The hemiptera (insecta) of Canada: constructing a reference library of DNA barcodes.

ABSTRACT: DNA barcode reference libraries linked to voucher specimens create new opportunities for high-throughput identification and taxonomic re-evaluations. This study provides a DNA barcode library for about 45% of the recognized species of Canadian Hemiptera, and the publically available R workflow used for its generation. The current library is based on the analysis of 20,851 specimens including 1849 species belonging to 628 genera and 64 families. These individuals were assigned to 1867 Barcode Index Numbers (BINs), sequence clusters that often coincide with species recognized through prior taxonomy. Museum collections were a key source for identified specimens, but we also employed high-throughput collection methods that generated large numbers of unidentified specimens. Many of these specim

SUBMITTER: Gwiazdowski RA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4414572 | biostudies-literature | 2015

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature