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DNA barcoding largely supports 250 years of classical taxonomy: identifications for Central European bees (Hymenoptera, Apoidea partim).
Mol Ecol Resour. 2015 Jul; 15(4):985-1000.ME

Abstract

This study presents DNA barcode records for 4118 specimens representing 561 species of bees belonging to the six families of Apoidea (Andrenidae, Apidae, Colletidae, Halictidae, Megachilidae and Melittidae) found in Central Europe. These records provide fully compliant barcode sequences for 503 of the 571 bee species in the German fauna and partial sequences for 43 more. The barcode results are largely congruent with traditional taxonomy as only five closely allied pairs of species could not be discriminated by barcodes. As well, 90% of the species possessed sufficiently deep sequence divergence to be assigned to a different Barcode Index Number (BIN). In fact, 56 species (11%) were assigned to two or more BINs reflecting the high levels of intraspecific divergence among their component specimens. Fifty other species (9.7%) shared the same Barcode Index Number with one or more species, but most of these species belonged to a distinct barcode cluster within a particular BIN. The barcode data contributed to clarifying the status of nearly half the examined taxonomically problematic species of bees in the German fauna. Based on these results, the role of DNA barcoding as a tool for current and future taxonomic work is discussed.

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Schmidt S
SNSB-Zoologische Staatssammlung, Muenchhausenstr. 21, 81247, Munich, Germany.
Schmid-Egger C
Schmid-Egger & Partner, Agentur für Kommunikation, Fischerstr. 1, 10317, Berlin, Germany.
Morinière J
SNSB-Zoologische Staatssammlung, Muenchhausenstr. 21, 81247, Munich, Germany.
Haszprunar G
SNSB-Zoologische Staatssammlung, Muenchhausenstr. 21, 81247, Munich, Germany.
Hebert PD
Biodiversity Institute of Ontario (BIO), University of Guelph, Guelph, ON N1G 2W1, Canada.

MeSH

AnimalsBeesClassificationDNA Barcoding, TaxonomicGermanyMolecular Sequence DataSequence Analysis, DNA

Pub Type(s)

Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

Language

eng

PubMed ID

25588628

Citation

Schmidt, Stefan, et al. "DNA Barcoding Largely Supports 250 Years of Classical Taxonomy: Identifications for Central European Bees (Hymenoptera, Apoidea Partim)." Molecular Ecology Resources, vol. 15, no. 4, 2015, pp. 985-1000.
Schmidt S, Schmid-Egger C, Morinière J, et al. DNA barcoding largely supports 250 years of classical taxonomy: identifications for Central European bees (Hymenoptera, Apoidea partim). Mol Ecol Resour. 2015;15(4):985-1000.
Schmidt, S., Schmid-Egger, C., Morinière, J., Haszprunar, G., & Hebert, P. D. (2015). DNA barcoding largely supports 250 years of classical taxonomy: identifications for Central European bees (Hymenoptera, Apoidea partim). Molecular Ecology Resources, 15(4), 985-1000. https://doi.org/10.1111/1755-0998.12363
Schmidt S, et al. DNA Barcoding Largely Supports 250 Years of Classical Taxonomy: Identifications for Central European Bees (Hymenoptera, Apoidea Partim). Mol Ecol Resour. 2015;15(4):985-1000. PubMed PMID: 25588628.
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