Effective identification of species using short DNA fragments (DNA barcoding and DNA
metabarcoding) requires reliable sequence reference libraries of known taxa. Both …

Microscopic eukaryotes are abundant, diverse and fill critical ecological roles across every
ecosystem on Earth, yet there is a well-recognized gap in understanding of their global …

Background Building reference libraries of DNA barcodes is relatively straightforward when
specifically designed primers are available to amplify the COI-5P region from a relatively …

Marine ecosystem protection and conservation initiatives rely on the assessment of
ecological integrity and health status of marine environments. The AZTI's Marine Biotic Index …

During the last years DNA barcoding has become a popular method of choice for molecular
specimen identification. Here we present a comprehensive DNA barcode library of various …

Comprising extant species, Macrobrachium is the most speciose caridean genus in
Palaemonidae. It is generally considered as a monophyletic clade that lives exclusively in …

Morphology-based profiling of benthic communities has been extensively applied to aquatic
ecosystems' health assessment. However, it remains a low-throughput, and sometimes …

The characterization of evolutionary and biogeographical patterns is of fundamental
importance to identify factors driving biodiversity. Due to their widespread but discontinuous …

Background Austropotamobius torrentium is a freshwater crayfish species native to central
and south-eastern Europe, with an intricate evolutionary history and the highest genetic …

DNA barcoding has emerged as an efficient tool for taxonomy and other biodiversity fields.
The vast and speciose group of decapod crustaceans is not an exception in the current …