Facing the infinity: tackling large samples of challenging Chironomidae (Diptera) with an integrative approach

• Published in: PeerJ (San Francisco, CA) Vol. 11; p. e15336
• Main Authors: Chimeno, Caroline, Rulik, Björn, Manfrin, Alessandro, Kalinkat, Gregor, Hölker, Franz, Baranov, Viktor
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States PeerJ. Ltd 22.05.2023; PeerJ Inc
• Subjects: Animals; Biodiversity; Biological diversity; Bulk sample processing; Chironomidae; DNA barcoding; DNA Barcoding, Taxonomic - methods; Entomology; Freshwater Biology; Identification and classification; Integrative taxonomy; Megadiverse; Methods; Molecular Biology; Taxonomy; Zoology; United Kingdom; Germany; Chironomidae; Morphological species identification; Non biting midges; Megadiverse; DNA barcoding; Molecular species identification; Bulk sample processing; Biodiversity; Freshwater; Integrative taxonomy

Integrative taxonomy is becoming ever more significant in biodiversity research as scientists are tackling increasingly taxonomically challenging groups. Implementing a combined approach not only guarantees more accurate species identification, but also helps overcome limitations that each method pr...