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Table 1 Summary of species used in this study, including sequences obtained from Genbank (New Zealand endemic species are also by definition New Zealand native species)

From: DNA barcoding a unique avifauna: an important tool for evolution, systematics and conservation

 

New Zealand species

Closest related species

Combined

Orders represented

19

17

19

Families represented

51

35

51

Genera represented

124

70

130

Species represented

211

107

318

New Zealand endemic species represented

75

n/a

75

New Zealand native species represented

180

n/a

180

New Zealand introduced species represented

31

n/a

31

New Zealand species not included in study

14

n/a

14

Species with 1 sequence

20

14

34

Species with 2–4 sequences

53

44

97

Species with 5+ sequences

138

49

187

Sequences generated in this study

928

n/a

928

Sequences obtained from Genbank

488

404

892

Total sequences

1416

404

1820