[HTML][HTML] DNA barcode reference libraries for the monitoring of aquatic biota in Europe: Gap-analysis and recommendations for future work

H Weigand, AJ Beermann, F Čiampor, FO Costa… - Science of the Total …, 2019 - Elsevier
Effective identification of species using short DNA fragments (DNA barcoding and DNA
metabarcoding) requires reliable sequence reference libraries of known taxa. Both …

Implementation options for DNA-based identification into ecological status assessment under the European Water Framework Directive

D Hering, A Borja, JI Jones, D Pont, P Boets… - Water research, 2018 - Elsevier
Assessment of ecological status for the European Water Framework Directive (WFD) is
based on “Biological Quality Elements”(BQEs), namely phytoplankton, benthic flora, benthic …

Delimiting species using single-locus data and the Generalized Mixed Yule Coalescent approach: a revised method and evaluation on simulated data sets

T Fujisawa, TG Barraclough - Systematic biology, 2013 - academic.oup.com
DNA barcoding-type studies assemble single-locus data from large samples of individuals
and species, and have provided new kinds of data for evolutionary surveys of diversity. An …

A re‐analysis of the data in Sharkey et al.'s (2021) minimalist revision reveals that BINs do not deserve names, but BOLD Systems needs a stronger commitment to …

R Meier, BB Blaimer, E Buenaventura, E Hartop… - …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Halting biodiversity decline is one of the most critical challenges for humanity, but monitoring
biodiversity is hampered by taxonomic impediments. One impediment is the large number of …

Towards large-scale integrative taxonomy (LIT): resolving the data conundrum for dark taxa

E Hartop, A Srivathsan, F Ronquist… - Systematic Biology, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Abstract New, rapid, accurate, scalable, and cost-effective species discovery and
delimitation methods are needed for tackling “dark taxa,” here defined as groups for which …

Spatial heterogeneity in the Mediterranean Biodiversity Hotspot affects barcoding accuracy of its freshwater fishes

MF Geiger, F Herder, MT Monaghan… - Molecular ecology …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Incomplete knowledge of biodiversity remains a stumbling block for conservation planning
and even occurs within globally important Biodiversity Hotspots (BH). Although technical …

DNA-based species delimitation in algae

F Leliaert, H Verbruggen… - European journal of …, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
Given the problems of species delimitation in algae using morphology or sexual
compatibility, molecular data are becoming the standard for delimiting species and testing …

Improving metabarcoding taxonomic assignment: A case study of fishes in a large marine ecosystem

Z Gold, EE Curd, KD Goodwin, ES Choi… - Molecular ecology …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
DNA metabarcoding is an important tool for molecular ecology. However, its effectiveness
hinges on the quality of reference sequence databases and classification parameters …

Factors affecting species delimitations with the GMYC model: insights from a butterfly survey

G Talavera, V Dincă, R Vila - Methods in Ecology and Evolution, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
The generalized mixed Yule‐coalescent (GMYC) model has become one of the most
popular approaches for species delimitation based on single‐locus data, and it is widely …

Guidelines for DNA taxonomy, with a focus on the meiofauna

D Fontaneto, JF Flot, CQ Tang - Marine Biodiversity, 2015 - Springer
Describing biological diversity is a challenging endeavour, especially for the small, cryptic
animals that make up the meiofauna. The field of DNA taxonomy, ie, the use of DNA to …