Low coverage of species constrains the use of DNA barcoding to assess mosquito biodiversity

Abstract Mosquitoes (Culicidae) represent the main vector insects globally, and they also inhabit many of the terrestrial and aquatic habitats of the world. DNA barcoding and metabarcoding are now widely used in both research and routine practices involving mosquitoes. However, these methodologies r...

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Main Authors: Maurício Moraes Zenker, Tatiana Pineda Portella, Felipe Arley Costa Pessoa, Johan Bengtsson-Palme, Pedro Manoel Galetti
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2024-03-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-58071-1