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DNA barcoding largely supports 250 years of classical taxonomy: identifications for C entral E uropean bees ( H ymenoptera, A poidea partim )
Author(s) -
Schmidt Stefan,
SchmidEgger Christian,
Morinière Jérôme,
Haszprunar Gerhard,
Hebert Paul D. N.
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
molecular ecology resources
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.96
H-Index - 136
eISSN - 1755-0998
pISSN - 1755-098X
DOI - 10.1111/1755-0998.12363
Subject(s) - biology , dna barcoding , barcode , taxonomy (biology) , fauna , evolutionary biology , zoology , ecology , computer science , operating system
This study presents DNA barcode records for 4118 specimens representing 561 species of bees belonging to the six families of A poidea ( A ndrenidae, A pidae, C olletidae, H alictidae, M egachilidae and M elittidae) found in C entral E urope. These records provide fully compliant barcode sequences for 503 of the 571 bee species in the G erman 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 B arcode I ndex N umber ( BIN ). In fact, 56 species (11%) were assigned to two or more BIN s reflecting the high levels of intraspecific divergence among their component specimens. Fifty other species (9.7%) shared the same B arcode I ndex N umber 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 G erman fauna. Based on these results, the role of DNA barcoding as a tool for current and future taxonomic work is discussed.