6/7/2023 0 Comments Barcode spider![]() However, almost 20 spider species, most notably in the family Lycosidae, could not be separated through DNA barcoding (although many of them present discrete morphological differences). ![]() The overwhelming majority of species could be readily identified through DNA barcoding: median distances between closest species lay around 9% in spiders and 13% in harvestmen, while in 95% of the cases, intraspecific distances were below 2.5% and 8% respectively, with intraspecific medians at 0.3% and 0.2%. This covers about 60% of the spider fauna and more than 70% of the harvestmen fauna recorded for Germany. 3300 Araneae and 200 Opiliones, belonging to almost 600 species (median: 4 individuals/species). As part of the German Barcode of Life campaign, over 3500 arachnid specimens have been collected and analyzed: ca.
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