How many species of insects and other terrestrial arthropods are there on Earth?

NE Stork - Annual review of entomology, 2018 - annualreviews.org
In the last decade, new methods of estimating global species richness have been developed
and existing ones improved through the use of more appropriate statistical tools and new …

The integrative future of taxonomy

JM Padial, A Miralles, I De la Riva, M Vences - Frontiers in zoology, 2010 - Springer
Background Taxonomy is the biological discipline that identifies, describes, classifies and
names extant and extinct species and other taxa. Nowadays, species taxonomy is …

[HTML][HTML] A DNA barcoding framework for taxonomic verification in the Darwin Tree of Life Project

AD Twyford, J Beasley, I Barnes, H Allen… - Wellcome Open …, 2024 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Biodiversity genomics research requires reliable organismal identification, which can be
difficult based on morphology alone. DNA-based identification using DNA barcoding can …

A DNA-based registry for all animal species: the Barcode Index Number (BIN) system

S Ratnasingham, PDN Hebert - PloS one, 2013 - journals.plos.org
Because many animal species are undescribed, and because the identification of known
species is often difficult, interim taxonomic nomenclature has often been used in biodiversity …

The use of bioacoustics in anuran taxonomy: theory, terminology, methods and recommendations for best practice

J Koehler, M Jansen, A Rodriguez, PJR Kok, LF Toledo… - Zootaxa, 2017 - biotaxa.org
Vocalizations of anuran amphibians have received much attention in studies of behavioral
ecology and physiology, but also provide informative characters for identifying and …

Cryptic species as a window into the paradigm shift of the species concept

C Fišer, CT Robinson, F Malard - Molecular Ecology, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
The species concept is the cornerstone of biodiversity science, and any paradigm shift in the
delimitation of species affects many research fields. Many biologists now are embracing a …

Genetic diversity and conservation units: dealing with the species-population continuum in the age of genomics

DJ Coates, M Byrne, C Moritz - Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Current approaches to biodiversity conservation are largely based on geographic areas,
ecosystems, ecological communities, and species, with less attention on genetic diversity …

Plant DNA barcoding: from gene to genome

X Li, Y Yang, RJ Henry, M Rossetto, Y Wang… - Biological …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
ABSTRACT DNA barcoding is currently a widely used and effective tool that enables rapid
and accurate identification of plant species; however, none of the available loci work across …

Finding evolutionary processes hidden in cryptic species

TH Struck, JL Feder, M Bendiksby, S Birkeland… - Trends in Ecology & …, 2018 - cell.com
Cryptic species could represent a substantial fraction of biodiversity. However, inconsistent
definitions and taxonomic treatment of cryptic species prevent informed estimates of their …

[HTML][HTML] Environmental DNA metabarcoding for benthic monitoring: A review of sediment sampling and DNA extraction methods

J Pawlowski, K Bruce, K Panksep, FI Aguirre… - Science of the Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
Environmental DNA (eDNA) metabarcoding (parallel sequencing of DNA/RNA for
identification of whole communities within a targeted group) is revolutionizing the field of …