Type Genomics: A Framework for Integrating Genomic Data into Biodiversity and Taxonomic Research.

ABSTRACT: Name-bearing type specimens have a fundamental role in characterizing biodiversity, as these objects represent the physical link between a scientific name and the biological organism. Type specimens are usually deposited in natural history collections, which provide key infrastructure for research on essential biological structures and processes, while preserving records of biodiversity for future generations. Modern systematics increasingly depends on genetic and genomic data to differentiate and characterize species. While the results of genome sequencing are often connected to a physical voucher specimen, they are rarely derived from the ultimate taxonomic reference for a species, that is, the name-bearing type specimens. This is a known but underappreciated problem for ensuring the rep

SUBMITTER: Letsch H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12712332 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature