5. Taxon Group: Chitons
Inez Januszczak, Kesella Scott-Somme
Chiton
Chitons
SOP
Standard operating procedure
DToL
Darwin Tree of Life
Wellcome Sanger Institute
Natural History Museum
Marine Biological Association
Other Metazoa
whole genome sequencing
DNA barcoding
Amphineura
Abstract
This is part of the collection "DToL Taxon-specific Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for Marine Metazoa", lead by the Other Metazoa Working Group. The SOP collection contains guidance on how to process the various marine Metazoa species within the scope of the Darwin Tree of Life project. The guidance specifically refers to the tissue samples needed for DNA barcoding (which takes place at the Natural History Museum (NHM) and at the Marine Biological Association (MBA)) and outlines the dissected tissues required for whole genome sequencing, which takes place at the Wellcome Sanger Institute. Every specimen is submitted for DNA barcoding first before potentially being sent to the Wellcome Sanger institute.
Definition: Chitons are marine molluscs of varying size in the class Polyplacophora, formerly known as Amphineura.
Including: Polyplacophora
Excluding: Specimens smaller than 5mm; non - UK listed species.
See the Guidelines for important details and checklists.
