2014
DOI: 10.4172/2332-2543.1000128
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Taxonomy-The Crucial yet Misunderstood and Disregarded Tool for Studying Biodiversity

Abstract: This article presents a detailed overview about one of the most important yet neglected fields of science, the Taxonomy, its relevance and the various impediments faced by it in recent times. Since the period 2011-2020 has been declared the Biodiversity decade, the Convention of Biodiversity has laid major emphasis on the inventory and conservation of biodiversity. However, it is a fact that the ignorance about our faunal and floral wealth can be detrimental for our own survival. With the decline in taxonomy a… Show more

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“…Moreover, marine caves as the zone 1 and 2 of the "Grotta del Maresciallo" might be used for sponge culture, due to their limited sediment deposition and illumination [20]. Considering the importance to follow the biodiversity [42,43], the limitation due to organism morphology for micro-and meiofauna that require the high expertise and costs [23,24] and that differentiation of closely related species constitutes a challenging task not only for morphological, but genetic methods as well, the DNA barcoding studies are also included.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
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“…Moreover, marine caves as the zone 1 and 2 of the "Grotta del Maresciallo" might be used for sponge culture, due to their limited sediment deposition and illumination [20]. Considering the importance to follow the biodiversity [42,43], the limitation due to organism morphology for micro-and meiofauna that require the high expertise and costs [23,24] and that differentiation of closely related species constitutes a challenging task not only for morphological, but genetic methods as well, the DNA barcoding studies are also included.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…As reported in the inventory by Darling and Blum [22], organism morphology for micro-and meio-fauna can require the expertise of multiple taxonomists for complex communities, thus significantly elevating costs. In addition, depending on the taxa under investigation, availability of taxonomic expertise may be limited or altogether absent [23,24]. Typically, such considerations force researchers to base biodiversity estimates on identifications to family level or to ''morphospecies''.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Un peu plus de 1,6 million d'espèces ont déjà été listées à ce jour. Cette énorme masse de données est utile à la recherche sur la biodiversité ainsi qu'aux initiatives de sauvegarde de celle-ci, mais elle peut également permettre de faire progresser les sciences médicales (la parasitologie par exemple) ou même l'agriculture [1]. Elle nécessite donc un système de classement consensuel afin de stocker et de retrouver facilement les informations pertinentes.…”
Section: Damien Aubertunclassified
“…Le nom scientifique d'un organisme est une étiquette fonctionnelle permettant d'accéder à n'importe quelle information concernant celui-ci. Les programmes de santé publique ou de conservation de la faune et de la flore resteraient vains si les espèces étudiées restaient non identifiées, mal identifiées ou incorrectement classées dans les bases de données [1]. Cela doit nous faire réfléchir à notre manière de percevoir et d'enseigner la classification du vivant.…”
Section: Référencesunclassified
“…Moreover, not many scientists are trained and interested in taxonomic nowadays leading to a decrease in the number of taxonomists (Tahseen 2014). A technique is therefore needed to provide rapid and accurate identification for use by the non-experts (Hebert et al 2003).…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%