Low coverage of species constrains the use of DNA barcoding to assess mosquito biodiversity.

ABSTRACT: Mosquitoes (Culicidae) represent the main vector insects globally, and they also inhabit many of the terrestrial and aquatic habitats of the world. DNA barcoding and metabarcoding are now widely used in both research and routine practices involving mosquitoes. However, these methodologies rely on information available in databases consisting of barcode sequences representing taxonomically identified voucher specimens. In this study, we assess the availability of public data for mosquitoes in the main online databases, focusing specifically on the two most widely used DNA barcoding markers in Culicidae: COI and ITS2. In addition, we test hypotheses on possible factors affecting species coverage (i.e., the percentage of species covered in the online databases) for COI in different countries

SUBMITTER: Moraes Zenker M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10978826 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature