Table 1.
The most recent and important reference databases for zooplankton.
| Database name | Organisms covered | Genetic markers | Established year | Website | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EMBL-EBI | Bacteria/Archaea, Eukaryota |
16S/23S rRNA 16S/18S/COI |
1980 | https://www.ebi.ac.uk/ena | -- |
| GenBank | Bacteria/Archaea, Eukaryota |
16S/23S rRNA 16S/18S/COI |
1982 | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/genbank/ | [149] |
| DDBJ | Bacteria/Archaea, Eukaryota |
16S/23S rRNA 16S/18S/COI |
1987 | https://www.ddbj.nig.ac.jp/index-e.html | [150] |
| SILVA | Bacteria/Archaea, Eukaryota |
16S/23S 18S/28S |
2007 | https://www.arb-silva.de/ | [151] |
| BOLD | Animals, Plants, Fungi |
COI rbcl, matk ITS |
2007 | http://www.boldsystems.org/ | [152] |
| PR2 | Protists | 18S | 2012 | ssu-rrna.org/pr2 | [153] |