BOLD enables researchers, students and citizen scientists to submit DNA barcode
sequences
for identification against a reference library that includes sequences from more than
1.2
million species.
Identification Engine
Database
ANIMAL LIBRARY (PUBLIC)
Non-redundant COI sequences of at least 500bp within the 648bp barcode region.
Marker(s): COI-5P
Sequences: 8,300,789
ANIMAL:PUBLIC
ANIMAL SPECIES-LEVEL LIBRARY (PUBLIC + PRIVATE)
COI sequences with species designation of at least 500bp within the 648bp barcode region.
Marker(s): COI-5P
Sequences: 8,985,448
ANIMAL:SPECIES
ANIMAL LIBRARY (PUBLIC+PRIVATE)
Non-redundant COI sequences of at least 500bp within the 648bp barcode region.
Marker(s): COI-5P
Sequences: 9,794,726
ANIMAL:PUBLIC+PRIVATE
VALIDATED CANADIAN ARTHROPOD LIBRARY
A validated set of Canadian arthropod records, produced by Pentinsaari et al. (in prep.).
Marker(s): COI-5P
Sequences: 100,381
VALIDATED:CANREF22
PLANT LIBRARY (PUBLIC)
Non-redundant plant rbcL, matK, and ITS sequences of at least 200bp in length.
Marker(s): matK, rbcL, ITS1, ITS2, ITS
Sequences: 454,835
PLANT:PUBLIC
FUNGI LIBRARY (PUBLIC)
Non-redundant fungal ITS and 18S sequences of at least 200bp in length.
Marker(s): 18S, ITS1, ITS2, ITS
Sequences: 322,953
FUNGI:PUBLIC
ANIMAL SECONDARY MARKERS (PUBLIC)
Non-redundant 18S and 12S sequences of at least 200bp in length.
Marker(s): 18S, 12S, CAD, ITS, ITS1, ITS2
Sequences: 65,314
ANIMAL:PUBLIC-SECONDARY
VALIDATED ANIMAL RED LIST LIBRARY
A validated dataset of animal Red List species, produced by Monckton et al. (in prep.).
Marker(s): COI-5P
Sequences: 69,509
VALIDATED:IUCN
Operating Mode
Rapid Species Search
Ideal when only looking for species or BIN match.
Search Depth: 94% similarity
Max Hits: 25 per sequence
Min Overlap: 100
Max Submission: 1000 sequences
AVG. ANALYSIS TIME: 1s/sequence
Genus and Species Search
Ideal when only looking looking for species or BIN match.