The first DNA barcode library of Chironomidae from the Tibetan Plateau with an evaluation of the status of the public databases.

ABSTRACT: The main aim of this study was to curate a COI barcode library of Chironomidae from the Tibetan Plateau (TP) as an essential supplement to the public database. Another aim is to evaluate the current status of the public database of Chironomidae in aspects of taxonomic coverage, geographic representation, barcode quality, and efficiency for molecular identification, the Tibetan Plateau, China. In this study, 512 individuals of Chironomidae from the TP were identified based on morphological taxonomy and barcode analysis. The metadata of public records of Chironomidae were downloaded from the BOLD, and the quality of the public barcodes was ranked using the BAGS program. The reliability of the public library for molecular identification was evaluated with the newly curated library using the B

SUBMITTER: Han W 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9969238 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature