Sphagnum papillosum, the papillose peatmoss, is a species of peat moss distributed throughout the northern hemisphere. Although sometimes confused with Sphagnum imbricatum and Sphagnum palustre, it is distinguished by its yellow-green to brown short, blunt branches and papillose chlorophyllose cells.
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 papillosum has left across the world's sequence archives.
At a glance
DNA specimens21
Marker genes8
GenBank sequences6
eDNA detections7
Countries7
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 papillosum 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 size900 738 000 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 papillosum0.90 Gb
HUMAN3.2 Gb
WHEAT17 Gb
FERN Tmesipteris160.45 Gb
08Occurrence & distribution
Record type43 365 records
Wild obs. + sensor35 368
Museum / vouchered7 922
Fossil2
Other73
Origin
Native2 176
Range
Area of Occupancy AOO64 104 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 12 572≤1 km 7 147≤10 km 8 736>10 km 69
28 524 georeferenced · 6 844 without coordinates
Open the mapobservation + sensor35 368
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 accuracy47% within 1 km
≤100 m 890≤1 km 1 351≤10 km 1 708>10 km 795
4 744 georeferenced · 3 178 without coordinates
Open the institutions mapphysical evidence7 922
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 institutions75 of 138 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
1 319
Durham, US
590
Olocation not on record
576
Vancouver, CA
569
Uppsala, SE
464
Université Lavallocation not on record
355
Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Researchlocation not on record
266
Museo civico La Terra e l'Uomo di Crocetta del Montellolocation not on record
233
LDlocation not on record
173
Brussel, BE
169
Bronx, US
161
Uniwersytet Wrocławskilocation not on record
156
TROMlocation not on record
145
Frankfurt am Main
145
Ann Arbor, US
127
Knoxville, US
115
BDBClocation not on record
111
Moscow State Universitylocation not on record
105
University of Gdansklocation not on record
91
Edinburgh, GB
89
Saint Louis, US
87
SLU Artdatabankenlocation not on record
83
Garðabær, IS
81
Philadelphia, US
76
WTUlocation not on record
67
Universidad de Oviedolocation not on record
67
MAlocation not on record
65
Madison, US
64
Montréal, CA
60
Oskarshamn, SE
57
DOI/NPS, Colonial National Historical Parklocation not on record
54
New Haven, US
53
SZUlocation not on record
49
MeiseBGlocation not on record
48
Helsinki, FI
47
Yugra State University Biological Collectionlocation not on record
37
Tartu, EE
36
Oulu, FI
35
Kuopio, FI
33
CASlocation not on record
30
Toyama, JP
28
South Kensington, GB
27
Cincinnati, US
26
Zürich, CH
25
PHlocation not on record
25
AADClocation not on record
24
Tsukuba, JP
23
University of Stellenboschlocation not on record
23
Chicago, US
21
Monastir, TN
19
Madrid, ES
19
Metsähallituslocation not on record
17
Tilburg, NL
16
McWane Science Centerlocation not on record
16
Minia, EG
15
Barcelona, ES
15
13
Buenos Aires, AR
10
BRNUlocation not on record
10
Hudson, US
9
Wlocation not on record
9
Polar-Alpine Botanical Garden-Institutelocation not on record
8
Frauenfeld, CH
8
Stockholm, SE
8
Fort Hayslocation not on record
8
Salamanca, ES
7
Staatliches Museum fuer Naturkunde Karlsruhe (State Museum of Natural History)location not on record
6
Christchurch, NZ
6
Salzburg, AT
5
Kushiro City Museumlocation not on record
5
New Brunswick, US
5
nbflocation not on record
5
IPA/SPlocation not on record
5
Acadia Universitylocation not on record
5
Edmonton, CA
5
Göteborg, SE
4
Durham, US
4
John May Museum of Natural Historylocation not on record
4
Morgantown, US
4
Umeå Universitylocation not on record
3
DOI/FWS, Kenai National Wildlife Refugelocation not on record
3
Portland, US
3
CBDClocation not on record
3
Forssa, FI
3
Canadian Museum of Nature, Natural Heritage Collectionlocation not on record
3
Turku, FI
3
Victoria, CA
3
IAPlocation not on record
3
US
3
Museum Ludovicae Ulricae, Zoology Institute of the University of Uppsalalocation not on record
3
Paris, FR
3
Elikins, US
3
International Salmonella Centre (W.H.O.)location not on record
3
Pittsburg, US
2
UAclocation not on record
2
Badajoz, ES
2
Oregon State Universitylocation not on record
2
Odawara, JP
2
Museo civico di Storia naturale Giacomo Doria di Genova | Giacomo Doria Natural History Museum in Genoalocation not on record
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
Cambridge, US
2
National Museum of Natural Sciencelocation not on record
2
Tallinn, EE
2
Naturkundliche Sammlung Urilocation not on record
2
College Park, US
2
Rovaniemi, FI
2
BioFokuslocation not on record
1
Tromso University Museumlocation not on record
1
Chicago, US
1
University of British Columbia, Beaty Biodiversity Museum, Herbariumlocation not on record
1
Fribourg, CH
1
Berlin, DE
1
Wellington, NZ
1
St. Paul, US
1
Dublin, IE
1
Bando, JP
1
Uniwersytet Marii Curie-Skłodowskiejlocation not on record
1
UNISANTAlocation not on record
1
Xiamen, CN
1
Royal Botanic Garden Edinburghlocation not on record
1
Porvoo, FI
1
Universidade Federale do Rio Grande do Sullocation not on record
1
Natural History Museum Rotterdamlocation not on record
1
Lincoln, US
1
Universidad de Málagalocation not on record
1
National Institute of Biological Resourceslocation not on record
1
Kandalaksha State Nature Reservelocation not on record
1
Millersville, US
1
Naturama Aargaulocation not on record
1
Oswego, US
1
Corvallis, US
1
Dresden, DE
1
STNFlocation not on record
1
Jyväskylä, FI
1
EL PASO, US
1
JBRJlocation not on record
1
UFPElocation not on record
1
Universidade Federal do Estado do Rio de Janeirolocation not on record
1
138 institutions · 7 680 of 7 922 vouchered records shown · 242 without an institution code
09Environmental DNA7 detections
Where the DNA of Sphagnum papillosum 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 found7
Studies independent surveys1
Countries3
Signal confidence: weakweighed across independent studies, places & mapped detections
Where its DNA was found
0 of 7 detections have coordinates
Open the map3 countries0
Sparse-treed bogLarge fen with pools orientated North-South …Peatland, small eutrophic fenOpen 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 median13.0 °C 10.3–17.0
Seasonal swing summer↔winter24.1 °C
Max temp (day)15.0 °C 13.0–20.8
Min temp (night)10.8 °C 7.10–14.5
Precipitation128 mm/mo 92.3–140
Air humidity63.3 % 59.3–69.6
Moisture balance49.3 mm/mo
Vapour deficit550 Pa 398–770
Wind speed3.80 m/s
Cloud cover50.8 % 48.6–60.4
CHELSA 1981–2010, ~9 km grid, at location & month of 5 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 Facility43 365 records↗
ENAEuropean Nucleotide Archive · EMBL-EBI7 eDNA detections↗
BOLD SystemsCentre for Biodiversity Genomics21 specimens↗
NCBIUS National Library of Medicinesequences↗
Open Tree of LifeOpenTreephylogeny backbone↗
GoaTGenomes on a Tree · Sangergenome ~0.90 Gbp↗
GLoBIGlobal Biotic Interactionsbiotic interactions↗