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Combining eDNA metabarcoding and morphological-based approaches to increase res...
Pereira, Catia; Sroczynska, Katarzyna; Faisca, Pedro; Castillo-Escriva, Andres; Ribeiro, Sara; Ersoy, Zeynep; Raposeiro, Pedro; Gilbert, MTPEnvironmental DNA (eDNA) metabarcoding has the potential to improve aquatic biodiversity assessments by improving detection capability, taxonomic resolution and cost-effectiveness when compared to morphological- based approaches. Advances have been made in the field of metabarcoding, but challenges remain, including sensitivity of results to DNA extraction method and marker choice, and its dependency on often-i...
A draft genome sequence of the elusive giant squid, Architeuthis dux
Fonseca, RR; Couto, A; Machado, AM; Brejova, B; Albertin, CB; Silva, F; Gardner, P; Baril, T; Hayward, A; Campos, A; Ribeiro, ÂM; Barrio-Hernandez, IBackground: The giant squid (Architeuthis dux; Steenstrup, 1857) is an enigmatic giant mollusc with a circumglobal distribution in the deep ocean, except in the high Arctic and Antarctic waters. The elusiveness of the species makes it difficult to study. Thus, having a genome assembled for this deep-sea-dwelling species will allow several pending evolutionary questions to be unlocked. Findings: We present a dra...