Title

All Voucher Specimens are not Created Equal: A Cautionary Tale Involving the North American pleurocerids Juga hemphilli (Henderson 1935) and Elimia dooleyensis (Lea, 1862).

Authors

David Campbell, Gardner-Webb UniversityFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

6-6-2009

Abstract

Although the now routine use of DNA sequences has revolutionized biodiversity research, the taxonomic reliability of these data is a concern, because a significant percentage of sequences in public DNA databases may be misidentified (Bridge et al., 2003). This problem can be minimized through the use of sequences generated from voucher-based taxonomic studies. However, voucher-based reference systems may occasionally fail. Here we document a recent such case and propose two precautionary steps that may help minimize this problem for malacologists in the future.

Recommended Citation

Ó Foighil D, T Lee, DC Campbell & SA Clark 2009. All Voucher Specimens are not Created Equal: A Cautionary Tale Involving the North American pleurocerids Juga hemphilli (Henderson 1935) and Elimia dooleyensis (Lea, 1862). J Molluscan Stud. 75(3):305-306. https://academic.oup.com/mollus/article/75/3/305/1150342