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 pulchrum has left across the world's sequence archives.
At a glance
DNA specimens15
Marker genes7
GenBank sequences4
eDNA detections7
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.
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06Genome at a glanceGoaT
The complete instruction manualSphagnum pulchrum 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 size489 000 000 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 pulchrum0.49 Gb
HUMAN3.2 Gb
WHEAT17 Gb
FERN Tmesipteris160.45 Gb
08Occurrence & distribution
Record type5 294 records
Wild obs. + sensor3 297
Museum / vouchered1 997
Origin
Native61
Range
Area of Occupancy AOO9 940 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 accuracy60% within 1 km
≤100 m 857≤1 km 444≤10 km 869>10 km 16
2 186 georeferenced · 1 111 without coordinates
Open the mapobservation + sensor3 297
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 accuracy66% within 1 km
≤100 m 231≤1 km 444≤10 km 234>10 km 115
1 024 georeferenced · 973 without coordinates
Open the institutions mapphysical evidence1 997
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 institutions46 of 67 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
454
Université Lavallocation not on record
289
Durham, US
192
LDlocation not on record
100
Museo civico La Terra e l'Uomo di Crocetta del Montellolocation not on record
91
Uppsala, SE
91
Vancouver, CA
89
Bronx, US
82
TROMlocation not on record
71
Olocation not on record
57
SLU Artdatabankenlocation not on record
47
Madison, US
45
Oulu, FI
31
Moscow State Universitylocation not on record
26
Knoxville, US
25
Ann Arbor, US
23
Philadelphia, US
23
Saint Louis, US
22
Helsinki, FI
21
DOI/NPS, Colonial National Historical Parklocation not on record
16
University of Stellenboschlocation not on record
15
Kuopio, FI
14
WTUlocation not on record
13
New Haven, US
13
Cincinnati, US
11
PHlocation not on record
11
Montréal, CA
8
Chicago, US
8
Buenos Aires, AR
6
Portland, US
6
Oskarshamn, SE
5
Tartu, EE
5
CBDClocation not on record
4
Fort Hayslocation not on record
4
Jyväskylä, FI
4
McWane Science Centerlocation not on record
4
South Kensington, GB
3
Hudson, US
3
Cambridge, US
3
MAlocation not on record
3
Umeå Universitylocation not on record
3
New Brunswick, US
3
Stockholm, SE
2
Anchorage, US
2
Chapel Hill, US
2
Canadian Museum of Nature, Natural Heritage Collectionlocation not on record
2
US
2
Minia, EG
2
nbflocation not on record
2
EL PASO, US
2
College Park, US
2
Durham, US
2
Mexico City, MX
1
Tallinn, EE
1
Tsukuba, JP
1
kunlocation not on record
1
Northridge, US
1
Royal Botanic Garden Edinburghlocation not on record
1
Turku, FI
1
Göteborg, SE
1
Brussel, BE
1
St. Paul, US
1
CASlocation not on record
1
Edinburgh, GB
1
Frankfurt am Main
1
Porvoo, FI
1
Tilburg, NL
1
67 institutions · 1 979 of 1 997 vouchered records shown · 18 without an institution code
09Environmental DNA7 detections
Where the DNA of Sphagnum pulchrum 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
Countries2
Signal confidence: weakweighed across independent studies, places & mapped detections
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 median10.9 °C 10.6–15.7
Seasonal swing summer↔winter23.8 °C
Max temp (day)15.1 °C 13.7–21.1
Min temp (night)8.10 °C 7.70–11.1
Precipitation142 mm/mo 107–200
Air humidity63.2 % 58.0–67.1
Moisture balance23.2 mm/mo -18.0–140
Vapour deficit478 Pa 421–767
Wind speed3.70 m/s 3.40–4.20
Cloud cover50.2 % 49.3–54.9
CHELSA 1981–2010, ~9 km grid, at location & month of 3 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 Foundation2 languages↗
BioWikiNetmultilingual Wikipediamultilingual↗
GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility5 294 records↗
ENAEuropean Nucleotide Archive · EMBL-EBI7 eDNA detections↗
BOLD SystemsCentre for Biodiversity Genomics15 specimens↗
NCBIUS National Library of Medicinesequences↗
Open Tree of LifeOpenTreephylogeny backbone↗
GoaTGenomes on a Tree · Sangergenome ~0.49 Gbp↗
GLoBIGlobal Biotic Interactionsbiotic interactions↗