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 recurvum has left across the world's sequence archives.
At a glance
DNA specimens9
Marker genes5
GenBank sequences6
eDNA detections7
Countries3
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.
★rbcL3★rbcLa★trnL-F★ITS3★ITS2
plant barcodefungal barcode
06Genome at a glanceGoaT
The complete instruction manualSphagnum recurvum 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 size547 680 000 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 recurvum0.55 Gb
HUMAN3.2 Gb
WHEAT17 Gb
FERN Tmesipteris160.45 Gb
08Occurrence & distribution
Record type7 718 records
Wild obs. + sensor3 585
Museum / vouchered4 129
Cultivated / captive2
Other2
Origin
Native114
Range
Area of Occupancy AOO14 028 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 accuracy68% within 1 km
≤100 m 1 718≤1 km 320≤10 km 909>10 km 67
3 014 georeferenced · 571 without coordinates
Open the mapobservation + sensor3 585
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 accuracy25% within 1 km
≤100 m 126≤1 km 436≤10 km 1 165>10 km 529
2 256 georeferenced · 1 873 without coordinates
Open the institutions mapphysical evidence4 129
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 2
2 georeferenced
Open the mapnot free-living2
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 institutions56 of 114 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
561
Uppsala, SE
518
Durham, US
442
Bronx, US
382
Université Lavallocation not on record
215
Knoxville, US
213
Ann Arbor, US
187
Vancouver, CA
170
Akita Prefectural Museumlocation not on record
128
Saint Louis, US
126
New Haven, US
121
Moscow State Universitylocation not on record
120
Madison, US
74
Museo civico La Terra e l'Uomo di Crocetta del Montellolocation not on record
70
Chicago, US
62
PHlocation not on record
55
IPA/SPlocation not on record
42
Montréal, CA
40
Cincinnati, US
36
Trondheim, NO
31
WTUlocation not on record
29
University of Stellenboschlocation not on record
29
CASlocation not on record
24
DOI/NPS, Colonial National Historical Parklocation not on record
24
McWane Science Centerlocation not on record
21
Metsähallituslocation not on record
17
Edmonton, CA
16
Universidad Nacional de Colombia (UNAL)location not on record
14
Barcelona, ES
14
JBRJlocation not on record
13
MAlocation not on record
13
New Brunswick, US
12
Universidade Federale do Rio Grande do Sullocation not on record
12
Minia, EG
11
Kushiro City Museumlocation not on record
10
South Kensington, GB
9
Fort Hayslocation not on record
9
US
9
UFABClocation not on record
9
UNISANTAlocation not on record
9
Monastir, TN
8
Laboratorio de Ictiologialocation not on record
8
Madrid, ES
8
Frankfurt am Main
7
Tsukuba, JP
7
Hudson, US
6
Durham, US
6
Slovak National Museumlocation not on record
6
Museo naturalistico del Frignano Ferruccio Minghellilocation not on record
5
UFPElocation not on record
5
HUAlocation not on record
5
Helsinki, FI
5
Cambridge, US
5
Oregon State Universitylocation not on record
4
UFSClocation not on record
4
WINlocation not on record
4
Columbia, US
4
CBDClocation not on record
4
College Park, US
4
Elikins, US
4
Campo Mourão, BR
3
GJOlocation not on record
3
UTFPR-CPlocation not on record
3
Buenos Aires, AR
3
Ulocation not on record
3
IAPlocation not on record
3
Chapel Hill, US
3
Beijing, CN
3
Olocation not on record
3
UnBlocation not on record
3
University of Tennessee at Chattanoogalocation not on record
3
La Paz, BO
3
Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paranálocation not on record
3
Tartu, EE
3
Pittsburg, US
2
AADClocation not on record
2
Londrina, BR
2
EL PASO, US
2
Museo Achille Folettolocation not on record
2
Universidad de Oviedolocation not on record
2
Toyama, JP
2
CJBGlocation not on record
2
Philadelphia, US
2
Blumenau, BR
2
Paris, FR
2
Mexico City, MX
1
CEPLAClocation not on record
1
COLlocation not on record
1
Lincoln, US
1
UFMSlocation not on record
1
Bourges, FR
1
Toronto, CA
1
Polar-Alpine Botanical Garden-Institutelocation not on record
1
Portland, US
1
UFPRlocation not on record
1
Christchurch, NZ
1
MeiseBGlocation not on record
1
UFBAlocation not on record
1
Canadian Museum of Nature, Natural Heritage Collectionlocation not on record
1
Kunming, CN
1
Black Rock Forest Consortiumlocation not on record
1
National Museum of Natural Sciencelocation not on record
1
St. Paul, US
1
Auckland, NZ
1
Mus�e des Confluenceslocation not on record
1
Kuopio, FI
1
Staatliches Museum fuer Naturkunde Karlsruhe (State Museum of Natural History)location not on record
1
Morgantown, US
1
Wellington, NZ
1
National Biodiversity Institute, Costa Ricalocation not on record
1
International Salmonella Centre (W.H.O.)location not on record
1
Instituto de Pesquisas Ambientaislocation not on record
1
Chicago, US
1
UNICAMPlocation not on record
1
114 institutions · 4 099 of 4 129 vouchered records shown · 30 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 DNA7 detections
Where the DNA of Sphagnum recurvum 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
Countries1
Signal confidence: weakweighed across independent studies, places & mapped detections
Where its DNA was found
0 of 7 detections have coordinates
Open the map1 country0
Deciduous closed crown forest, Hemlock/red m…
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 median15.8 °C 15.8–15.8
Seasonal swing summer↔winter24.1 °C
Max temp (day)20.8 °C
Min temp (night)11.7 °C
Precipitation115 mm/mo
Air humidity61.9 %
Moisture balance-10.9 mm/mo
Vapour deficit680 Pa
Wind speed2.40 m/s
Cloud cover44.6 %
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 Foundation2 languages↗
BioWikiNetmultilingual Wikipediamultilingual↗
GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility7 718 records↗
ENAEuropean Nucleotide Archive · EMBL-EBI7 eDNA detections↗
BOLD SystemsCentre for Biodiversity Genomics9 specimens↗
NCBIUS National Library of Medicinesequences↗
Open Tree of LifeOpenTreephylogeny backbone↗
GoaTGenomes on a Tree · Sangergenome ~0.55 Gbp↗
GLoBIGlobal Biotic Interactionsbiotic interactions↗