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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Distribution, diversity and diversification of Gammarus species flock in the ancient Lake Ohrid based on extensive barcoding and transcriptome sequencing.

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

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Massive DNA barcoding in Lake Skadar basin points to high diversity but surprisingly low faunal connectivity between waterbodies

Presenter: Michal Grabowski
Affiliation: Department of Invertebrate Zoology & Hydrobiology, University of Lodz
Format: Full Talk

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Unraveling Organism Diversity in Groundwater Using eDNA.

Presenter: Jose Vladimir Sandoval Sierra
Affiliation: Alexander von Humboldt Biological Resources Research Institute
Format: Full Talk

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Bony fish metabarcodes selection and its potential in pan-vertebrate detection: a case study of Beijing.

Presenter: Shan Zhang
Affiliation: Beijing Normal University
Format: Full Talk

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eDNA metabarcoding unveils the eukaryotic diversity of three high altitude hypersaline lakes in the Trans-Himalayan region of Ladakh.

Presenter: Archana Chauhan
Affiliation: Panjab University
Format: Lightning Talk

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Microeukaryotic diversity in a subtropical lake: temporal assessment and water quality impact.

Presenter: Suzana de Moura Pereira
Affiliation: Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul
Format: Lightning Talk

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What did the (e)DNA say? Macroinvertebrate diversity of glacial lakes in the Tatra Mts (Slovakia, C Europe) revealed by DNA barcoding and metabarcoding.

Presenter: Zuzana Čiamporová-Zaťovičová
Affiliation: Department of Ecology, Slovakia, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Plant Science and Biodiversity Centre
Format: Lightning Talk

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