Data Release Packages

International Barcode of Life project (iBOL)

Website: www.ibolproject.org

The International Barcode of Life Project (iBOL) was formally activated in October 2010. Its first phase (2010-2015) will lead to the acquisition of DNA barcode records for 5M specimens representing 500K species. iBOL will release each barcode record in two phases. The initial phase will release barcode sequence(s), trace files, high-level (ordinal) taxonomic assignment, GPS co-ordinates and the country of collection. This phase of data release will occur automatically on a quarterly basis in datafiles posted on this page as well as at GenBank. The second phase of data release will involve a more precise taxonomic assignment and ancillary data, such as images, for each specimen.

The data released to date consists of records for 2,869,168 sequences analyzed at the Canadian Centre for DNA Barcoding at the University of Guelph and the Centre for Environmental & Molecular Algal Research at the University of New Brunswick during the first year of iBOL ramp-up (July 1, 2009 - June 30, 2010) and the 66 months of the officially activated iBOL project (July 1, 2010 - Dec 31, 2015). These specimens are derived from many collaborators in many nations.

Data Packages:

  • Release 6.50 - v1 (Dec-31-2015)
    Sequences: 165,237
    Specimens: 164,943
    Barcode Markers:
         Cytochrome oxidase subunit 1 (COI) = 163,325
         Maturase K (MatK) = 389
         Ribulose-bisphosphate carboxylase (rbcL) = 1,523
    Files: [Animals - COI] [Plants - rbcL, MatK] Files have been zip compressed for rapid downloading

    Specimen Collection Sites (147 Countries):

Data Packages:

  • Release 6.25 - v1 (Sep-30-2015)
    Sequences: 144,085
    Specimens: 143,975
    Barcode Markers:
         Cytochrome oxidase subunit 1 (COI) = 142,965
         Maturase K (MatK) = 128
         Ribulose-bisphosphate carboxylase (rbcL) = 992
    Files: [Animals - COI] [Plants - rbcL, MatK] Files have been zip compressed for rapid downloading

    Specimen Collection Sites (109 Countries):

Data Packages:

  • Release 6.00 - v1 (Jun-30-2015)
    Sequences: 237,512
    Specimens: 237,365
    Barcode Markers:
         Cytochrome oxidase subunit 1 (COI) = 236,678
         Maturase K (MatK) = 148
         Ribulose-bisphosphate carboxylase (rbcL) = 686
    Files: [Animals - COI] [Plants - rbcL, MatK] Files have been zip compressed for rapid downloading

    Specimen Collection Sites (148 Countries):

Data Packages:

  • Release 5.75 - v1 (Mar-31-2015)
    Sequences: 150,122
    Specimens: 148,696
    Barcode Markers:
         Cytochrome oxidase subunit 1 (COI) = 145,284
         Maturase K (MatK) = 1,538
         Ribulose-bisphosphate carboxylase (rbcL) = 3,300
    Files: [Animals - COI] [Plants - rbcL, MatK] Files have been zip compressed for rapid downloading

    Specimen Collection Sites (130 Countries):

Data Packages:

  • Release 5.50 - v1 (Dec-31-2014)
    Sequences: 170,028
    Specimens: 169,779
    Barcode Markers:
         Cytochrome oxidase subunit 1 (COI) = 168,628
         Maturase K (MatK) = 270
         Ribulose-bisphosphate carboxylase (rbcL) = 1,130
    Files: [Animals - COI] [Plants - rbcL, MatK] Files have been zip compressed for rapid downloading

    Specimen Collection Sites (137 Countries):

Data Packages:

  • Release 5.25 - v1 (Sep-30-2014)
    Sequences: 212,595
    Specimens: 211,590
    Barcode Markers:
         Cytochrome oxidase subunit 1 (COI) = 209,827
         Maturase K (MatK) = 1,065
         Ribulose-bisphosphate carboxylase (rbcL) = 1,703
    Files: [Animals - COI] [Plants - rbcL, MatK] Files have been zip compressed for rapid downloading

    Specimen Collection Sites (132 Countries):

 

Data Packages:

  • Release 5.00 - v1 (Jun-30-2014)
    Sequences: 148,413
    Specimens: 147,619
    Barcode Markers:
         Cytochrome oxidase subunit 1 (COI) = 145,139
         Maturase K (MatK) = 1,269
         Ribulose-bisphosphate carboxylase (rbcL) = 2,005
    Files: [Animals - COI] [ Plants - rbcL, MatK] Files have been zip compressed for rapid downloading

    Specimen Collection Sites (146 Countries):

 

Data Packages:

  • Release 4.75 - v1 (Mar-31-2014)
    Sequences: 153,224
    Specimens: 152,876
    Barcode Markers:
         Cytochrome oxidase subunit 1 (COI) = 150,405
         Maturase K (MatK) = 514
         Ribulose-bisphosphate carboxylase (rbcL) = 2,305
    Files: [Animals - COI] [ Plants - rbcL, MatK] Files have been zip compressed for rapid downloading

    Specimen Collection Sites (139 Countries):

 

Data Packages:

  • Release 4.50 - v1 (Dec-31-2013)
    Sequences: 161,038
    Specimens: 160,226
    Barcode Markers:
         Cytochrome oxidase subunit 1 (COI) = 158,982
         Maturase K (MatK) = 890
         Ribulose-bisphosphate carboxylase (rbcL) = 1,166
    Files: [Animals - COI] [ Plants - rbcL, MatK] Files have been zip compressed for rapid downloading

    Specimen Collection Sites (145 Countries):

 

Data Packages:

  • Release 4.25 - v1 (Sep-30-2013)
    Sequences: 156,240
    Specimens: 155,076
    Barcode Markers:
         Cytochrome oxidase subunit 1 (COI) = 152,852
         Maturase K (MatK) = 1,405
         Ribulose-bisphosphate carboxylase (rbcL) = 1,983
    Files: [Animals - COI] [ Plants - rbcL, MatK] Files have been zip compressed for rapid downloading

    Specimen Collection Sites (174 Countries):

 

Data Packages:

  • Release 4.00 - v1 (Jun-30-2013)
    Sequences: 117,156
    Specimens: 116,524
    Barcode Markers:
         Cytochrome oxidase subunit 1 (COI) = 115,112
         Maturase K (MatK) = 758
         Ribulose-bisphosphate carboxylase (rbcL) = 1,286
    Files: [Animals - COI] [ Plants - rbcL, MatK] Files have been zip compressed for rapid downloading

    Specimen Collection Sites (132 Countries):

 

Data Packages:

  • Release 3.75 - v1 (Mar-31-2013)
    Sequences: 89,374
    Specimens: 88,985
    Barcode Markers:
         Cytochrome oxidase subunit 1 (COI) = 86,255
         Maturase K (MatK) = 453
         Ribulose-bisphosphate carboxylase (rbcL) = 2,666
    Files: [Animals - COI] [ Plants - rbcL, MatK] Files have been zip compressed for rapid downloading

    Specimen Collection Sites (102 Countries):

 

Data Packages:

  • Release 3.50 - v1 (Dec-31-2012)
    Sequences: 77,740
    Specimens: 77,258
    Barcode Markers:
         Cytochrome oxidase subunit 1 (COI) = 73,423
         Maturase K (MatK) = 705
         Ribulose-bisphosphate carboxylase (rbcL) = 3,612
    Files: [Animals - COI] [ Plants - rbcL, MatK] Files have been zip compressed for rapid downloading

    Specimen Collection Sites (123 Countries):

 

Data Packages:

  • Release 3.25 - v1 (Sep-30-2012)
    Sequences: 83,082
    Specimens: 82,826
    Barcode Markers:
         Cytochrome oxidase subunit 1 (COI) = 78,137
         Maturase K (MatK) = 1,226
         Ribulose-bisphosphate carboxylase (rbcL) = 3,719
    Files: [Animals - COI] [ Plants - rbcL, MatK] Files have been zip compressed for rapid downloading

    Specimen Collection Sites (172 Countries):

 

Data Packages:

  • Release 3.00 - v1 (Jun-30-2012)
    Sequences: 109,098
    Specimens: 108,128
    Barcode Markers:
         Cytochrome oxidase subunit 1 (COI) = 104,508
         Maturase K (MatK) = 1,581
         Ribulose-bisphosphate carboxylase (rbcL) = 1,976
         Internal Transcribed Spacer (ITS) = 1,033
    Files: [Animals - COI] [ Plants - rbcL, MatK] [ Fungi tsv] Files have been zip compressed for rapid downloading

    Specimen Collection Sites (187 Countries):

 

Data Packages:

  • Release 2.75 - v1 (Mar-31-2012)
    Sequences: 55,710
    Specimens: 55,259
    Barcode Markers:
         Cytochrome oxidase subunit 1 (COI) = 53,724
         Maturase K (MatK) = 646
         Ribulose-bisphosphate carboxylase (rbcL) = 1,340
    Files: [Animals - COI] [ Plants - rbcL, MatK] Files have been zip compressed for rapid downloading

    Specimen Collection Sites (179 Countries):

 

Data Packages:

  • Release 2.50 - v1 (Dec-31-2011)
    Sequences: 67,079
    Specimens: 65,911
    Barcode Markers:
         Cytochrome oxidase subunit 1 (COI) = 63,672
         Maturase K (MatK) = 1,438
         Ribulose-bisphosphate carboxylase (rbcL) = 1,969
    Files: [Animals - COI] [ Plants - rbcL, MatK] Files have been zip compressed for rapid downloading

    Specimen Collection Sites (177 Countries):

 

Data Packages:

  • Release 2.25 - v1 (Sept-30-2011)
    Sequences: 137,432
    Specimens: 130,003
    Barcode Markers:
         Cytochrome oxidase subunit 1 (COI) = 113,125
         Maturase K (MatK) = 9,515
         Ribulose-bisphosphate carboxylase (rbcL) = 14,792
    Files: [Animals - COI] [ Plants - rbcL, MatK] Files have been zip compressed for rapid downloading

    Specimen Collection Sites (194 Countries):

 

Data Packages:

  • Release 2.00 - v1 (Jun-30-2011)
    Sequences: 61,782
    Specimens: 60,140
    Barcode Markers:
         Cytochrome oxidase subunit 1 (COI) = 54,735
         Maturase K (MatK) = 2,216
         Ribulose-bisphosphate carboxylase (rbcL) = 4,831
    Files: [Animals - COI] [ Plants - rbcL, MatK] Files have been zip compressed for rapid downloading
    *This is the first public release of plant barcode data. Plant barcodes are not currently sent to GenBank

    Specimen Collection Sites (163 Countries):

 

  • Release 1.75 - v1 (Mar-31-2011)
    Sequences: 52,800
    Specimens: 52,800
    Barcode Markers:
         Cytochrome oxidase subunit 1 (COI) = 52,800
    Formats: [Animals - COI] Files have been zip compressed for rapid downloading

    Specimen Collection Sites (136 Countries):

 

  • Release 1.50 - v1 (Dec-31-2010)
    Sequences: 68,571
    Specimens: 68,571
    Barcode Markers:
         Cytochrome oxidase subunit 1 (COI) = 68,571
    Formats: [Animals - COI] Files have been zip compressed for rapid downloading

    Specimen Collection Sites (166 Countries):

 

  • Release 1.25 - v1 (Sept-30-2010)
    Sequences: 41,838
    Specimens: 41,838
    Barcode Markers:
         Cytochrome oxidase subunit 1 (COI) = 41,838
    Formats: [Animals - COI] Files have been zip compressed for rapid downloading

    Specimen Collection Sites (151 Countries):

 

  • Release 1.0 - v1 (Jun-30-2010)
    Sequences: 60,790
    Specimens: 60,790
    Barcode Markers:
         Cytochrome oxidase subunit 1 (COI) = 60,790
    Formats: [Animals - COI] Files have been zip compressed for rapid downloading

    Specimen Collection Sites (162 Countries):

 

  • Release 0.75 - v1(Mar-31-2010)
    Sequences: 54,175
    Specimens: 54,175
    Barcode Markers:
         Cytochrome oxidase subunit 1 (COI) = 54,175
    Formats: [Animals - COI] Files have been zip compressed for rapid downloading

    Specimen Collection Sites (177 Countries):



  • Release 0.5 - v1 (Dec-31-2009)
    Sequences: 94,047
    Specimens: 94,047
    Barcode Markers:
         Cytochrome oxidase subunit 1 (COI) = 94,047
    Formats: [Animals - COI] Files have been zip compressed for rapid downloading

    Specimen Collection Sites (165 Countries):


Attribution:

Please cite this web page if records from this data package are used in a publication. Attribution lists are being generated and will be posted.

 


Canadian Barcode of Life Network

Website: www.bolnet.ca

The Canadian Barcode of Life Network represents the first national network dedicated to large-scale DNA barcoding. The network itself is made up of nearly 50 researchers from across the country who are working towards the development and application of DNA technologies in the area of species identifications. Initial work focuses on barcoding species which are of particular economic, social, or environmental importance. These efforts promise to make important contributions to biodiversity research, and maintain Canada's place as a leader in the development of DNA barcoding.

Data Packages:

  • Final Phase - v1 (Dec-31-2010)
    Sequences: 100,540
    Specimens: 94,474
    Barcode Markers:
         Cytochrome oxidase subunit 1 (COI) = 89146
         Ribulose-bisphosphate carboxylase (rbcL) = 935
         Maturase K (MatK) = 844
         Internal Transcribed Spacer Region (ITS) = 4483
    Ancillary Marker Codes:
         UPA, RAG2, 18S, ADR, rbcLa, 28S-D2, rbcL, rpoB, psbK-psbI, 28S, rpoC1, trnH-psbA, atpF-atpH
    Formats: [Animals - COI] [XML] Files have been zip compressed for rapid downloading

    Specimen Collection Sites (161 Countries):

 

Attribution:

Please cite this web page if records from this data package are used in a publication. Attribution lists are being generated and will be posted shortly.