International Barcode of Life project (iBOL) Website: www.ibolproject.org

The International Barcode of Life Project (iBOL) was formally activated in October 2010. Its first phase (2010-2015) will lead to the acquisition of DNA barcode records for 5M specimens representing 500K species. iBOL will release each barcode record in two phases. The initial phase will release barcode sequence(s), trace files, high-level (ordinal) taxonomic assignment, GPS co-ordinates and the country of collection. This phase of data release will occur automatically on a quarterly basis in datafiles posted on this page as well as at GenBank. The second phase of data release will involve a more precise taxonomic assignment and ancillary data, such as images, for each specimen.

The data released to date consists of records for 636,897 sequences analyzed at the Canadian Centre for DNA Barcoding at the University of Guelph and the Centre for Environmental & Molecular Algal Research at the University of New Brunswick during the first year of iBOL ramp-up (July 1, 2009 - June 30, 2010) and the first 18 months of the officially activated iBOL project (July 1, 2010 - December 31, 2011). These specimens are derived from many collaborators in many nations.

Data Packages:

• Release 2.50 - v1 (Dec-31-2011)
  Sequences: 68,033
  Specimens: 66,534
  Barcode Markers: Cytochrome oxidase subunit 1 (COI) = 63,835
  Maturase K (MatK) = 1,809
  ribulose-bisphosphate carboxylase (rbcL) = 2,389
  Files: [ COI tsv] [ Plants tsv]
  
  

  Specimen Collection Sites (196 Countries):

  

Data Packages:

• Release 2.25 - v1 (Sep-30-2011)
  Sequences: 137,930
  Specimens: 130,482
  Barcode Markers: Cytochrome oxidase subunit 1 (COI) = 113,582
  Maturase K (MatK) = 9,539
  ribulose-bisphosphate carboxylase (rbcL) = 14,809
  Files: [ COI tsv] [ Plants tsv]
  

  Specimen Collection Sites (197 Countries):

  

Data Packages:

• Release 2.00 - v1 (June-30-2011)
  Sequences: 62,518
  Specimens: 60,872
  Barcode Markers: Cytochrome oxidase subunit 1 (COI) = 55,428
  Maturase K (MatK) = 2,253
  ribulose-bisphosphate carboxylase (rbcL) = 4,837
  Files: [ COI tsv] [ Plants tsv] *This is the first public release of plant barcode data. Plant barcodes are not currently sent to GenBank
  
  

  Specimen Collection Sites (176 Countries):

  

• Release 1.75 - v1 (Mar-31-2011)
  Sequences: 52,884
  Specimens: 52,884
  Barcode Markers: Cytochrome oxidase subunit 1 (COI)
  Formats: [tsv] Files have been zip compressed for rapid downloading
  
  

  Specimen Collection Sites (137 Countries):

  

• Release 1.50 - v1 (Dec-31-2010)
  Sequences: 68,603
  Specimens: 68,603
  Barcode Markers: Cytochrome oxidase subunit 1 (COI)
  Formats: [tsv] Files have been zip compressed for rapid downloading
  
  

  Specimen Collection Sites (165 Countries):

  

• Release 1.25 - v1 (Sept-30-2010)
  Sequences: 41,850
  Specimens: 41,850
  Barcode Markers: Cytochrome oxidase subunit 1 (COI))
  Formats: [tsv] Files have been zip compressed for rapid downloading
  
  

  Specimen Collection Sites (141 Countries):

  

• Release 1.0 - v0.98 (Jun-30-2010)
  Sequences: 60,861
  Specimens: 60,861
  Barcode Markers: Cytochrome oxidase subunit 1 (COI))
  Formats: [tsv] Files have been zip compressed for rapid downloading
  
  

  Specimen Collection Sites (161 Countries):

  

• Release 0.75 - v0.95 (Mar-31-2010)
  Sequences: 54,250
  Specimens: 54,250
  Barcode Markers: Cytochrome oxidase subunit 1 (COI)
  Formats: [tsv] Files have been zip compressed for rapid downloading
  
  

  Specimen Collection Sites (173 Countries):

  
  
  

• Release 0.5 - v1 (Dec-31-2009)
  Sequences: 94,156
  Specimens: 94,156
  Barcode Markers: Cytochrome oxidase subunit 1 (COI)
  Formats: [tsv] Files have been zip compressed for rapid downloading
  
  

  Specimen Collection Sites (168 Countries):

  

  
  

Attribution:

Please cite this web page if records from this data package are used in a publication. Attribution lists are being generated and will be posted.

Canadian Barcode of Life Network

Website: www.bolnet.ca

The Canadian Barcode of Life Network represents the first national network dedicated to large-scale DNA barcoding. The network itself is made up of nearly 50 researchers from across the country who are working towards the development and application of DNA technologies in the area of species identifications. Initial work focuses on barcoding species which are of particular economic, social, or environmental importance. These efforts promise to make important contributions to biodiversity research, and maintain Canada's place as a leader in the development of DNA barcoding.

Data Packages:

• Final Phase - v1 (Dec-31-2010)
  Sequences: 100,540
  Specimens: 94,474
  Barcode Markers: Cytochrome oxidase subunit 1 (COI), ribulose-bisphosphate carboxylase (rbcL), Maturase K (matK), Internal Transcribed Spacer Region (ITS)
  Ancillary Marker Codes: 18S, 28S, ADR, atpF-atpH, psbK, RAG2, trnH-psbA, UPA
  Formats: [tsv] [xml] Files have been zip compressed for rapid downloading
  
  

  Specimen Collection Sites (161 Countries):

  

Attribution:

Please cite this web page if records from this data package are used in a publication. Attribution lists are being generated and will be posted shortly.