Sphagnum girgensohnii, also known as Girgensohn's bogmoss, Girgensohn's sphagnum or common green peat moss, is a species of peat moss with a Holarctic and Indo-Malesian distribution.
No narrative description available for this taxon yet.
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 girgensohnii has left across the world's sequence archives.
At a glance
DNA specimens57
Marker genes8
GenBank sequences10
eDNA detections46
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.
The complete instruction manualSphagnum girgensohnii 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 size518 340 000 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 girgensohnii0.52 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
Completeness82% BUSCO
08Occurrence & distribution
Record type27 576 records
Wild obs. + sensor15 709
Museum / vouchered11 805
Other62
Origin
Native564
Range
Area of Occupancy AOO61 396 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 accuracy81% within 1 km
≤100 m 7 135≤1 km 4 163≤10 km 2 443>10 km 138
13 879 georeferenced · 1 830 without coordinates
Open the mapobservation + sensor15 709
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 832≤1 km 1 321≤10 km 3 053>10 km 770
5 976 georeferenced · 5 829 without coordinates
Open the institutions mapphysical evidence11 805
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 institutions79 of 145 geolocated
Institutions and collections holding physical, vouchered specimens of this species — click a row to fly to it on the map.
Institution
Specimens
Vancouver, CA
1 003
Université Lavallocation not on record
967
Trondheim, NO
886
Durham, US
843
Uniwersytet Wrocławskilocation not on record
758
Uppsala, SE
586
Moscow State Universitylocation not on record
585
Museo civico La Terra e l'Uomo di Crocetta del Montellolocation not on record
567
Bronx, US
521
Olocation not on record
313
Ann Arbor, US
250
LDlocation not on record
233
Saint Louis, US
221
Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Researchlocation not on record
206
Garðabær, IS
201
Knoxville, US
200
Madison, US
185
New Haven, US
142
WTUlocation not on record
141
Montréal, CA
109
Frankfurt am Main
106
TROMlocation not on record
97
DOI/NPS, Colonial National Historical Parklocation not on record
97
Yugra State University Biological Collectionlocation not on record
95
IFR-DNFlocation not on record
93
Kuopio, FI
91
Salzburg, AT
89
AADClocation not on record
85
Helsinki, FI
82
University of Stellenboschlocation not on record
72
Akita Prefectural Museumlocation not on record
71
Tartu, EE
69
Chicago, US
69
CASlocation not on record
67
PHlocation not on record
64
SZUlocation not on record
60
Edmonton, CA
59
Oskarshamn, SE
57
Philadelphia, US
55
BDBClocation not on record
54
Polar-Alpine Botanical Garden-Institutelocation not on record
54
GBS RAN - Glavny Botanichesky Sad Rossijskoj Akademii Nauklocation not on record
51
SLU Artdatabankenlocation not on record
51
Museum Ludovicae Ulricae, Zoology Institute of the University of Uppsalalocation not on record
50
Tallinn, EE
49
Oulu, FI
42
Uniwersytet Rolniczy im. Hugona Kołłątaja w Krakowielocation not on record
35
Zürich, CH
33
Toyama, JP
30
Tsukuba, JP
26
McWane Science Centerlocation not on record
25
BRNUlocation not on record
22
Cincinnati, US
21
21
South Kensington, GB
20
Kushiro City Museumlocation not on record
20
MAlocation not on record
19
Fort Hayslocation not on record
18
Buenos Aires, AR
17
Minia, EG
17
KFGBlocation not on record
14
Anchorage, US
14
GJOlocation not on record
14
Paris, FR
14
Monastir, TN
13
Kunming, CN
12
Beijing, CN
12
New Brunswick, US
12
US
12
MeiseBGlocation not on record
11
Forssa, FI
11
Portland, US
10
Stockholm, SE
10
Metsähallituslocation not on record
10
Hiroshima Universitylocation not on record
9
Staatliches Museum fuer Naturkunde Karlsruhe (State Museum of Natural History)location not on record
9
Hudson, US
9
Odawara, JP
8
Turku, FI
8
John May Museum of Natural Historylocation not on record
8
Acadia Universitylocation not on record
8
Umeå Universitylocation not on record
8
Instytut Ochrony Przyrody Polskiej Akademii Nauklocation not on record
8
Christchurch, NZ
8
Elikins, US
8
Toronto, CA
8
Oregon State Universitylocation not on record
8
Museo civico di Storia naturale Giacomo Doria di Genova | Giacomo Doria Natural History Museum in Genoalocation not on record
7
Institute of the Industrial Ecology Problems of the North of Kola Science Center of the Russian Academy of Sciences.location not on record
7
Kostrzyca Forest Gene Banklocation not on record
6
International Salmonella Centre (W.H.O.)location not on record
6
Jyväskylä, FI
6
Edinburgh, GB
6
Durham, US
5
Madrid, ES
5
Tilburg, NL
5
CJBGlocation not on record
5
College Park, US
4
KIRMlocation not on record
4
Wlocation not on record
4
EL PASO, US
4
Barcelona, ES
4
Chapel Hill, US
4
CBDClocation not on record
3
Rovaniemi, FI
2
Brussel, BE
2
University of Gdansklocation not on record
2
Kandalaksha State Nature Reservelocation not on record
2
Göteborg, SE
2
Cambridge, US
2
DOI/FWS, Kenai National Wildlife Refugelocation not on record
2
BioFokuslocation not on record
2
nbflocation not on record
2
Victoria, CA
2
Tromso University Museumlocation not on record
2
Senckenberg Institute for Plant Form and Function at Friedrich Schiller University Jenalocation not on record
2
Davis, US
2
National Museum of Natural Sciencelocation not on record
2
HAWlocation not on record
1
Pittsburg, US
1
Uniwersytet Marii Curie-Skłodowskiejlocation not on record
1
Chiba, JP
1
Millersville, US
1
Missoula, US
1
GZUlocation not on record
1
Institut und Museum fuer Geologie und Palaeontologielocation not on record
1
VGBIlocation not on record
1
Royal Botanic Garden Edinburghlocation not on record
1
Société québécoise de bryologie (SQB)location not on record
1
Corvallis, US
1
Fribourg, CH
1
Logan, US
1
Naturama Aargaulocation not on record
1
Wellington, NZ
1
Blacksburg, US
1
Porvoo, FI
1
Chicago, US
1
Mount Pleasant, US
1
Universidad de Oviedolocation not on record
1
Lincoln, US
1
Canadian Museum of Naturelocation not on record
1
Albuquerque, US
1
Dresden, DE
1
St. Paul, US
1
Morgantown, US
1
145 institutions · 11 486 of 11 805 vouchered records shown · 319 without an institution code
09Environmental DNA46 detections
Where the DNA of Sphagnum girgensohnii 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 found46
Studies independent surveys2
Countries4
Signal confidence: moderateweighed across independent studies, places & mapped detections
Where its DNA was found
0 of 46 detections have coordinates
Open the map4 countries0
Woodland garden; on mossy woodland floor
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 6.30–7.70
Seasonal swing summer↔winter21.6 °C
Max temp (day)11.1 °C 10.5–11.1
Min temp (night)5.00 °C 2.70–5.00
Precipitation40.4 mm/mo 40.4–121
Air humidity65.1 % 65.0–66.2
Moisture balance-2.90 mm/mo -2.90–43.4
Vapour deficit367 Pa 348–367
Wind speed4.60 m/s 2.60–4.60
Cloud cover46.1 % 46.1–53.1
CHELSA 1981–2010, ~9 km grid, at location & month of 24 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 Facility27 576 records↗
ENAEuropean Nucleotide Archive · EMBL-EBI46 eDNA detections↗
BOLD SystemsCentre for Biodiversity Genomics57 specimens↗
NCBIUS National Library of Medicinesequences↗
Open Tree of LifeOpenTreephylogeny backbone↗
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