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 centrale has left across the world's sequence archives.
At a glance
DNA specimens12
Marker genes7
GenBank sequences10
eDNA detections6
Countries5
The DNA barcodea real sequence read deposited for this species
Sphagnum centrale isolate ITA_Viu ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate carboxylase/oxygenase large subunit (rbcL) gene, partial cds; chloroplast
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.
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08Occurrence & distribution
Record type6 361 records
Wild obs. + sensor3 152
Museum / vouchered3 193
Other16
Range
Area of Occupancy AOO15 504 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 accuracy77% within 1 km
≤100 m 1 590≤1 km 457≤10 km 593>10 km 11
2 651 georeferenced · 501 without coordinates
Open the mapobservation + sensor3 152
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 accuracy45% within 1 km
≤100 m 320≤1 km 452≤10 km 687>10 km 250
1 709 georeferenced · 1 484 without coordinates
Open the institutions mapphysical evidence3 193
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 94 geolocated
Institutions and collections holding physical, vouchered specimens of this species — click a row to fly to it on the map.
Institution
Specimens
Université Lavallocation not on record
340
Trondheim, NO
330
Moscow State Universitylocation not on record
226
Uppsala, SE
207
Olocation not on record
157
Durham, US
130
LDlocation not on record
127
Ann Arbor, US
122
Vancouver, CA
109
Madison, US
93
Philadelphia, US
81
Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Researchlocation not on record
75
Bronx, US
74
Museo civico La Terra e l'Uomo di Crocetta del Montellolocation not on record
63
SLU Artdatabankenlocation not on record
52
Tartu, EE
45
Kuopio, FI
42
Uniwersytet Wrocławskilocation not on record
40
TROMlocation not on record
40
Chicago, US
37
Knoxville, US
37
Oulu, FI
36
Helsinki, FI
34
Oskarshamn, SE
30
Saint Louis, US
30
Yugra State University Biological Collectionlocation not on record
30
IFR-DNFlocation not on record
27
Polar-Alpine Botanical Garden-Institutelocation not on record
22
Zürich, CH
21
DOI/NPS, Colonial National Historical Parklocation not on record
20
SZUlocation not on record
20
Fort Hayslocation not on record
16
CASlocation not on record
16
BDBClocation not on record
13
Museum Ludovicae Ulricae, Zoology Institute of the University of Uppsalalocation not on record
11
Cincinnati, US
10
McWane Science Centerlocation not on record
10
International Salmonella Centre (W.H.O.)location not on record
10
Tallinn, EE
9
Missoula, US
9
Metsähallituslocation not on record
8
Madrid, ES
8
Portland, US
8
Montréal, CA
7
Garðabær, IS
7
BRNUlocation not on record
7
University of Stellenboschlocation not on record
7
Forssa, FI
7
WTUlocation not on record
7
Hudson, US
6
Turku, FI
6
PHlocation not on record
6
Edmonton, CA
6
Oregon State Universitylocation not on record
5
Cambridge, US
5
Buenos Aires, AR
5
Boise, US
5
Umeå Universitylocation not on record
5
Durham, US
4
Wlocation not on record
4
Moscow, US
4
Paris, FR
4
Frankfurt am Main
3
Salzburg, AT
3
GJOlocation not on record
3
Société québécoise de bryologie (SQB)location not on record
3
Institute of the Industrial Ecology Problems of the North of Kola Science Center of the Russian Academy of Sciences.location not on record
3
New Brunswick, US
3
Minia, EG
3
CJBGlocation not on record
3
Toronto, CA
3
Jyväskylä, FI
3
2
Porvoo, FI
2
Rovaniemi, FI
2
Göteborg, SE
2
MAlocation not on record
2
UFBAlocation not on record
2
Frauenfeld, CH
1
Universidad de Oviedolocation not on record
1
Pittsburg, US
1
Tromso University Museumlocation not on record
1
Lincoln, US
1
GBS RAN - Glavny Botanichesky Sad Rossijskoj Akademii Nauklocation not on record
1
Auckland, NZ
1
Institut und Museum fuer Geologie und Palaeontologielocation not on record
1
Blacksburg, US
1
US
1
MeiseBGlocation not on record
1
Canadian Museum of Naturelocation not on record
1
nbflocation not on record
1
Senckenberg Institute for Plant Form and Function at Friedrich Schiller University Jenalocation not on record
1
Stockholm, SE
1
Naturkundliche Sammlung Urilocation not on record
1
94 institutions · 2 990 of 3 193 vouchered records shown · 203 without an institution code
09Environmental DNA6 detections
Where the DNA of Sphagnum centrale 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 found6
Studies independent surveys1
Countries2
Signal confidence: weakweighed across independent studies, places & mapped detections
Where its DNA was found
0 of 6 detections have coordinates
Open the map2 countries0
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 median13.2 °C 12.8–13.6
Seasonal swing summer↔winter25.4 °C
Max temp (day)16.9 °C 15.9–17.8
Min temp (night)8.20 °C 7.50–9.10
Precipitation117 mm/mo 96.2–138
Air humidity59.6 % 56.5–62.6
Moisture balance11.2 mm/mo -22.5–44.9
Vapour deficit618 Pa 587–648
Wind speed2.80 m/s 2.50–3.00
Cloud cover55.9 % 49.2–62.5
CHELSA 1981–2010, ~9 km grid, at location & month of 2 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.
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BioWikiNetmultilingual Wikipediamultilingual↗
GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility6 361 records↗
ENAEuropean Nucleotide Archive · EMBL-EBI6 eDNA detections↗
BOLD SystemsCentre for Biodiversity Genomics12 specimens↗
NCBIUS National Library of Medicinesequences↗
Open Tree of LifeOpenTreephylogeny backbone↗
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