Arachnida projects
Constructing a library of the Dutch biota is a central goal of the NCB barcoding initiative. The current catalog of Dutch spiders exceeds 600 species. As such, they are one of the most diverse orders in the country. They are abundant predators in all terrestrial environments. While the taxonomic literature on Dutch species is generally of high quality, it is highly dependent on characteristics of the male and female genitalia, which are absent from juveniles. A complete DNA barcoding library would make the entire fauna at all ontological stages available for study.
Click here for an overview of the collected Dutch species.
A specimen
Rapid structured inventories of spiders were conducted in three Vietnamese National Parks in 2009. Sampling from one-hectare plots yielded 300-400 adult specimens from each site representing a total of more than 250 species. Representatives of all morphospecies from two of three sites have already been sorted and photographed and work on the third site is in progress. The proposed research will yield DNA barcode sequences from one adult of each sex from each location, plus up to three additional specimens (as available), for each morphospecies. This will provide independent verification of our morphospecies concepts including matching sexes, and also verify shared species between sites.
TBD
Click here for an overview of the collected Dutch species.
Friday, December 16, 2011