Front Zool. 2007 Feb 12;4:4.

Molecular species identification boosts bat diversity.

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University of Erlangen; Department of Zoology; Staudtstrasse 5; D-91058 Erlangen, Germany. fmayer@biologie.uni-erlangen.de

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The lack of obvious morphological differences between species impedes the identification of species in many groups of organisms. Meanwhile, DNA-based approaches are increasingly used to survey biological diversity. In this study we show that sequencing the mitochondrial protein-coding gene NADH dehydrogenase, subunit 1 (nd1) from 534 bats of the Western Palaearctic region corroborates the promise of DNA barcodes in two major respects. First, species described with classical taxonomic tools can be genetically identified with only a few exceptions. Second, substantial sequence divergence suggests an unexpected high number of undiscovered species.

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