Testing the Effectiveness of DNA Barcoding for Biodiversity Assessment of Moths from Nigeria

Nneji, Lotanna M.; Adeola, Adeniyi C.; Wang, Yunyu; Ajao, A. M.; Anyaele, Okorie; Malann, Yoila David; Omotoso, Olatunde; Nneji, Ifeanyi C.; Ayoola, Adeola O.; Rahman, Mizanur; Adeniyi, A; Okeyoyin, Agboola O.; Olory, Caroline

doi:10.3390/d12020085

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“…Geodiversity component terms from the Gray (2013) definition of geodiversity were frequently mentioned in biodiversity assessment literature (Figure 2). Most biodiversity assessments mentioned hydrological components of geodiversity such as rivers, ocean, lakes and springs (Mimouni et al, 2018; Alam et al, 2020; Nneji et al, 2020; Suárez-Tangil and Rodríguez, 2021). For example, Alam et al (2020) assessed fish biodiversity in Korean ‘rivers’ using eDNA metabarcoding approaches.…”

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Geodiversity inclusiveness in biodiversity assessment

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Fischer

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Progress in Physical Geography: Earth and Environment

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Biodiversity assessment is constitutive in establishing conservation priorities and outcomes, and geodiversity complements species richness as a surrogate in the absence of species data, improves statistical modelling and can facilitate prediction of species distribution and abundance. Yet, geodiversity is frequently excluded, and biodiversity prioritised in conservation endeavours such as ecosystem-based management. Therefore, combined geodiversity and biodiversity assessment approaches present practical benefits to conservation such as improved collaboration between biologists and geoscientists, efficacious indicators of conservation value, and abatement of biodiversity partialities and wider inclusion of geodiversity in conservation literature. This study scientometrically analysed 240 biodiversity assessment publications to investigate geodiversity inclusiveness, methodological trends, geographic trends, environment-type trends and future directions in biodiversity assessment methods. Results showed these species richness articles frequently included geodiversity-relevant terms such as hydrological, soil, geological and geomorphological components, but the all-encompassing ‘geodiversity’ term was absent entirely. Geographic trends showed many potential economic, social, cultural and political factors influencing geodiversity inclusiveness in biodiversity assessment. For example, Australia’s relatively resource exploitative approach to geology and early involvement in the inception of the geodiversity concept could explain the high frequency of geological-related terms in Australian biodiversity assessments. Methodological trends showed dominance by field-based biodiversity assessments such as trapping methods, followed transects, quadrats, net methods and observations. Given the specific sample size of literature analysed, inferences from this study relate only to biodiversity assessment methods and not biodiversity discourse in its entirety. Subsequent research could investigate specific factors, such as social, economic or political, and their influence on geodiversity inclusiveness in biodiversity assessment methods.

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Geodiversity inclusiveness in biodiversity assessment

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“…In Australia, DNA barcoding led to the identification of 207 fish species which includes 3 species of chimaerid, 61 species of sharks and 143 species of telesteans [80]. DNA barcoding has been tested for effectiveness of biodiversity assessment of Moths from Nigeria, thus validating and identifying the news species [54]. The accurate depiction of phylogenetic tree reconstruction is accomplished by combined approach of DNA barcode of conserved sequence and super tree method of phylogenetic patterns [24,47].…”

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DNA barcoding: a way forward to obtain deep insights about the realistic diversity of living organisms

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DNA barcoding is an innovative tool to rapidly identify and classify organisms based on highly conserved species-specific DNA sequences. This technique has developed in parallel with other genomic-based investigations, which share special emphasis on the acquisition of data pertaining to hotspots regions of DNA (usually short sequence of DNA up to 400-800 bps). These molecular techniques helped answer many queries that remain unanswered by the traditional approaches to accurately identify organisms across the kingdoms of life. Barcoding has narrowed the gap created between diverse range of ecological and traditional studies previously left by the traditional taxonomists. These internal DNA sequence tags, which serve as molecular operational taxonomic units, originate from both nuclear as well as cytoplasmic DNA, making it further convenient to barcode organisms from lower to higher organisms. The most commonly used DNA regions in molecular taxonomic approaches include the internal transcribed spacer regions in nuclear DNA, Cox1 region in mitochondrial DNA, rbcL and mat K gene in chloroplast DNA. Further, many other DNA regions suitable for barcoding have also been identified. It is increasingly evident from a large number of investigations that DNA barcoding has made Linnaean taxonomic system more accessible and convenient to other traditional biologists. Current understanding of the DNA barcoding will further help to understand the basic mechanism and also reveal applications of this approach in different fields. Primarily these approaches offer traditional taxonomists a great opportunity to expand the realistic inventory of the diversity of flora and fauna on planet earth. This review has been written to have better understanding of the mechanism of DNA barcoding, knowledge of DNA regions that can be used as targets, applications and implications of DNA barcoding.

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“…In extensively studied regions, the DNA barcoding method has been successful in detecting unrecorded species, as well as in highlighting biodiversity, as shown with the example of dipteran fauna in Bavaria, Germany [13]. The use of DNA barcoding in diversity assessments has shown its usefulness in different regions and for different groups [14][15][16]. However, despite the extensive efforts being invested in submitting data to the National Center for Biotechnology Information's (NCBI) GenBank library and the Barcode of Life Database (BOLD), there are Thus, additional data on species diversity and the genetic diversity of these groups can provide valuable information that can be implemented in subsequent ecological studies on biocontrol, diversity conservation in agricultural land, and sustainable management.…”

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DNA Barcoding of Invertebrates Inhabiting Olive Orchards and Vineyards Accelerates Understudied Mediterranean Biodiversity Assessment

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The Mediterranean area has a high but unevenly studied level of invertebrate diversity. Genetic-based methods, such as DNA barcoding and metabarcoding, are proposed for biodiversity assessment; however, their application is not always straightforward. The current state of data available in genetic databases limits species identification, especially in the case of certain invertebrate groups. The aim of the study was (1) to assess the diversity of seven invertebrate groups, which are potential prey for predatory arthropods, in order to facilitate the analysis of the metabarcoding of trophic interactions and, thus, expand our knowledge on biocontrol potential, and (2) to estimate the representation of local species in BOLD and NCBI GenBank databases. The DNA barcoding results consisting of sequences for 269 specimens, collected in Zadar County, within Mediterranean part of Croatia, were used for species identification and species richness assessment through the comparison of our data with the data available in BOLD and NCBI databases, and by applying species delimitation methods. Previous barcode records enabled Lepidopteran, Hemipteran, Dipteran, and Hymenopteran species identification, while Collembolan and Oligochaetes species numbers were assessed using species delimitation. Our results showed that a high number of species were unique to the study area, especially in the case of Collembolans and Oligochaetes. We confirmed that the studied area is under-researched, which was particularly evident in taxonomically demanding groups, such as Collembolans and Oligochaetes, which are rich in rare endemic species.

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Testing the Effectiveness of DNA Barcoding for Biodiversity Assessment of Moths from Nigeria

Cited by 6 publications

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Geodiversity inclusiveness in biodiversity assessment

Geodiversity inclusiveness in biodiversity assessment

DNA barcoding: a way forward to obtain deep insights about the realistic diversity of living organisms

DNA Barcoding of Invertebrates Inhabiting Olive Orchards and Vineyards Accelerates Understudied Mediterranean Biodiversity Assessment

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