Improving Reference Database Representation of California Aquatic Macroinvertebrates

Authors: Stinson, S., Connon, R., Lawler, S.P.
Published in: AGU Fall Meeting 2019
Volume & pages: Session B53O, abstract 2609 (bibcode 2019AGUFM.B53O2609S)
Year: 2019
Each specimen was photographed using ... the GIGAmacro Magnify2 imaging system to record morphological characteristics.
A UC Davis team imaged 148 mayfly, stonefly and caddisfly specimens on a Magnify2, then sequenced them, to close gaps in the DNA barcode library used for California water quality biomonitoring.
Systems used: Magnify2