ZooGene - A DNA Sequence Database for Calanoid Copepods and Euphausiids
type: Dataset
description: An international partnership created a zooplankton genomic (ZooGene) database of DNA type sequences for calanoid copepods and euphausiids. The ZooGene database was designed to include all species of these groups and to allow expansion to additional zooplankton groups. The ZooGene partnership includes four P.I.s and thirteen expert taxonomic consultants from seven countries. Zooplankton samples are sorted from existing archival collections, obtained in coordination with planned oceanographic research efforts, and collected during National Marine Fisheries Service field surveys. The taxonomic experts confirm species' identifications; DNA sequencing is done at the University of New Hampshire and, in some cases, in other partners' laboratories. For each species, a DNA type sequence is determined for a portion of the mitochondrial cytochrome oxidase I (mtCOI) gene; multiple mtCOI sequences are included as necessary to reflect intraspecific variation. The ZooGene database is designed, created, managed, maintained, and distributed as part of the proposed work; the data is integrated into the Ocean Biogeographical Information System (OBIS).
keyword: amerigeo
keyword: amerigeoss
keyword: ckan
keyword: dna-sequence-database
keyword: evolution
keyword: evolutionary-relationships
keyword: geo
keyword: geoss
keyword: mtcoi
keyword: mtdna
keyword: national
keyword: north-america
keyword: united-states
issued: 2025-11-21T22:18:54.647076
modified: 2025-11-21T22:18:54.647080
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access URL: http://www.zoogene.org/
issued: 2020-11-29T22:36:59.093916
modified: 2025-11-21T22:18:54.638250

Web Page
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description: zoogene_progress_report_2001.html
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access URL: http://www.zoogene.org/main/reports/zoogene_progress_report_2001.html
issued: 2020-11-29T22:36:59.093922
modified: 2025-11-21T22:18:54.638815