DNA barcoding has successfully expanded our knowledge of our planet's biodiversity. However, the freshwater ecosystems, which are vital for all terrestrial life on our planet, have seen less progress compared to terrestrial environments, with most work focusing on adult fish. Invertebrates such as copepods, cladocerans, and rotiferans, lag far behind despite their prominent role as food source in rivers and lakes, while mites, chironomids, amphipods, or fish larvae are even less popular. Worldwide, only a few countries have a good coverage of freshwater taxa, mostly European and North American countries. We hope this session will promote a lively exchange on progress to date and future options to boost freshwater barcoding.

 

 

 

Agenda

 

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After 20 years of DNA barcoding in Mexico, what do we know about freshwater zooplankton?

Presenter: Manuel Elias
Affiliation: El Colegio de la Frontera Sur
Format: Full Talk

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DNA barcoding and aquatic bugs: The past, the present, and the future.

Presenter: Michael Raupach
Affiliation: Bavarian State Collection of Zoology (SNSB-ZSM)
Format: Full Talk

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Capture - incubate - release: An animal-friendly approach to assess local aquatic macroinvertebrate species diversity through environmental DNA metabarcoding.

Presenter: Mandy Sander
Affiliation: University of Duisburg-Essen
Format: Full Talk

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Unveiling cryptic diversity and evolutionary history of a model crustacean species, Gammarus pulex (Amphipoda), across Europe

Presenter: Tomasz Rewicz
Affiliation: Department of Invertebrate Zoology & Hydrobiology, University of Lodz
Format: Full Talk

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Assessing the Diversity and abundance of Chytridiomycetes in Norwegian Lakes: A Comprehensive Study

Presenter: Rakel Blaalid
Affiliation: Nord University
Format: Full Talk

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A superbacoding approach for the monitoring of Amazonian freshwater biodiversity

Presenter: Jerome Murienne
Affiliation: CNRS
Format: Full Talk

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‘Gotta Catch 'Em All’ – A DNA barcode library of Polish Chironomidae

Presenter: Piotr Gadawski
Affiliation: Department of Invertebrate Zoology & Hydrobiology, University of Lodz
Format: Full Talk

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Speciation within freshwater Sphoeroides was influenced by biogeographic events since the Miocene.

Presenter: Angelica Batista
Affiliation: Universidade Federal do Pará
Format: Lightning Talk

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