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We developed a fast CO1 metabarcoding method for identifying arthropods and chordates. This approach significantly improves taxonomic coverage and accuracy, aiding large-scale biodiversity and biomonitoring studies.

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Molecular Ecology
Bioinformatics
Biodiversity Science

Background:

Accurate taxonomic assignment of metabarcoding data is crucial for biodiversity and biomonitoring.
Existing methods for CO1 metabarcoding lack sufficient taxonomic coverage and speed for large datasets.

Purpose of the Study:

To introduce a rapid, high-throughput method for assigning names to CO1 metabarcode sequences with confidence scores.
To enhance taxonomic coverage and classification accuracy for arthropods and chordates.

Main Methods:

Compiled a reference database of nearly 1 million CO1 barcode sequences.
Developed a classifier utilizing the RDP classifier algorithm.
Compared classification performance and speed against the top BLAST hit method.

Main Results:

The new classifier offers over three times the taxonomic coverage compared to previous methods.
Classification performance is consistent across the CO1 barcoding region.
The RDP classifier achieved assignments 19 times faster than top BLAST, reducing false positives from ~100% to 34%.

Conclusions:

The developed CO1 metabarcoding method provides a rapid and accurate solution for large-scale biodiversity assessments.
Reference databases are improving but require continued expansion through collaborative barcoding efforts.
Standardized barcoding of local biota by researchers is recommended to fill knowledge gaps.