New publication

Another important contribution to the DNA barcode reference library was published in the Journal ‘Molecular Ecology Resources’ by Jérôme Morinière (GBOL Taxonomic coordinator in Munich at the Zoological State Collection) and colleagues from other institutes. They present the first DNA barcode data set for the so-called EPTs in Germany. Within the framework of the projects “Barcoding Fauna Bavarica” and GBOL, it was possible to generate and analyze DNA barcodes for two-thirds of the mayflies (Ephemeroptera), stoneflies (Plecoptera) and caddisflies (Trichoptera). The 363 species are represented with 2613 individuals in the data set and are important indicators for the assessment of water quality. In the future they can now also be reliably detected by their DNA signatures in water.