Sphagnum rubellum, the red peat moss, is a widespread species of moss in the family Sphagnaceae, native to the cool temperate parts of North America and Eurasia. It is slower growing than its close relative Sphagnum capillifolium.
No narrative description available for this taxon yet.
Compounds documented for Sphagnum rubellum across natural-product and food-composition databases — not just the ~150 nutrients on a classic label ("nutritional dark matter").
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 rubellum has left across the world's sequence archives.
At a glance
DNA specimens40
Marker genes7
GenBank sequences10
eDNA detections33
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 glanceCCDB · GoaT · NCBI
The complete instruction manualSphagnum rubellum 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 size458 193 000 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 rubellum0.46 Gb
HUMAN3.2 Gb
WHEAT17 Gb
FERN Tmesipteris160.45 Gb
Chromosomes & ploidyhow the DNA is packaged
2n is the full chromosome count in a normal body cell; n is a gamete (egg or sperm), which carries half. Ploidy is how many complete chromosome sets each cell holds — 2× (diploid) is typical for animals, while higher levels (polyploidy) are common in plants. Click any value below to see the underlying records and sources.
Chromosomes2n = 42 n = 21
Chromosome-count records — grouped by value · 2n = full set, n = gamete · click a value for sources & references
n 211×CCDB · book-ipcn67-71
CCDB · book-ipcn67-71 — RAMSAY, H.P. 1969. Cytological studies on some mosses from the British Isles. Bot. J. Linn. Soc., 62: 85-121.
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
Completeness87.6% BUSCO
08Occurrence & distribution
Record type19 800 records
Wild obs. + sensor13 190
Museum / vouchered6 577
Cultivated / captive2
Other31
Range
Area of Occupancy AOO29 380 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 accuracy70% within 1 km
≤100 m 5 424≤1 km 1 746≤10 km 3 014>10 km 65
10 249 georeferenced · 2 941 without coordinates
Open the mapobservation + sensor13 190
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 accuracy50% within 1 km
≤100 m 605≤1 km 985≤10 km 1 260>10 km 334
3 184 georeferenced · 3 393 without coordinates
Open the institutions mapphysical evidence6 577
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 institutions57 of 110 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
916
Université Lavallocation not on record
740
Durham, US
685
Uniwersytet Wrocławskilocation not on record
520
Vancouver, CA
432
Uppsala, SE
298
Museo civico La Terra e l'Uomo di Crocetta del Montellolocation not on record
280
Bronx, US
270
LDlocation not on record
197
Olocation not on record
195
Montréal, CA
176
Moscow State Universitylocation not on record
157
University of Gdansklocation not on record
157
TROMlocation not on record
118
Saint Louis, US
89
Tartu, EE
88
Knoxville, US
78
Madison, US
73
Philadelphia, US
70
SLU Artdatabankenlocation not on record
55
Frankfurt am Main
51
Helsinki, FI
44
DOI/NPS, Colonial National Historical Parklocation not on record
43
Brussel, BE
42
Fort Hayslocation not on record
35
University of Stellenboschlocation not on record
35
Oulu, FI
28
Tallinn, EE
26
WTUlocation not on record
25
Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Researchlocation not on record
24
Yugra State University Biological Collectionlocation not on record
22
Kuopio, FI
21
Monastir, TN
20
Oskarshamn, SE
19
Frauenfeld, CH
19
Cincinnati, US
19
Elikins, US
17
IFR-DNFlocation not on record
17
Buenos Aires, AR
15
Chicago, US
14
CASlocation not on record
14
MAlocation not on record
12
AADClocation not on record
12
GBS RAN - Glavny Botanichesky Sad Rossijskoj Akademii Nauklocation not on record
12
McWane Science Centerlocation not on record
11
BDBClocation not on record
11
MeiseBGlocation not on record
11
PHlocation not on record
10
Portland, US
10
Staatliches Museum fuer Naturkunde Karlsruhe (State Museum of Natural History)location not on record
10
Zürich, CH
9
Toronto, CA
8
SZUlocation not on record
8
Tilburg, NL
7
GJOlocation not on record
7
Metsähallituslocation not on record
7
Edmonton, CA
7
Hudson, US
6
Chapel Hill, US
6
Anchorage, US
6
South Kensington, GB
5
US
5
Minia, EG
5
Universidad de Oviedolocation not on record
5
Cambridge, US
5
nbflocation not on record
4
Umeå Universitylocation not on record
4
BRNUlocation not on record
4
Stockholm, SE
4
DOI/FWS, Kenai National Wildlife Refugelocation not on record
4
Morgantown, US
4
Salzburg, AT
4
College Park, US
4
Paris, FR
3
Porvoo, FI
3
Acadia Universitylocation not on record
3
John May Museum of Natural Historylocation not on record
3
MHN-UPlocation not on record
3
Göteborg, SE
2
Yukon Universitylocation not on record
2
Instytut Ochrony Przyrody Polskiej Akademii Nauklocation not on record
2
New Haven, US
2
Société québécoise de bryologie (SQB)location not on record
2
Slovak National Museumlocation not on record
2
St. Paul, US
2
Oregon State Universitylocation not on record
2
Victoria, CA
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
VGBIlocation not on record
1
Polar-Alpine Botanical Garden-Institutelocation not on record
1
Kandalaksha State Nature Reservelocation not on record
1
Tromso University Museumlocation not on record
1
Natural History Museum Rotterdamlocation not on record
1
Naturama Aargaulocation not on record
1
Madrid, ES
1
Dresden, DE
1
Turku, FI
1
Forssa, FI
1
Corvallis, US
1
BioFokuslocation not on record
1
Fribourg, CH
1
Wlocation not on record
1
CJBGlocation not on record
1
Davis, US
1
Museum Ludovicae Ulricae, Zoology Institute of the University of Uppsalalocation not on record
1
Royal Botanic Garden Edinburghlocation not on record
1
Barcelona, ES
1
Mexico City, MX
1
EL PASO, US
1
Durham, US
1
110 institutions · 6 428 of 6 577 vouchered records shown · 149 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 DNA33 detections
Where the DNA of Sphagnum rubellum 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 found33
Studies independent surveys1
Countries2
Signal confidence: weakweighed across independent studies, places & mapped detections
Where its DNA was found
0 of 33 detections have coordinates
Open the map2 countries0
Open moorland; on boggy ground at loch edge
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 median7.60 °C 7.50–7.60
Seasonal swing summer↔winter13.0 °C
Max temp (day)9.60 °C 8.70–10.4
Min temp (night)4.10 °C 3.40–4.80
Precipitation232 mm/mo 130–334
Air humidity66.5 % 65.7–67.3
Moisture balance162 mm/mo 43.1–280
Vapour deficit349 Pa 343–355
Wind speed6.90 m/s 6.70–7.10
Cloud cover52.2 % 47.0–57.3
CHELSA 1981–2010, ~9 km grid, at location & month of 2 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 Foundation7 languages↗
BioWikiNetmultilingual Wikipediamultilingual↗
GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility19 800 records↗
ENAEuropean Nucleotide Archive · EMBL-EBI33 eDNA detections↗
BOLD SystemsCentre for Biodiversity Genomics40 specimens↗
NCBIUS National Library of Medicinesequences↗
LOTUSNatural Products (Wikidata)compounds↗
NPASSNat. Product Activity & Species Sourcecompounds↗
Open Tree of LifeOpenTreephylogeny backbone↗
CCDBChromosome Counts DB · Tel Aviv U.genome & karyotype↗
GoaTGenomes on a Tree · Sangergenome & karyotype↗