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 compactum has left across the world's sequence archives.
At a glance
DNA specimens18
Marker genes7
GenBank sequences10
eDNA detections11
Countries6
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.
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plant barcodefungal barcode
06Genome at a glanceGoaT · NCBI
The complete instruction manualSphagnum compactum 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 size440 100 000 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 compactum0.44 Gb
HUMAN3.2 Gb
WHEAT17 Gb
FERN Tmesipteris160.45 Gb
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
08Occurrence & distribution
Record type18 309 records
Wild obs. + sensor11 912
Museum / vouchered6 354
Other43
Origin
Native1 082
Range
Area of Occupancy AOO35 996 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 accuracy59% within 1 km
≤100 m 2 912≤1 km 2 675≤10 km 3 829>10 km 98
9 514 georeferenced · 2 398 without coordinates
Open the mapobservation + sensor11 912
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 accuracy36% within 1 km
≤100 m 481≤1 km 915≤10 km 1 896>10 km 549
3 841 georeferenced · 2 513 without coordinates
Open the institutions mapphysical evidence6 354
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 institutions73 of 137 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
628
Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Researchlocation not on record
562
Durham, US
533
Vancouver, CA
434
Olocation not on record
347
Université Lavallocation not on record
305
Uppsala, SE
275
Bronx, US
224
LDlocation not on record
206
Museo civico La Terra e l'Uomo di Crocetta del Montellolocation not on record
190
Uniwersytet Wrocławskilocation not on record
152
Moscow State Universitylocation not on record
148
Saint Louis, US
124
Knoxville, US
114
Frankfurt am Main
89
Ann Arbor, US
87
Brussel, BE
84
Madison, US
71
TROMlocation not on record
69
Edmonton, CA
68
Chicago, US
58
New Haven, US
54
Salzburg, AT
52
Kuopio, FI
50
Toyama, JP
46
MAlocation not on record
43
Helsinki, FI
43
BDBClocation not on record
42
CASlocation not on record
38
Akita Prefectural Museumlocation not on record
36
DOI/NPS, Colonial National Historical Parklocation not on record
35
SLU Artdatabankenlocation not on record
35
Tilburg, NL
34
WTUlocation not on record
32
Yugra State University Biological Collectionlocation not on record
32
Oulu, FI
30
Museum Ludovicae Ulricae, Zoology Institute of the University of Uppsalalocation not on record
29
Oskarshamn, SE
27
PHlocation not on record
27
SZUlocation not on record
26
University of Stellenboschlocation not on record
25
Universidad Nacional de Colombia (UNAL)location not on record
24
Universidad de Oviedolocation not on record
22
Cincinnati, US
21
Polar-Alpine Botanical Garden-Institutelocation not on record
20
Barcelona, ES
19
Montréal, CA
19
Tartu, EE
19
South Kensington, GB
19
Zürich, CH
18
Madrid, ES
16
McWane Science Centerlocation not on record
16
Ulocation not on record
15
Hobart, AU
15
Minia, EG
14
Christchurch, NZ
14
Philadelphia, US
14
VGBIlocation not on record
13
Universität Basel, Herbariumlocation not on record
12
Tallinn, EE
10
Paris, FR
10
Canberra, AU
10
AADClocation not on record
10
GBS RAN - Glavny Botanichesky Sad Rossijskoj Akademii Nauklocation not on record
9
Instytut Ochrony Przyrody Polskiej Akademii Nauklocation not on record
9
Garðabær, IS
9
Museo civico di Storia naturale Giacomo Doria di Genova | Giacomo Doria Natural History Museum in Genoalocation not on record
8
Tsukuba, JP
8
BRNUlocation not on record
8
US
8
Museo Entomologico de Leonlocation not on record
7
MeiseBGlocation not on record
7
Buenos Aires, AR
7
IFR-DNFlocation not on record
6
Chapel Hill, US
6
Frauenfeld, CH
6
Hudson, US
6
Turku, FI
6
Edinburgh, GB
5
Slovak National Museumlocation not on record
5
Portland, US
5
Missoula, US
5
GB
4
International Salmonella Centre (W.H.O.)location not on record
4
College Park, US
4
Beijing, CN
4
Monastir, TN
4
Bourges, FR
3
Stockholm, SE
3
Davis, US
3
University of Tennessee at Chattanoogalocation not on record
3
Umeå Universitylocation not on record
3
Porvoo, FI
3
Oregon State Universitylocation not on record
3
Metsähallituslocation not on record
3
Anchorage, US
3
Brisbane, AU
3
New Brunswick, US
2
Salamanca, ES
2
GJOlocation not on record
2
CJBGlocation not on record
2
Société québécoise de bryologie (SQB)location not on record
2
CBDClocation not on record
2
Fort Hayslocation not on record
2
Fribourg, CH
2
Institute of the Industrial Ecology Problems of the North of Kola Science Center of the Russian Academy of Sciences.location not on record
2
National Museum of Natural Sciencelocation not on record
2
Museum of the Rockieslocation not on record
2
Blacksburg, US
2
Sant Julià de Lòria, AD
2
University of Gdansklocation not on record
2
Kunming, CN
2
Natural History Museum Rotterdamlocation not on record
2
US
2
MHN-UPlocation not on record
2
Kirksville, US
1
Odawara, JP
1
Cambridge, US
1
Victoria, CA
1
Fundación Jardín Botánico Joaquín Antonio Uribe de Medellínlocation not on record
1
HUAlocation not on record
1
Morgantown, US
1
Universidad de Málagalocation not on record
1
La Paz, BO
1
Wlocation not on record
1
Kushiro City Museumlocation not on record
1
St. Paul, US
1
Royal Botanic Garden Edinburghlocation not on record
1
Tromso University Museumlocation not on record
1
nbflocation not on record
1
Kandalaksha State Nature Reservelocation not on record
1
Rovaniemi, FI
1
Uniwersytet Marii Curie-Skłodowskiejlocation not on record
1
BioFokuslocation not on record
1
National Institute of Biological Resourceslocation not on record
1
1
Göteborg, SE
1
137 institutions · 6 092 of 6 354 vouchered records shown · 262 without an institution code
09Environmental DNA11 detections
Where the DNA of Sphagnum compactum 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 found11
Studies independent surveys1
Countries1
Signal confidence: weakweighed across independent studies, places & mapped detections
Where its DNA was found
0 of 11 detections have coordinates
Open the map1 country0
Mountain stream; in streamside turf
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 median10.2 °C 10.2–10.2
Seasonal swing summer↔winter11.1 °C
Max temp (day)12.7 °C
Min temp (night)5.90 °C
Precipitation110 mm/mo
Air humidity72.9 %
Moisture balance26.5 mm/mo
Vapour deficit339 Pa
Wind speed7.50 m/s
Cloud cover56.7 %
CHELSA 1981–2010, ~9 km grid, at location & month of 1 detection point · 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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GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility18 309 records↗
ENAEuropean Nucleotide Archive · EMBL-EBI11 eDNA detections↗
BOLD SystemsCentre for Biodiversity Genomics18 specimens↗
NCBIUS National Library of Medicinesequences↗
Open Tree of LifeOpenTreephylogeny backbone↗
GoaTGenomes on a Tree · Sangergenome & karyotype↗
GLoBIGlobal Biotic Interactionsbiotic interactions↗