome sets each cell holds — 2× (diploid) is typical for animals, while higher levels (polyploidy) are common in plants. Click any value below to see the underlying records and sources.
Chromosomes2n = 12 n = 6
Chromosome-count records — grouped by value · 2n = full set, n = gamete · click a value for sources & references
CCDB · ipcn-api-dl — Przywara, L., R. Ochyra & E. Kuta. 1984. Chromosome studies on Polish bryophytes II. Lindbergia 9: 178–185.
CCDB · book-ipcn67-71 — INOUE, s. 1971. Karyological studies on Mosses VII. Karyotypes of fourteen species in Sematophyllaceae, Hypnaceae and Hylocomiaceae. Bot. Mag. (Tokyo) 84: 247-255.
CCDB · book-ipcn67-71 — IRELAND, R. R. 1967. Chromosome studies on mosses from the state of Washington - II. Bryologist 70: 335-338.
CCDB · book-ipcn67-71 — SMITH, A. J. E., & M. E. NEWTON. 1967. Chromosome studies on some British and Irish mosses. II. Trans. Brit. Bryol. Soc. 5: 245-270.
CCDB · book-ipcn73-74 — WIGH, K., £. S.O. STRANDHEDE. 1971. Chromosome numbers in some swedish and Danish mosses. Bot. Notiser 124: 213-227.
CCDB · Cave1958 — Yano 19.57b
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 levelChromosome
Completeness84% BUSCO
08Occurrence & distribution
Record type77 346 records
Wild obs. + sensor72 960
Museum / vouchered4 218
Cultivated / captive7
Fossil2
Other159
Origin
Native3 538
Range
Area of Occupancy AOO171 548 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 accuracy86% within 1 km
≤100 m 44 565≤1 km 12 649≤10 km 9 215>10 km 369
66 798 georeferenced · 6 162 without coordinates
Open the mapobservation + sensor72 960
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 accuracy20% within 1 km
≤100 m 360≤1 km 365≤10 km 2 703>10 km 163
3 591 georeferenced · 627 without coordinates
Open the institutions mapphysical evidence4 218
Cultivated / Captivenot free-living
A living individual in a botanical garden, zoo or nursery — cultivated or kept, not free-living.
Coordinate accuracy0% within 1 km
>10 km 7
7 georeferenced
Open the mapnot free-living7
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 institutions25 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
Zürich, CH
775
Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Researchlocation not on record
641
Moscow State Universitylocation not on record
334
Trondheim, NO
291
Olocation not on record
218
Kuopio, FI
173
SLU Artdatabankenlocation not on record
77
TROMlocation not on record
67
Tartu, EE
59
Museum Ludovicae Ulricae, Zoology Institute of the University of Uppsalalocation not on record
59
Helsinki, FI
58
Salzburg, AT
56
Saint Louis, US
46
Brussel, BE
42
BDBClocation not on record
35
CASlocation not on record
33
Museo civico La Terra e l'Uomo di Crocetta del Montellolocation not on record
31
State Museum of Natural History of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukrainelocation not on record
28
Museo civico di Storia naturale Giacomo Doria di Genova | Giacomo Doria Natural History Museum in Genoalocation not on record
25
Frauenfeld, CH
24
Oulu, FI
22
KSZGlocation not on record
20
Porvoo, FI
12
Forssa, FI
11
CBDClocation not on record
10
Hudson, US
9
Philadelphia, US
9
nbflocation not on record
8
Davis, US
5
Metsähallituslocation not on record
5
Frankfurt am Main
4
Turku, FI
4
MeiseBGlocation not on record
3
Tallinn, EE
3
Naturama Aargaulocation not on record
3
Royal Botanic Garden Edinburghlocation not on record
2
South Kensington, GB
2
Canadian Museum of Nature, Natural Heritage Collectionlocation not on record
2
Cambridge, US
2
Dhaka, BD
2
GJOlocation not on record
2
BioFokuslocation not on record
2
GBS RAN - Glavny Botanichesky Sad Rossijskoj Akademii Nauklocation not on record
2
Fribourg, CH
1
Bern, CH
1
Université Lavallocation not on record
1
Oregon State Universitylocation not on record
1
University of British Columbia, Beaty Biodiversity Museum, Herbariumlocation not on record
1
Tromso University Museumlocation not on record
1
UNINE:NEUlocation not on record
1
UIBlocation not on record
1
Naturkundliche Sammlung Urilocation not on record
1
San Jose, US
1
Yugra State University Biological Collectionlocation not on record
1
Claremont, US
1
CJBNlocation not on record
1
University of Salzburglocation not on record
1
UnBlocation not on record
1
Slovak National Museumlocation not on record
1
59 institutions · 3 232 of 4 218 vouchered records shown · 983 without an institution code
Cultivated / Captivenot free-living
A living individual in a botanical garden, zoo or nursery — cultivated or kept, not free-living.
09Environmental DNA141 detections
Where the DNA of Hylocomiadelphus triquetrus 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 found141
Studies independent surveys2
Countries11
Signal confidence: moderateweighed across independent studies, places & mapped detections
Where its DNA was found
0 of 141 detections have coordinates
Open the map11 countries0
moist places in high montane spruce foreston talus. Deciduous closed crown forest, yel…on humus over bluff beside road. Limestone r…Soil substrate partly shaded by cedar, near …
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 median15.1 °C 2.80–17.8
Seasonal swing summer↔winter22.5 °C
Max temp (day)18.5 °C 7.50–21.5
Min temp (night)10.8 °C -2.00–16.1
Precipitation76.9 mm/mo 56.8–273
Air humidity62.0 % 57.0–64.9
Moisture balance7.60 mm/mo
Vapour deficit684 Pa 323–811
Wind speed3.20 m/s
Cloud cover38.3 % 32.5–48.6
CHELSA 1981–2010, ~9 km grid, at location & month of 127 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 Foundation8 languages↗
BioWikiNetmultilingual Wikipediamultilingual↗
GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility77 346 records↗
ENAEuropean Nucleotide Archive · EMBL-EBI141 eDNA detections↗
BOLD SystemsCentre for Biodiversity Genomics39 specimens↗
LOTUSNatural Products (Wikidata)compounds↗
CCDBChromosome Counts DB · Tel Aviv U.genome & karyotype↗
GoaTGenomes on a Tree · Sangergenome & karyotype↗
NCBIUS National Library of Medicinegenome & karyotype↗
GLoBIGlobal Biotic Interactionsbiotic interactions↗