DNA barcodes for Nearctic Auchenorrhyncha (Insecta: Hemiptera).

BACKGROUND:Many studies have shown the suitability of sequence variation in the 5' region of the mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase I (COI) gene as a DNA barcode for the identification of species in a wide range of animal groups. We examined 471 species in 147 genera of Hemiptera: Auchenorrhync...

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Main Authors: Robert G Foottit, Eric Maw, P D N Hebert
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4087040?pdf=render