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 contortum has left across the world's sequence archives.
At a glance
DNA specimens19
Marker genes9
GenBank sequences8
eDNA detections9
Countries5
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 contortum 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 size391 689 000 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 contortum0.39 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
Completeness83.6% BUSCO
08Occurrence & distribution
Record type7 243 records
Wild obs. + sensor4 668
Museum / vouchered2 546
Other29
Origin
Native259
Range
Area of Occupancy AOO14 292 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 accuracy69% within 1 km
≤100 m 1 850≤1 km 910≤10 km 1 251>10 km 13
4 024 georeferenced · 644 without coordinates
Open the mapobservation + sensor4 668
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 accuracy51% within 1 km
≤100 m 322≤1 km 425≤10 km 615>10 km 104
1 466 georeferenced · 1 080 without coordinates
Open the institutions mapphysical evidence2 546
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 institutions45 of 86 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
241
LDlocation not on record
206
Helsinki, FI
201
Durham, US
181
Oulu, FI
175
Uniwersytet Wrocławskilocation not on record
121
Turku, FI
111
Uppsala, SE
83
Philadelphia, US
79
Moscow State Universitylocation not on record
77
Tartu, EE
71
Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Researchlocation not on record
50
SLU Artdatabankenlocation not on record
48
Université Lavallocation not on record
46
BRNUlocation not on record
45
Olocation not on record
42
Saint Louis, US
35
Madison, US
32
Bronx, US
28
Metsähallituslocation not on record
26
SZUlocation not on record
26
Vancouver, CA
23
South Kensington, GB
20
Garðabær, IS
20
University of Gdansklocation not on record
18
Frankfurt am Main
17
Knoxville, US
16
Museum Ludovicae Ulricae, Zoology Institute of the University of Uppsalalocation not on record
15
TROMlocation not on record
14
Zürich, CH
14
Frauenfeld, CH
13
DOI/NPS, Colonial National Historical Parklocation not on record
13
Kuopio, FI
13
Museo civico La Terra e l'Uomo di Crocetta del Montellolocation not on record
12
Oskarshamn, SE
12
BDBClocation not on record
10
AADClocation not on record
10
Brussel, BE
9
WTUlocation not on record
9
PHlocation not on record
8
Cincinnati, US
8
CASlocation not on record
8
Chicago, US
8
MAlocation not on record
7
Minia, EG
6
Barcelona, ES
6
Buenos Aires, AR
6
McWane Science Centerlocation not on record
6
Tallinn, EE
6
CBDClocation not on record
5
Polar-Alpine Botanical Garden-Institutelocation not on record
5
Umeå Universitylocation not on record
5
University of Stellenboschlocation not on record
5
Montréal, CA
4
Portland, US
4
Museo civico di Storia naturale Giacomo Doria di Genova | Giacomo Doria Natural History Museum in Genoalocation not on record
4
IFR-DNFlocation not on record
4
Tilburg, NL
4
Dresden, DE
3
Missoula, US
3
GJOlocation not on record
3
Bourges, FR
3
Edinburgh, GB
2
Wlocation not on record
2
Paris, FR
2
Jyväskylä, FI
2
Yugra State University Biological Collectionlocation not on record
2
Tsukuba, JP
2
Monastir, TN
1
GBS RAN - Glavny Botanichesky Sad Rossijskoj Akademii Nauklocation not on record
1
nbflocation not on record
1
National Museum of Natural Sciencelocation not on record
1
Davis, US
1
Royal Botanic Garden Edinburghlocation not on record
1
EL PASO, US
1
Madrid, ES
1
Göteborg, SE
1
Oregon State Universitylocation not on record
1
US
1
Senckenberg Institute for Plant Form and Function at Friedrich Schiller University Jenalocation not on record
1
Universidad de Oviedolocation not on record
1
DOI/FWS, Kenai National Wildlife Refugelocation not on record
1
Institut und Museum fuer Geologie und Palaeontologielocation not on record
1
Natural History Museum Rotterdamlocation not on record
1
Christchurch, NZ
1
Stockholm, SE
1
86 institutions · 2 333 of 2 546 vouchered records shown · 213 without an institution code
09Environmental DNA9 detections
Where the DNA of Sphagnum contortum 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 found9
Studies independent surveys1
Countries1
Signal confidence: weakweighed across independent studies, places & mapped detections
Where its DNA was found
0 of 9 detections have coordinates
Open the map1 country0
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 median9.80 °C 9.80–9.80
Seasonal swing summer↔winter10.9 °C
Max temp (day)12.1 °C
Min temp (night)6.20 °C
Precipitation140 mm/mo
Air humidity72.2 %
Moisture balance69.1 mm/mo
Vapour deficit336 Pa
Wind speed7.50 m/s
Cloud cover50.8 %
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.
WikipediaWikimedia Foundation5 languages↗
BioWikiNetmultilingual Wikipediamultilingual↗
GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility7 243 records↗
ENAEuropean Nucleotide Archive · EMBL-EBI9 eDNA detections↗
BOLD SystemsCentre for Biodiversity Genomics19 specimens↗
NCBIUS National Library of Medicinesequences↗
Open Tree of LifeOpenTreephylogeny backbone↗
GoaTGenomes on a Tree · Sangergenome & karyotype↗
GLoBIGlobal Biotic Interactionsbiotic interactions↗