Sphagnurus paluster

(Peck) Redhead & V.Hofst. · species

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Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Agaricales/Lyophyllaceae/Sphagnurus

At a glance

Occurrence records2 858

Data sources7

Biological traits0

DNA specimens7

eDNA detections17

Sources7 archives

Databases and archives Sphagnurus paluster's data was compiled from.

WikipediaWikimedia Foundation2 languages↗

BioWikiNetmultilingual Wikipediamultilingual↗

GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility2 858 records↗

ENAEuropean Nucleotide Archive · EMBL-EBI17 eDNA detections↗

BOLD SystemsCentre for Biodiversity Genomics7 specimens↗

GoaTGenomes on a Tree · Sangergenome & karyotype↗

GLoBIGlobal Biotic Interactionsbiotic interactions↗

On this page5 sections

Every layer below draws on the sources above — open one to explore it, or use ← → to move between tabs.

NarrativeWikipediaarticle

Occurrence & distributionGBIF2 858 records

Environmental DNA4 datasets · 5 countries17 detections

DNA & barcodingBOLD7 specimens

Genome at a glanceGoaT≈44 Mbp

01Narrative

Sphagnurus paluster is a species of fungus in the family Lyophyllaceae which parasitizes Sphagnum moss. It was first described by Charles Horton Peck in 1872. It is commonly called the sphagnum greyling due to it being found in peat bogs and to its cap turning grey as it ages and dries.

No narrative description available for this taxon yet.

02Traits & measurements

No structured trait data for this taxon yet.

05DNA & barcoding7 specimens

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 Sphagnurus paluster has left across the world's sequence archives.

At a glance

DNA specimens7

Marker genes1

eDNA detections17

Countries5

Marker genes sequenced

★ 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.

★ITS

fungal barcode

06Genome at a glanceGoaT

The complete instruction manual Sphagnurus paluster 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 size≈43 980 169 bp assembly estimate

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

THIS GENOME Sphagnurus paluster0.04 Gb

INSECT0.25 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 levelScaffold

Completeness95.2% BUSCO

08Occurrence & distribution

Record type2 858 records

Wild obs. + sensor2 612

Museum / vouchered241

Other5

Range

Area of Occupancy AOO4 916 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 1 530≤1 km 449≤10 km 460>10 km 15

2 454 georeferenced · 158 without coordinates

Open the mapobservation + sensor2 612

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 accuracy88% within 1 km

≤100 m 59≤1 km 59≤10 km 15>10 km 1

134 georeferenced · 107 without coordinates

Open the institutions mapphysical evidence241

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 institutions10 of 22 geolocated

Institutions and collections holding physical, vouchered specimens of this species — click a row to fly to it on the map.

Institution	Specimens
Olocation not on record	25
IB FRC Komi SC UB RASlocation not on record	14
Trondheim, NO	10
Kew, GB	9
SLU Artdatabankenlocation not on record	7
Helsinki, FI	6
Chicago, US	5
Museum Ludovicae Ulricae, Zoology Institute of the University of Uppsalalocation not on record	4
Kuopio, FI	4
Toronto, CA	4
nsnflocation not on record	4
TROMlocation not on record	2
Yugra State Universitylocation not on record	2
Turku, FI	2
Bronx, US	1
Rene Pomerleau Herbariumlocation not on record	1
University of Oslo, Natural History Museumlocation not on record	1
Oulu, FI	1
FLASlocation not on record	1
Personal Herbarium of David Wasilewskilocation not on record	1
St. Paul, US	1
WU-MYClocation not on record	1

22 institutions · 106 of 241 vouchered records shown · 135 without an institution code

09Environmental DNA17 detections

Where the DNA of Sphagnurus paluster 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 found17

Studies independent surveys4

Countries5

Signal confidence: moderateweighed across independent studies, places & mapped detections

Where its DNA was found

0 of 17 detections have coordinates

Open the map5 countries0

bjÃ¸rkeskog i SphagnumConiferous forestAspen forestBirch sphagnum forestblant lyng og Betula nanaNearctic

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 median15.2 °C 7.40–18.2

Seasonal swing summer↔winter36.8 °C

Max temp (day)18.2 °C 9.70–21.8

Min temp (night)10.5 °C 3.90–13.2

Precipitation65.4 mm/mo 59.6–140

Air humidity61.4 % 57.3–64.1

Moisture balance-2.60 mm/mo -77.8–42.1

Vapour deficit643 Pa 395–879

Wind speed3.10 m/s 2.70–4.90

Cloud cover49.8 % 38.3–57.2

CHELSA 1981–2010, ~9 km grid, at location & month of 17 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.

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Sphagnurus paluster

At a glance

Sources7 archives

At a glance

Genome sizehow big the whole instruction manual is

Sequencing statusassembly quality — how far to trust these numbers

Record type2 858 records

Range

Wildobservation + sensor

Museum / Voucheredphysical evidence

Wildobservation + sensor

Holding institutions10 of 22 geolocated

Signal

Where its DNA was found

How strong is each trace?

Modelled climatemodelled

Record type2 858 records