Megabarcoding dark taxa - Assessing the utility of mass DNA barcoding for phorid fly species discovery
Jiri Vihavainen, Niina Kiljunen, Pekka Pohjola, Jaclyn McKeown, Eveliina Oinonen, Marko Mutanen, Jaakko Pohjoismäki
The paper assesses DNA barcoding's utility for identifying phorid flies, finding it effective but limited by reference sequence accuracy and highlighting Megaselia as a dark taxon.
PLoS ONE · Dec 2, 2025Peer-reviewedZoology