Metadata standards and practical guidelines for specimen and DNA curation when building barcode reference libraries for aquatic life

摘要: DNA barcoding and metabarcoding is increasingly used to effectively precisely assess monitor biodiversity in aquatic ecosystems. As these methods rely on data availability quality of barcode reference libraries, it important develop follow best practices ensure optimal traceability the metadata associated with barcodes for identification. Sufficient metadata, as well vouchers, corresponding each must be available reliable library curation and, thereby, provide trustworthy baselines downstream molecular species This document (1) specifies required relevance, accessibility (2) recommendations harvesting storage both voucher specimens/samples data.