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El Padre lagoon, near Sian Ka\u2019an Biosphere Reserve
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From Peruvian and Brazilian coastal wetlands, Mexican lagoons, and the Great Lakes in America to Sundaland and China, and many other places around the Pacific, a new special issue, “Aquatic Organisms Research with DNA Barcodes,” published by\u00a0Diversity<\/em>, features scientific papers exploring new insights about life under the water through DNA technologies.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”2_3,1_3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”0px|0px|0px|0px|false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”2_3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.17.4″ text_font=”||||||||” custom_padding=”0px||41px|||” text_font_size_tablet=”” text_font_size_phone=”16px” text_font_size_last_edited=”on|phone” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n “While DNA barcoding is a standard method for identifying specimens and discovering new species, there are still gaps in the DNA barcode library when it comes to aquatic invertebrates and plants,” said\u00a0Dr. Manuel El\u00edas\u2010Guti\u00e9rrez<\/strong>, a professor of aquatic systems and ecology, at El Colegio de la Frontera Sur (ECOSUR).<\/p>\n “This research begins to fill some important gaps, which will benefit science and conservation.”<\/p>\n The Diversity<\/em> issue, released in April, examines rotifers, fishes, red algae, and groups of invertebrates such as mites, chironomids, cladocerans, copepods, and decapods. For example, one study describes genetic differences between angel sharks in the Eastern Pacific Ocean where science has been unclear on the geographic distribution of two species,\u00a0Squatina californica<\/em>\u00a0and the Chilean\u00a0Squatina armata<\/em>. Researchers found they could rapidly flag undescribed species using DNA in poorly studied regions and within groups of ecologically and economically important groups. Another study uncovered three new species of the\u00a0Keratella<\/em>\u00a0genus in central Mexico’s high altitude water systems. In North America’s Great Lakes, researchers used DNA barcodes to explore the diets of water mites.<\/p>\n El\u00edas-Guti\u00e9rrez, a member of the International Barcode of Life (iBOL) Consortium, says that the issue contributes vital data to iBOL’s current global research program, BIOSCAN, and its mission to illuminate biodiversity on a global scale through its three research themes: Species Discovery, Species Interactions, and Species Distribution.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/ibol.org\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/DSC_7807-edit-scaled.jpg” alt=”Arctic field work in Nunavut, 2021″ title_text=”DSC_7807-edit” _builder_version=”4.17.4″ global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.17.4″ global_colors_info=”{}”]Preparing a light trap in a sinkhole in Sian Ka\u2019an Biosphere Reserve. All life on our planet depends on aquatic life, El\u00edas-Guti\u00e9rrez explained, however, aquatic organisms \u2013 other than fishes \u2013 have not been as extensively documented and analyzed compared to terrestrial life.<\/p>\n “We must not forget to explore and promote research on aquatic environments; our permanence in this world will depend on them,” said El\u00edas-Guti\u00e9rrez.\u00a0“We cannot protect what we do not know, in this case, aquatic biodiversity.”<\/p>\n Left: A light trap in action. 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Not a simple feat in -40\u00b0C weather and with 2.5-metre-thick ice, but as with the Arctic BIOSCAN project in general, anything is possible with the right partners.<\/p>\n For more information, visit arcticbioscan.ca<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n ” content_last_edited=”on|phone” _builder_version=”4.17.4″ text_font=”||||||||” custom_padding=”0px||18px|||” text_font_size_tablet=”” text_font_size_phone=”” text_font_size_last_edited=”on|phone” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n To access Diversity<\/em>‘s “Aquatic Organisms Research with DNA Barcodes,” please visit: https:\/\/www.mdpi.com\/journal\/diversity\/special_issues\/Aquatic_Barcodes<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”0px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ background_color=”#a8d367″ custom_padding=”67px|0px|0|0px|false|false” border_style_top=”double” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.16″ text_font=”||||||||” text_orientation=”center” text_font_size_tablet=”” text_font_size_phone=”16px” text_font_size_last_edited=”on|desktop” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Media Contacts: <\/strong><\/p>\n International Barcode of Life Consortium<\/p>\n <\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_2,1_2″ custom_padding_last_edited=”on|phone” _builder_version=”4.16″ background_color=”#a8d367″ custom_padding=”0px||” custom_padding_tablet=”8px|||0px” custom_padding_phone=”0px|||0px” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.16″ text_font=”Abel||||||||” link_font=”||||||||” link_text_color=”#646564″ header_font=”||||||||” text_orientation=”center” module_alignment=”right” custom_padding_tablet=”” custom_padding_phone=”20px||” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|phone” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Hannah James<\/strong> [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.17.4″ text_font=”Abel||||||||” link_font=”||||||||” link_text_color=”#646564″ text_orientation=”center” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Manuel El\u00edas-Guti\u00e9rrez<\/b> [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ background_color=”#a8d367″ module_alignment=”center” custom_padding=”0|50px|67px|50px|false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.16″ text_font=”||||||||” text_orientation=”center” text_font_size_tablet=”” text_font_size_phone=”15px” text_font_size_last_edited=”on|desktop” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n The International Barcode of Life (iBOL) Consortium is a research alliance with a mission to develop and apply a globally accessible, DNA-based system for the discovery and identification of all multicellular life. 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