Hylocomium splendens
(Hedw.) Schimp. · speciesAt a glance
Sources11 archives
Databases and archives Hylocomium splendens's data was compiled from.
WikipediaWikimedia Foundation9 languages↗
BioWikiNetmultilingual Wikipediamultilingual↗
GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility185 780 records↗
ENAEuropean Nucleotide Archive · EMBL-EBI302 eDNA detections↗
BOLD SystemsCentre for Biodiversity Genomics59 specimens↗
NCBIUS National Library of Medicinesequences↗
LOTUSNatural Products (Wikidata)compounds↗
NPASSNat. Product Activity & Species Sourcecompounds↗
Open Tree of LifeOpenTreephylogeny backbone↗
CCDBChromosome Counts DB · Tel Aviv U.genome & karyotype↗
GLoBIGlobal Biotic Interactionsbiotic interactions↗Every layer below draws on the sources above — open one to explore it, or use ← → to move between tabs.
Hylocomium splendens, commonly known as glittering woodmoss, splendid feather moss, stairstep moss, and mountain fern moss, is a perennial clonal moss with a widespread distribution in Northern Hemisphere boreal forests. It is commonly found in Europe, Russia, Alaska and Canada, where it is often the most abundant moss species. It also grows in the Arctic tundra and further south at higher elevations in, for example, northern California, western Sichuan, East Africa, Australia, New Zealand and the West Indies. In Scotland it is a characteristic species of the Caledonian Forest. Under the UK's national vegetation classification system, pinewood community W18 is named as "Pinus sylvestris-Hylocomium splendens woodland", indicating its significance in this ecosystem."Hylocomium splendens: Mountain Fern Moss" Rook.Org. Retrieved 16 May 2008."Species Pro
No narrative description available for this taxon yet.
Size & morphology1
Life cycle & reproduction1
Habitat & environment2
Physiology & chemistry2
Compounds documented for Hylocomium splendens across natural-product and food-composition databases — not just the ~150 nutrients on a classic label ("nutritional dark matter").
Compound class profile5 classes
Documented compounds170 total
| Compound | Class | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| (+)-3-Carene | present | NPASS | |
| (+)-alpha-Carene | present | NPASS | |
| (+)-alpha-Pinene | present | NPASS | |
| (+)-beta-Phellandrene | present | NPASS | |
| (+)-Pinoresinol | present | NPASS | |
| (+)-taxifolin | present | NPASS | |
| (-)-alpha-Pinene | present | NPASS | |
| (-)-beta-Phellandrene | present | NPASS | |
| (-)-beta-Pinene | present | NPASS | |
| (-)-Catechol | 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 Hylocomium splendens 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 Hylocomium splendens 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).
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.
n 114×CCDB · ipcn-api-dl · CCDB · book-ipcn75-78 · CCDB · Cave1956supp
n 101×CCDB · book-ipcn67-71
Record type185 780 records
Origin
Range
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 institutions95 of 184 geolocated
Institutions and collections holding physical, vouchered specimens of this species — click a row to fly to it on the map.
| Institution | Specimens |
|---|---|
| Uniwersytet Wrocławskilocation not on record | 6 425 |
| Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Researchlocation not on record | 1 221 |
| Vancouver, CA | 1 031 |
| Trondheim, NO | 990 |
| Zürich, CH | 757 |
| Bronx, US | 617 |
| Durham, US | 549 |
| Moscow State Universitylocation not on record | 435 |
| Olocation not on record | 365 |
| Knoxville, US | 333 |
| Museo civico La Terra e l'Uomo di Crocetta del Montellolocation not on record | 290 |
| WTUlocation not on record | 279 |
| LDlocation not on record | 272 |
| University of Gdansklocation not on record | 265 |
| Saint Louis, US | 261 |
| Edmonton, CA | 258 |
| Chicago, US | 222 |
| Garðabær, IS | 211 |
| Polar-Alpine Botanical Garden-Institutelocation not on record | 202 |
| Madison, US | 199 |
| Ann Arbor, US | 159 |
| European Distributed Institute of Taxonomy (EDIT)location not on record | 141 |
| CASlocation not on record | 128 |
| Uniwersytet Śląski w Katowicachlocation not on record | 123 |
| Frankfurt am Main | 119 |
| University of Stellenboschlocation not on record | 115 |
| Salzburg, AT | 111 |
| DOI/NPS, Colonial National Historical Parklocation not on record | 111 |
| Tallinn, EE | 104 |
| Philadelphia, US | 102 |
| Oskarshamn, SE | 100 |
| Oulu, FI | 98 |
| Tartu, EE | 97 |
| PHlocation not on record | 95 |
| TROMlocation not on record | 95 |
| Uniwersytet Rolniczy im. Hugona Kołłątaja w Krakowielocation not on record | 88 |
| SLU Artdatabankenlocation not on record | 84 |
| Museum Ludovicae Ulricae, Zoology Institute of the University of Uppsalalocation not on record | 83 |
| Kuopio, FI | 75 |
| Uppsala, SE | 75 |
| Université Lavallocation not on record | 73 |
| Stockholm, SE | 72 |
| Helsinki, FI | 67 |
| MAlocation not on record | 55 |
| GBS RAN - Glavny Botanichesky Sad Rossijskoj Akademii Nauklocation not on record | 50 |
| St. Paul, US | 49 |
| AADClocation not on record | 49 |
| McWane Science Centerlocation not on record | 48 |
| Montréal, CA | 47 |
| Akita Prefectural Museumlocation not on record | 46 |
| 46 | |
| Universidad de Oviedolocation not on record | 46 |
| BDBClocation not on record | 46 |
| Tilburg, NL | 45 |
| Instytut Ochrony Przyrody Polskiej Akademii Nauklocation not on record | 42 |
| Kandalaksha State Nature Reservelocation not on record | 36 |
| UAclocation not on record | 36 |
| Moscow, US | 36 |
| Frauenfeld, CH | 32 |
| Beijing, CN | 31 |
| Hiroshima Universitylocation not on record | 28 |
| US | 27 |
| Göteborg, SE | 25 |
| Canberra, AU | 23 |
| Brussel, BE | 23 |
| Victoria, CA | 22 |
| Chapel Hill, US | 21 |
| Yugra State University Biological Collectionlocation not on record | 21 |
| John May Museum of Natural Historylocation not on record | 20 |
| Missoula, US | 19 |
| Christchurch, NZ | 18 |
| CJBGlocation not on record | 18 |
| Toronto, CA | 18 |
| Turku, FI | 17 |
| Natural History Museum Rotterdamlocation not on record | 16 |
| Museo civico di Storia naturale Giacomo Doria di Genova | Giacomo Doria Natural History Museum in Genoalocation not on record | 16 |
| Edinburgh, GB | 15 |
| MeiseBGlocation not on record | 15 |
| Portland, US | 15 |
| Cincinnati, US | 14 |
| Madrid, ES | 14 |
| GJOlocation not on record | 13 |
| Wellington, NZ | 13 |
| Bourges, FR | 13 |
| Odawara, JP | 12 |
| New Haven, US | 12 |
| WINlocation not on record | 12 |
| DOI/FWS, Kenai National Wildlife Refugelocation not on record | 12 |
| BRNUlocation not on record | 11 |
| Staatliches Museum fuer Naturkunde Karlsruhe (State Museum of Natural History)location not on record | 11 |
| South Kensington, GB | 11 |
| Minia, EG | 11 |
| Toyama, JP | 11 |
| Tsukuba, JP | 10 |
| Société québécoise de bryologie (SQB)location not on record | 10 |
| College Park, US | 10 |
| Porvoo, FI | 10 |
| International Salmonella Centre (W.H.O.)location not on record | 9 |
| New Brunswick, US | 9 |
| Oregon State Universitylocation not on record | 9 |
| Logan, US | 9 |
| CBDClocation not on record | 8 |
| Entomological Society of Latvialocation not on record | 8 |
| Barcelona, ES | 8 |
| State Museum of Natural History of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukrainelocation not on record | 8 |
| Institute of the Industrial Ecology Problems of the North of Kola Science Center of the Russian Academy of Sciences.location not on record | 8 |
| Metsähallituslocation not on record | 7 |
| nbflocation not on record | 7 |
| Slovak National Museumlocation not on record | 7 |
| Forssa, FI | 7 |
| Hudson, US | 7 |
| Naturkundliche Sammlung Urilocation not on record | 7 |
| Lincoln, US | 6 |
| Anchorage, US | 6 |
| Museo Entomologico de Leonlocation not on record | 6 |
| San Jose, US | 6 |
| Davis, US | 6 |
| Brisbane, AU | 5 |
| Naturama Aargaulocation not on record | 5 |
| Karlsruhe, DE | 5 |
| Yukon Universitylocation not on record | 5 |
| Durham, US | 5 |
| Kushiro City Museumlocation not on record | 4 |
| University of Western Ontariolocation not on record | 4 |
| Kunming, CN | 4 |
| Pittsburg, US | 4 |
| kunlocation not on record | 4 |
| Auckland, NZ | 3 |
| Provincia di Livornolocation not on record | 3 |
| Albuquerque, US | 3 |
| Jyväskylä, FI | 3 |
| AASlocation not on record | 3 |
| Hobart, AU | 3 |
| Morgantown, US | 3 |
| Mus�e des Confluenceslocation not on record | 2 |
| Paris, FR | 2 |
| Blacksburg, US | 2 |
| Fort Hayslocation not on record | 2 |
| Northridge, US | 2 |
| EL PASO, US | 2 |
| Kensington, AU | 2 |
| MHN-UPlocation not on record | 2 |
| US | 2 |
| Acadia Universitylocation not on record | 2 |
| Dhaka, BD | 2 |
| Ischia Marine Centrelocation not on record | 2 |
| Mexico City, MX | 2 |
| Bern, CH | 2 |
| Umeå Universitylocation not on record | 2 |
| Museum of the Rockieslocation not on record | 2 |
| BioFokuslocation not on record | 1 |
| University of Mainelocation not on record | 1 |
| China Agricultural Universitylocation not on record | 1 |
| Tromso University Museumlocation not on record | 1 |
| Honolulu, US | 1 |
| Western Carolina Universitylocation not on record | 1 |
| Oswego, US | 1 |
| Henderson, US | 1 |
| Uniwersytet Marii Curie-Skłodowskiejlocation not on record | 1 |
| John T. Waterhouse Herbariumlocation not on record | 1 |
| Berlin, DE | 1 |
| Mount Annan, AU | 1 |
| Dresden, DE | 1 |
| Denver, US | 1 |
| Otaru, JP | 1 |
| DOI/NPS, Little Rock Central High School National Historic Sitelocation not on record | 1 |
| Bando, JP | 1 |
| Royal Botanic Garden Edinburghlocation not on record | 1 |
| Fribourg, CH | 1 |
| University of British Columbia, Beaty Biodiversity Museum, Herbariumlocation not on record | 1 |
| Coimbra, PT | 1 |
| AUAlocation not on record | 1 |
| National Institute of Biological Resourceslocation not on record | 1 |
| UnBlocation not on record | 1 |
| Elikins, US | 1 |
| UNINE:NEUlocation not on record | 1 |
| Rovaniemi, FI | 1 |
| Museo di Storia Naturale di Venezia Giancarlo Ligabue | Natural History Museum of Venice Giancarlo Ligabuelocation not on record | 1 |
| Canadian Museum of Nature, Natural Heritage Collectionlocation not on record | 1 |
| Institut und Museum fuer Geologie und Palaeontologielocation not on record | 1 |
| McGill University, Department of Biologylocation not on record | 1 |
| Canadian Museum of Naturelocation not on record | 1 |
| Butler Universitylocation not on record | 1 |
| Embrapa Agrobiology Diazothrophic Microbial Culture Collectionlocation 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 Hylocomium splendens 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.