A DNA-based registry for all animal species: the barcode index number (BIN) system.

Because many animal species are undescribed, and because the identification of known species is often difficult, interim taxonomic nomenclature has often been used in biodiversity analysis. By assigning individuals to presumptive species, called operational taxonomic units (OTUs), these systems spee...

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Main Authors: Sujeevan Ratnasingham, Paul D N Hebert
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3704603?pdf=render