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A molecular-based identification resource for the arthropods of Finland
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  • Tomas Roslin,
  • Panu Somervuo,
  • Mikko Pentinsaari,
  • Paul Hebert,
  • Jireh Agda,
  • Petri Ahlroth,
  • Perttu Anttonen,
  • Jouni Aspi,
  • Gergin Blagoev,
  • Santiago Blanco,
  • Dean Chan,
  • Tom Clayhills,
  • Jeremy deWaard,
  • Stephanie deWaard,
  • Tyler Elliott,
  • Riikka Elo,
  • Sami Haapala,
  • Eero Helve,
  • Jari Ilmonen,
  • Petri Hirvonen,
  • Chris Ho,
  • Juhani Itämies,
  • Vladislav Ivanov,
  • Jevgeni Jakovlev,
  • Aino Juslen,
  • Reijo Jussila,
  • Jere Kahanpää,
  • Lauri Kaila,
  • Jari-Pekka Kaitila,
  • Ari Kakko,
  • Iiro Kakko,
  • Ali Karhu,
  • Sami Karjalainen,
  • Jostein Kjaerandsen,
  • Janne Koskinen,
  • Erkki Laasonen,
  • Leena Laasonen,
  • Erkka Laine,
  • Petri Lampila,
  • Valerie Levesque-Beaudin,
  • Liuqiong Lu,
  • Meri Lähteenaro,
  • Pekka Majuri,
  • Sampsa Malmberg,
  • Ramya Manjunath,
  • Petri Martikainen,
  • Jaakko Mattila,
  • Jaclyn McKeown,
  • Petri Metsälä,
  • Margarita Miklasevskaja,
  • Meredith Miller,
  • Rene Labbee,
  • Arto Muinonen,
  • Veli-Matti Mukkala,
  • Suresh Naik,
  • Nadia Nikolova,
  • Kari Nupponen,
  • Otso Ovaskainen,
  • Ika Österblad,
  • Lauri Paasivirta,
  • Timo Pajunen,
  • Petri Parkko,
  • Juho Paukkunen,
  • Ritva Penttinen,
  • Kate Perez,
  • Jaakko Pohjoismäki,
  • Sean Prosser,
  • Martti Raekunnas,
  • Miduna Rahulan,
  • Meeri Rannisto,
  • Sujeevan Ratnasingham,
  • Pekka Raukko,
  • Aki Rinne,
  • Teemu Rintala,
  • Susana Romo,
  • Jukka Salmela,
  • Juha Salokannel,
  • Riitta Savolainen,
  • Leif Schulman,
  • Pasi Sihvonen,
  • Dina Soliman,
  • Jayme Sones,
  • Claudia Steinke,
  • G. Ståhls,
  • Jukka Tabell,
  • Mikko Tiusanen,
  • Gergely Várkonyi,
  • Eero J. Vesterinen,
  • Esko Viitanen,
  • Veli Vikberg,
  • Matti Viitasaari,
  • Jussi Vilen,
  • Connor Warne,
  • Catherine Wei,
  • Kai Winqvist,
  • Evgeny Zakharov,
  • Marko Mutanen
Tomas Roslin
Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences Faculty of Natural Resources and Agricultural Sciences

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Panu Somervuo
University of Helsinki
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Mikko Pentinsaari
University of Guelph
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Paul Hebert
University of Guelph
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Jireh Agda
University of Guelph
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Petri Ahlroth
Finnish Environment Institute
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Perttu Anttonen
Institute of Biology/Geobotany and Botanical Garden
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Jouni Aspi
University of Oulu
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Gergin Blagoev
University of Guelph
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Santiago Blanco
University of Guelph
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Dean Chan
University of Guelph
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Tom Clayhills
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Jeremy deWaard
University of Guelph
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Stephanie deWaard
University of Guelph
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Tyler Elliott
University of Guelph
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Riikka Elo
University of Turku Biodiversity Unit
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Sami Haapala
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Eero Helve
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Jari Ilmonen
Finnish Environment Institute
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Petri Hirvonen
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Chris Ho
University of Guelph
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Juhani Itämies
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Vladislav Ivanov
University of Oulu
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Jevgeni Jakovlev
Finnish Environment Institute
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Aino Juslen
Finnish Museum of Natural History
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Reijo Jussila
University of Turku
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Jere Kahanpää
Finnish Museum of Natural History
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Lauri Kaila
Finnish Museum of Natural History
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Jari-Pekka Kaitila
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Iiro Kakko
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Sami Karjalainen
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Jostein Kjaerandsen
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Janne Koskinen
University of Eastern Finland
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Erkki Laasonen
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Leena Laasonen
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Erkka Laine
Jyväskylän yliopisto
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Petri Lampila
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Valerie Levesque-Beaudin
University of Guelph
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Liuqiong Lu
University of Guelph
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Meri Lähteenaro
Stockholm University
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Pekka Majuri
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Sampsa Malmberg
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Ramya Manjunath
University of Guelph
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Petri Martikainen
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Jaakko Mattila
Finnish Museum of Natural History
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Jaclyn McKeown
University of Guelph
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Petri Metsälä
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Margarita Miklasevskaja
University of Guelph
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Meredith Miller
University of Guelph
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Rene Labbee
University of Guelph
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Arto Muinonen
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Veli-Matti Mukkala
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Suresh Naik
University of Guelph
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Nadia Nikolova
University of Guelph
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Kari Nupponen
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Otso Ovaskainen
University of Jyväskylä
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Ika Österblad
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Lauri Paasivirta
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Timo Pajunen
Finnish Museum of Natural History
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Petri Parkko
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Juho Paukkunen
Finnish Museum of Natural History
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Ritva Penttinen
University of Turku Biodiversity Unit
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Kate Perez
University of Guelph
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Jaakko Pohjoismäki
University of Eastern Finland
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Sean Prosser
Biodiversity Institute of Ontario
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Martti Raekunnas
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Miduna Rahulan
University of Guelph
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Meeri Rannisto
Finnish Museum of Natural History
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Sujeevan Ratnasingham
University of Guelph
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Pekka Raukko
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Teemu Rintala
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Susana Romo
University of Guelph
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Jukka Salmela
University of Lapland Arctic Centre
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Juha Salokannel
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Riitta Savolainen
University of Helsinki
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Leif Schulman
Finnish Museum of Natural History
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Pasi Sihvonen
Finnish Museum of Natural History
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Dina Soliman
University of Guelph
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Jayme Sones
University of Guelph
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Claudia Steinke
University of Guelph
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G. Ståhls
Finnish Museum of Natural History
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Jukka Tabell
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Mikko Tiusanen
University of Helsinki
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Gergely Várkonyi
Finnish Environment Institute
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Eero J. Vesterinen
University of Turku
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Esko Viitanen
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Veli Vikberg
Turenki
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Matti Viitasaari
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Jussi Vilen
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Connor Warne
University of Guelph
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Catherine Wei
University of Guelph
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Kai Winqvist
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Evgeny Zakharov
University of Guelph
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Marko Mutanen
University of Oulu
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Abstract

To associate specimens identified by molecular characters to other biological knowledge, we need reference sequences annotated by Linnaean taxonomy. In this paper, we 1) report the creation of a comprehensive reference library of DNA barcodes for the arthropods of an entire country (Finland), 2) publish this library, and 3) deliver a new identification tool based on this resource. The reference library contains mtDNA COI barcodes for 11,275 (43%) of 26,437 arthropod species known from Finland, including 10,811 (45%) of 23,956 insect species. To quantify the improvement in identification accuracy enabled by the current reference library, we ran 1,000 Finnish insect and spider species through the Barcode of Life Data system (BOLD) identification engine. Of these, 91% were correctly assigned to a unique species when compared to the new reference library alone, 85% were correctly identified when compared to BOLD with the new material included, and 75% with the new material excluded. To capitalize on this resource, we used the new reference material to train a probabilistic taxonomic assignment tool, FinPROTAX, scoring high success. For the full-length barcode region, the accuracy of taxonomic assignments at the level of classes, orders, families, subfamilies, tribes, genera, and species reached 99.9%, 99.9%, 99.8%, 99.7%, 99.4%, 96.8%, and 88.5%, respectively. The FinBOL arthropod reference library and FinPROTAX are available through the Finnish Biodiversity Information Facility (www.laji.fi). Overall, the FinBOL investment represents a massive capacity-transfer from the taxonomic community of Finland to all sectors of society.
24 Apr 2021Submitted to Molecular Ecology Resources
10 May 2021Assigned to Editor
10 May 2021Submission Checks Completed
31 May 2021Reviewer(s) Assigned
24 Jun 2021Review(s) Completed, Editorial Evaluation Pending
02 Jul 2021Editorial Decision: Accept
Feb 2022Published in Molecular Ecology Resources volume 22 issue 2 on pages 803-822. 10.1111/1755-0998.13510