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 Sphagnum angustifolium has left across the world's sequence archives.
At a glance
DNA specimens37
Marker genes8
GenBank sequences10
eDNA detections30
Countries3
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.
The complete instruction manualSphagnum angustifolium 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 size435 210 000 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 Sphagnum angustifolium0.44 Gb
HUMAN3.2 Gb
WHEAT17 Gb
FERN Tmesipteris160.45 Gb
08Occurrence & distribution
Record type24 574 records
Wild obs. + sensor18 331
Museum / vouchered6 226
Cultivated / captive1
Other16
Origin
Native90
Introduced1
Range
Area of Occupancy AOO38 172 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 accuracy67% within 1 km
≤100 m 7 225≤1 km 2 204≤10 km 4 585>10 km 34
14 048 georeferenced · 4 283 without coordinates
Open the mapobservation + sensor18 331
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 accuracy47% within 1 km
≤100 m 664≤1 km 899≤10 km 1 537>10 km 194
3 294 georeferenced · 2 932 without coordinates
Open the institutions mapphysical evidence6 226
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 1
1 georeferenced
Open the mapnot free-living1
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 institutions51 of 106 geolocated
Institutions and collections holding physical, vouchered specimens of this species — click a row to fly to it on the map.
Institution
Specimens
Trondheim, NO
774
Université Lavallocation not on record
678
Durham, US
418
Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Researchlocation not on record
368
Moscow State Universitylocation not on record
347
Museo civico La Terra e l'Uomo di Crocetta del Montellolocation not on record
299
Vancouver, CA
293
Olocation not on record
207
IFR-DNFlocation not on record
161
Tartu, EE
152
Uniwersytet Wrocławskilocation not on record
144
LDlocation not on record
115
SLU Artdatabankenlocation not on record
110
Bronx, US
110
Montréal, CA
101
Yugra State University Biological Collectionlocation not on record
95
Madison, US
94
Uppsala, SE
89
AADClocation not on record
80
TROMlocation not on record
67
Philadelphia, US
66
Helsinki, FI
56
Polar-Alpine Botanical Garden-Institutelocation not on record
45
SZUlocation not on record
42
Saint Louis, US
41
WTUlocation not on record
41
CASlocation not on record
39
Salzburg, AT
38
Oulu, FI
37
Knoxville, US
36
DOI/NPS, Colonial National Historical Parklocation not on record
33
Metsähallituslocation not on record
31
Garðabær, IS
30
Kuopio, FI
30
Frankfurt am Main
29
BRNUlocation not on record
28
Portland, US
27
Zürich, CH
25
University of Gdansklocation not on record
22
GBS RAN - Glavny Botanichesky Sad Rossijskoj Akademii Nauklocation not on record
22
Edmonton, CA
19
Chicago, US
18
Tallinn, EE
17
GJOlocation not on record
17
Missoula, US
16
Paris, FR
15
Jyväskylä, FI
15
MAlocation not on record
15
Cincinnati, US
14
Umeå Universitylocation not on record
13
Museum Ludovicae Ulricae, Zoology Institute of the University of Uppsalalocation not on record
13
Christchurch, NZ
12
Fort Hayslocation not on record
12
Frauenfeld, CH
11
DOI/FWS, Kenai National Wildlife Refugelocation not on record
11
Universidad de Oviedolocation not on record
10
BDBClocation not on record
10
Madrid, ES
8
University of Stellenboschlocation not on record
8
Forssa, FI
7
Staatliches Museum fuer Naturkunde Karlsruhe (State Museum of Natural History)location not on record
7
Moscow, US
6
McWane Science Centerlocation not on record
6
PHlocation not on record
5
Anchorage, US
5
Durham, US
5
Oregon State Universitylocation not on record
5
Stockholm, SE
5
South Kensington, GB
5
Buenos Aires, AR
5
National Museum of Natural Sciencelocation not on record
5
Yukon Universitylocation not on record
4
Wlocation not on record
4
nbflocation not on record
4
Institute of the Industrial Ecology Problems of the North of Kola Science Center of the Russian Academy of Sciences.location not on record
4
Slovak National Museumlocation not on record
4
Wellington, NZ
4
Hudson, US
4
Brussel, BE
4
Turku, FI
4
Oskarshamn, SE
3
Porvoo, FI
3
BioFokuslocation not on record
3
Minia, EG
3
Fribourg, CH
2
MeiseBGlocation not on record
2
Göteborg, SE
2
Kandalaksha State Nature Reservelocation not on record
2
MHN-UPlocation not on record
2
NTNU University Museum, Department of Natural Historylocation not on record
2
Royal Botanic Garden Edinburghlocation not on record
1
John May Museum of Natural Historylocation not on record
1
The Tula Region State Institution of Culture "Tula Museum Association"location not on record
1
KSZGlocation not on record
1
St. Paul, US
1
Monastir, TN
1
International Salmonella Centre (W.H.O.)location not on record
1
CBDClocation not on record
1
Senckenberg Institute for Plant Form and Function at Friedrich Schiller University Jenalocation not on record
1
Dresden, DE
1
DOI/NPS, Little Rock Central High School National Historic Sitelocation not on record
1
Rovaniemi, FI
1
1
Canadian Museum of Naturelocation not on record
1
GZUlocation not on record
1
Barcelona, ES
1
106 institutions · 5 816 of 6 226 vouchered records shown · 410 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 DNA30 detections
Where the DNA of Sphagnum angustifolium 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 found30
Studies independent surveys2
Countries3
Signal confidence: moderateweighed across independent studies, places & mapped detections
Where its DNA was found
0 of 30 detections have coordinates
Open the map3 countries0
Open moorland; on boggy ground
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 median12.8 °C 7.10–28.0
Seasonal swing summer↔winter10.9 °C
Max temp (day)18.1 °C 10.4–28.6
Min temp (night)7.20 °C 2.60–27.2
Precipitation140 mm/mo 55.5–140
Air humidity62.9 % 57.2–68.4
Moisture balance69.1 mm/mo
Vapour deficit656 Pa 347–1,398
Wind speed7.50 m/s
Cloud cover44.1 % 40.0–49.5
CHELSA 1981–2010, ~9 km grid, at location & month of 5 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 Foundation5 languages↗
BioWikiNetmultilingual Wikipediamultilingual↗
GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility24 574 records↗
ENAEuropean Nucleotide Archive · EMBL-EBI30 eDNA detections↗
BOLD SystemsCentre for Biodiversity Genomics37 specimens↗
NCBIUS National Library of Medicinesequences↗
Open Tree of LifeOpenTreephylogeny backbone↗
GoaTGenomes on a Tree · Sangergenome ~0.44 Gbp↗
GLoBIGlobal Biotic Interactionsbiotic interactions↗