UKBOL Gap Analysis

Tracking DNA barcode coverage for UK biodiversity

Updated: 2026-09-24
79,449
Valid Species Assessed
9
Datasets
30,252
Species with Data
33,986
True Gaps (No Data)

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1. Select a Dataset - Click any card below to explore gap analysis data.

2. Filter & Search - Use filters to find species by taxonomy, habitat, or conservation status.

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Gene Datasets

COI (BOLD)
79,201 species15,018 covered
Valid name: 15,018Synonym only: 694Valid + synonym: 601Shared BIN (interim): 930Shared BIN (species): 11,537No records: 50,421
rbcL (Diat.barcode)
2,332 species380 covered
Valid name: 380Synonym only: 30Valid + synonym: 5Shared BIN (interim): 19Shared BIN (species): 114No records: 1,784
rbcL (BOLD + NCBI)
79,085 species1,015 covered
Valid name: 1,015Synonym only: 64Valid + synonym: 21Shared BIN (interim): 25Shared BIN (species): 4,311No records: 73,649
12S (MIDORI2)
79,085 species6,438 covered
Valid name: 6,438Synonym only: 621Valid + synonym: 118Shared BIN (species): 2,253No records: 69,655
16S (MIDORI2)
79,085 species8,886 covered
Valid name: 8,886Synonym only: 864Valid + synonym: 161Shared BIN (species): 2,664No records: 66,510
rbcL (NCBI)
79,085 species1,361 covered
Valid name: 1,361Synonym only: 69Valid + synonym: 31Shared BIN (interim): 81Shared BIN (species): 5,050No records: 72,493
ITS (UNITE)
79,085 species9,933 covered
Valid name: 9,933Synonym only: 1,112Valid + synonym: 391No records: 67,649

Genome Datasets

Genome (DToL)
79,085 species1,302 covered
Annotated: 1,302Assembled: 1,164Sequenced: 421Sampled: 5,367Not in DToL: 70,831
Mitogenome (ENA)
79,085 species3,388 covered
Has mitogenome: 3,388No mitogenome: 75,697