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 australe has left across the world's sequence archives.
At a glance
DNA specimens1
Marker genes2
GenBank sequences1
Countries1
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.
★COI-5P★rbcL1
animal barcodeplant barcode
08Occurrence & distribution
Record type918 records
Wild obs. + sensor90
Museum / vouchered826
Other2
Origin
Native28
Range
Area of Occupancy AOO2 128 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 accuracy20% within 1 km
≤100 m 10≤1 km 8≤10 km 72
90 georeferenced
Open the mapobservation + sensor90
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 accuracy68% within 1 km
≤100 m 101≤1 km 222≤10 km 130>10 km 20
473 georeferenced · 353 without coordinates
Open the institutions mapphysical evidence826
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 institutions26 of 35 geolocated
Institutions and collections holding physical, vouchered specimens of this species — click a row to fly to it on the map.
Institution
Specimens
Hobart, AU
263
Wellington, NZ
91
Christchurch, NZ
86
Canberra, AU
61
Museo Entomologico de Leonlocation not on record
51
QVMAGlocation not on record
43
AADClocation not on record
35
Mount Annan, AU
29
Durham, US
26
Auckland, NZ
20
Bronx, US
16
Adelaide, AU
15
Chicago, US
14
Saint Louis, US
14
McWane Science Centerlocation not on record
13
Vancouver, CA
9
DOI/NPS, Colonial National Historical Parklocation not on record
6
AASlocation not on record
6
Brisbane, AU
4
Knoxville, US
4
Trondheim, NO
3
MAlocation not on record
2
Parkville, AU
1
WTUlocation not on record
1
University of Stellenboschlocation not on record
1
Tartu, EE
1
Logan, US
1
Buenos Aires, AR
1
Rotorua, NZ
1
South Kensington, GB
1
Kensington, AU
1
Helsinki, FI
1
Madison, US
1
Wollongong, AU
1
Palmerston North, NZ
1
35 institutions · 824 of 826 vouchered records shown · 2 without an institution code
