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 fimbriatum has left across the world's sequence archives.
At a glance
DNA specimens128
Marker genes8
GenBank sequences10
eDNA detections133
Countries8
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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06Genome at a glanceGoaT
The complete instruction manualSphagnum fimbriatum 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 size451 836 000 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 fimbriatum0.45 Gb
HUMAN3.2 Gb
WHEAT17 Gb
FERN Tmesipteris160.45 Gb
08Occurrence & distribution
Record type33 484 records
Wild obs. + sensor27 414
Museum / vouchered6 064
Cultivated / captive5
Other1
Origin
Native1 448
Range
Area of Occupancy AOO49 752 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 accuracy80% within 1 km
≤100 m 10 887≤1 km 7 150≤10 km 4 362>10 km 55
22 454 georeferenced · 4 960 without coordinates
Open the mapobservation + sensor27 414
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 accuracy46% within 1 km
≤100 m 210≤1 km 993≤10 km 1 140>10 km 295
2 638 georeferenced · 3 426 without coordinates
Open the institutions mapphysical evidence6 064
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 5
5 georeferenced
Open the mapnot free-living5
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 institutions72 of 129 geolocated
Institutions and collections holding physical, vouchered specimens of this species — click a row to fly to it on the map.
Institution
Specimens
Uniwersytet Wrocławskilocation not on record
513
Bronx, US
395
Durham, US
368
Brussel, BE
325
Université Lavallocation not on record
290
Vancouver, CA
259
Uppsala, SE
259
Moscow State Universitylocation not on record
238
Trondheim, NO
225
LDlocation not on record
208
Museo civico La Terra e l'Uomo di Crocetta del Montellolocation not on record
194
Saint Louis, US
191
Frankfurt am Main
168
Ann Arbor, US
168
Tilburg, NL
115
Knoxville, US
101
Madison, US
101
CASlocation not on record
70
Akita Prefectural Museumlocation not on record
64
IFR-DNFlocation not on record
61
Chicago, US
61
MeiseBGlocation not on record
61
SLU Artdatabankenlocation not on record
58
Yugra State University Biological Collectionlocation not on record
53
AASlocation not on record
53
Garðabær, IS
52
Philadelphia, US
51
Tsukuba, JP
47
PHlocation not on record
42
Tartu, EE
42
University of Stellenboschlocation not on record
41
Oulu, FI
39
McWane Science Centerlocation not on record
35
DOI/NPS, Colonial National Historical Parklocation not on record
34
Helsinki, FI
34
Oskarshamn, SE
33
Anchorage, US
31
University of Gdansklocation not on record
30
New Haven, US
30
SZUlocation not on record
29
TROMlocation not on record
28
Madrid, ES
28
South Kensington, GB
27
Kuopio, FI
25
Cincinnati, US
25
WTUlocation not on record
25
Fort Hayslocation not on record
24
Montréal, CA
24
Olocation not on record
24
Paris, FR
24
Buenos Aires, AR
22
MAlocation not on record
22
GBS RAN - Glavny Botanichesky Sad Rossijskoj Akademii Nauklocation not on record
21
Natural History Museum Rotterdamlocation not on record
20
Monastir, TN
20
Oregon State Universitylocation not on record
20
KFGBlocation not on record
19
Tallinn, EE
18
Minia, EG
17
Kushiro City Museumlocation not on record
16
Polar-Alpine Botanical Garden-Institutelocation not on record
12
Elikins, US
12
Hudson, US
11
John May Museum of Natural Historylocation not on record
9
9
Staatliches Museum fuer Naturkunde Karlsruhe (State Museum of Natural History)location not on record
8
Missoula, US
8
Stockholm, SE
7
New Brunswick, US
7
CBDClocation not on record
7
Wlocation not on record
7
Portland, US
7
Durham, US
7
Universidad de Oviedolocation not on record
7
US
6
Edmonton, CA
6
AADClocation not on record
6
Bando, JP
6
Metsähallituslocation not on record
6
National Museum of Natural Sciencelocation not on record
5
Porvoo, FI
5
Barcelona, ES
5
Cambridge, US
5
EL PASO, US
4
BRNUlocation not on record
4
Turku, FI
4
Edinburgh, GB
4
UChlocation not on record
3
Société québécoise de bryologie (SQB)location not on record
3
Kandalaksha State Nature Reservelocation not on record
3
DOI/NPS, Little Rock Central High School National Historic Sitelocation not on record
3
Kostrzyca Forest Gene Banklocation not on record
3
Pittsburg, US
3
Slovak National Museumlocation not on record
3
St. Paul, US
3
Museo Achille Folettolocation not on record
2
Denver, US
2
Pretoria, ZA
2
Frauenfeld, CH
2
Universidad de Málagalocation not on record
2
Auckland, NZ
2
Christchurch, NZ
2
Umeå Universitylocation not on record
2
Granada, ES
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
College Park, US
2
Kunming, CN
2
Göteborg, SE
2
Tomioka, JP
1
Canadian Museum of Naturelocation not on record
1
Butler Universitylocation not on record
1
Acadia Universitylocation not on record
1
Forssa, FI
1
Odawara, JP
1
Honolulu, US
1
Morgantown, US
1
Nunoa, Santiago, CL
1
Salamanca, ES
1
Chapel Hill, US
1
JBRJlocation not on record
1
Xiamen, CN
1
Uniwersytet Marii Curie-Skłodowskiejlocation not on record
1
Berlin, DE
1
Uniwersytet Rolniczy im. Hugona Kołłątaja w Krakowielocation not on record
1
International Salmonella Centre (W.H.O.)location not on record
1
Jyväskylä, FI
1
Otaru, JP
1
Black Rock Forest Consortiumlocation not on record
1
Royal Botanic Garden Edinburghlocation not on record
1
129 institutions · 5 873 of 6 064 vouchered records shown · 191 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 DNA133 detections
Where the DNA of Sphagnum fimbriatum 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 found133
Studies independent surveys2
Countries3
Signal confidence: moderateweighed across independent studies, places & mapped detections
Where its DNA was found
0 of 133 detections have coordinates
Open the map3 countries0
Open moorland; on W-facing grassy slope amon…
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 median7.70 °C 0–7.70
Seasonal swing summer↔winter21.6 °C
Max temp (day)11.1 °C 2.30–11.1
Min temp (night)5.00 °C -2.30–5.00
Precipitation40.4 mm/mo 40.4–45.6
Air humidity65.1 % 65.1–72.3
Moisture balance-2.90 mm/mo -2.90–34.4
Vapour deficit367 Pa 186–367
Wind speed4.60 m/s 2.80–4.60
Cloud cover46.1 % 46.1–58.7
CHELSA 1981–2010, ~9 km grid, at location & month of 23 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 Foundation6 languages↗
BioWikiNetmultilingual Wikipediamultilingual↗
GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility33 484 records↗
ENAEuropean Nucleotide Archive · EMBL-EBI133 eDNA detections↗
BOLD SystemsCentre for Biodiversity Genomics128 specimens↗
NCBIUS National Library of Medicinesequences↗
Open Tree of LifeOpenTreephylogeny backbone↗
GoaTGenomes on a Tree · Sangergenome ~0.45 Gbp↗
GLoBIGlobal Biotic Interactionsbiotic interactions↗