Annotated 18S and 28S rDNA reference sequences of taxa in the planktonic diatom family Chaetocerotaceae.

ABSTRACT: The species-rich diatom family Chaetocerotaceae is common in the coastal marine phytoplankton worldwide where it is responsible for a substantial part of the primary production. Despite its relevance for the global cycling of carbon and silica, many species are still described only morphologically, and numerous specimens do not fit any described taxa. Nowadays, studies to assess plankton biodiversity deploy high throughput sequencing metabarcoding of the 18S rDNA V4 region, but to translate the gathered metabarcodes into biologically meaningful taxa, there is a need for reference barcodes. However, 18S reference barcodes for this important family are still relatively scarce. We provide 18S rDNA and partial 28S rDNA reference sequences of 443 morphologically characterized chaetocerotacean s

SUBMITTER: Gaonkar CC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6306197 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature