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Although iBOL will assemble records for more than 500,000 species during its first five years of operation, much work will remain to be done.

These four working groups will develop protocols that will extend the horizons of barcode analysis in important ways, setting the stage for barcode registration of all species in later phases of iBOL.

News

Romania completes library of butterfly barcodes
Romania is now the first country to have barcoded its entire...Read more
Peter Freeman named new
Executive Director of iBOL
The interim chair of the International Barcode of Life Conso...Read more

Events

9th International Symposium on Earthworm Ecology

September 5-10, 2010, Xalapa, Veracruz, Mexico

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Tools for identifying biodiversity: progress and problems

September 20-22, 2010, Paris, France

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Features

For Scientists

Barcoding Nemo: DNA-Based Identifications for the Ornamental Fish Trade
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For Enthusiasts

Study uncovers “provisional new bird species”
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