Table 1. Roles of barcoding hubs in DToL.
| Partner | Role in DNA barcoding |
|---|---|
| Core barcoding hubs | |
| Marine Biological Association (MBA) | Marine organisms |
| Natural History Museum (NHM) | Animals from NHM and Wytham Woods collections, jointly process fungi
with RBG Kew and marine organisms with MBA |
| Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh (RBGE) | Land plants, lichens |
| Protist Group, University of Oxford | Protists |
| Satellite hubs and analysis partners | |
| Royal Botanic Gardens Kew (RBG Kew) | Jointly process fungi, with NHM |
| Wytham Genome Project, University of
Oxford |
Interpretation of data from Wytham Woods collections, sequenced at NHM |
| University of Edinburgh | Support RBGE in the analysis of vascular plant samples |
| Sanger Institute | DNA barcoding of local collections not handled by other GALS |