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This is a Systematic Review study (also classified as: Quantitative Study).

September 16, 2025Methods in Ecology and EvolutionOpen Access

Advancing aquatic biodiversity assessments of invertebrates using eDNA metabarcoding: A systematic evaluation of primers for marine and freshwater communities

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XCXiaoyu ChenPeking University ZYZiling YanPeking University SLSheng LiUniversity of Arizona

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Systematic evaluation of universal primers for marine and freshwater invertebrate communities, indicating potential improvements in biodiversity assessments.

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The study reveals significant differences in taxonomic resolution among 18 universally used primers for eDNA metabarcoding.
Key findings indicate that invertebrate sequences from COI primers accounted for higher proportions compared to 18S primers, enhancing biodiversity assessments.
This assessment utilized both in silico and in vitro methods to compare the performance of primers targeting mitochondrial and nuclear genes in diverse aquatic environments.
The overall results suggest a need for improved sequence database references and primer choices to boost the efficacy of eDNA-based biodiversity monitoring.

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Chen et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68d454d831b076d99fa5ab81 https://doi.org/10.1111/2041-210x.70152

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Systematic evaluation of universal primers for marine and freshwater invertebrate communities, indicating potential improvements in biodiversity assessments.

Advancing aquatic biodiversity assessments of invertebrates using eDNA metabarcoding: A systematic evaluation of primers for marine and freshwater communities

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Advancing aquatic biodiversity assessments of invertebrates using eDNA metabarcoding: A systematic evaluation of primers for marine and freshwater communities

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