Performance of DNA metabarcoding vs morphological methods for assessing intertidal turf and foliose algae diversity

ABSTRACT: The increasing climate-driven replacement of kelp forests by turf and foliose algae highlights the need for efficient biodiversity monitoring. Traditionally, monitoring turf and foliose algae communities involves species identification based on morphology, which is challenging due to their reduced dimensions and highly variable morphology. Molecular methods promise to revolutionize this field, but their real-world effectiveness needs to be evaluated. Here, we evaluate the performance of DNA metabarcoding (COI and rbcL markers) and morphological identification (in situ and photoquadrat identifications) to describe intertidal turf and foliose algae communities along the Portuguese coast. When comparing metabarcoding with in situ and photoquadrat identification, it was found that both COI and

ORGANISM(S): Rhodophyta Chlorophyta Ochrophyta

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PROVIDER: S-BSST1729 | biostudies-other |

SECONDARY ACCESSION(S): PRJNA1192043

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other