DNA barcoding of southern African crustaceans reveals a mix of invasive species and potential cryptic diversity.

ABSTRACT: Globally, crustaceans represent one of the most taxonomically diverse and economically important invertebrate group. Notwithstanding, the diversity within this group is poorly known because most crustaceans are often associated with varied habits, forms, sizes and habitats; making species identification by conventional methods extremely challenging. In addition, progress towards understanding the diversity within this group especially in southern Africa has been severely hampered by the declining number of trained taxonomists, the presence of invasive alien species, over exploitation, etc. However, the advent of molecular techniques such as "DNA barcoding and Metabarcoding" can accelerate species identification and the discovery of new species. To contribute to the growing body of knowledg

SUBMITTER: Bezeng BS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6746381 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature