This is the opening paper in the special issue of Fungal Diversity, which collates the data on
defining species. Defining and recognizing species has long been a controversial issue …

Imtiaz A, Mohd Nor SA, Md. Naim D. 2017. Review: Progress and potential of DNA
barcoding for species identification of fish species. Biodiversitas 18: 1394-1405. DNA …

DNA barcoding using a fragment of the mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase subunit 1 gene
(COI) has proven to be successful for species-level identification in many animal groups …

Natural history collections are essential to a wide variety of studies in biology because they
maintain large collections of specimens and associated data, including genetic material (eg …

Abstract Kotschy's Gecko, Mediodactylus kotschyi, is a small gecko native to southeastern
Europe and the Levant. It displays great morphological variation with a large number of …

Bipolaris species are important plant pathogens with a worldwide distribution in tropical and
temperate environments. Species recognition in Bipolaris has been problematic due to a …

Background High rates of species discovery and loss have led to the urgent need for more
rapid assessment of species diversity in the herpetofauna. DNA barcoding allows for the …

DNA barcoding has greatly facilitated studies of taxonomy, biodiversity, biological
conservation, and ecology. Here, we establish a reliable DNA barcoding library for Chinese …

Metabarcoding allows the genetic analysis of pooled samples of various sources. It is
becoming popular in the study of animal diet, especially because it allows the analysis of the …

Few DNA barcoding studies of squamate reptiles have been conducted. Due to the
significance of the Socotra Archipelago (a UNESCO Natural World Heritage site and a …