ZooGene, a DNA sequence database for
calanoid copepods and euphausiids:
an OBIS tool for uniform standards of
species identification

Ann Bucklin, University of New Hampshire
Bruce W. Frost, University of Washington
Peter H. Wiebe, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Michael J. Fogarty, NOAA/NMFS Northeast Fisheries Science Center

Co-PI: Robert C. Groman, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

An international partnership has been established to create a zooplankton genomic (ZooGene^TM) database of DNA type sequences for calanoid copepods and euphausiids. The ZooGene^TM partnership includes four lead investigators and thirteen expert taxonomic consultants from seven countries.

Objectives of the ZooGene Partnership

• establishment of a nexus of taxonomic experts for calanoid copepods and euphausiids, with focused effort on selected genera and regions



• creation of mtCOI type sequences for 200 species of calanoid copepods and 86 species of euphausiids, based on verified identification of species by taxonomic authorities



• design, creation, management of the ZooGene^TM database, a searchable web-based database for use as a tool for uniform species identification; integrated with the GenBank DNA sequence database and OBIS



• design and implementation of a ZooGene^TM curriculum module, with molecular kit-based protocol, focused on marine biodiversity, biotechnology, or bioinformatics for high school students

Funded by the National Science Foundation under the auspices of the National Ocean Partnership Program,
the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, and the Census of Marine Life

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