DNA barcoding as a tool to explore elasmobranch diversity in environmental DNA off the Banc d’Arguin (Mauritania)
Citation
de la Hoz Schilling C, Earl C (2024). DNA barcoding as a tool to explore elasmobranch diversity in environmental DNA off the Banc d’Arguin (Mauritania). Version 2.1. OBIS Secretariat. Occurrence dataset. https://doi.org/10.25607/bce6up accessed via GBIF.org on 2024-09-01.Description
Metabarcoding was used to explore species diversity in eDNA samples from the PNBA. Results confirmed the presence of 29 different species, 12 sharks and 17 rays of which 14 species had previously never been reported from the PNBA in the literature.Purpose
These data were made accessible through UNESCO's eDNA Expeditions project to mobilize available marine species and occurrence datasets from World Heritage Sites.Sampling Description
Method steps
- See Github Project and R Notebook for dataset construction methods
Additional info
marine, harvested by iOBISTaxonomic Coverages
Fishes
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Agnatharank: Superclass
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Chondrichthyesrank: unranked
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Osteichthyesrank: unranked
Geographic Coverages
Banc d'Arguin National Park
Bibliographic Citations
- de la Hoz Schilling, C. (2021). DNA barcoding as a tool to explore elasmobranch diversity in environmental DNA off the Banc d’Arguin (Mauritania). MSc thesis. University of Algarve. - http://hdl.handle.net/10400.1/18173
Contacts
Carolina de la Hoz Schillingoriginator
Universidade do Algarve
Chandra Earl
metadata author
position: eDNA Scientific Officer
UNESCO
email: c.earl@unesco.org
Chandra Earl
processor
position: eDNA Scientific Officer
UNESCO
email: c.earl@unesco.org
OBIS Secretariat
administrative point of contact
position: Secretariat
OBIS
email: helpdesk@obis.org