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Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLD) @boldsystems.bsky.social · 4d

Active BINs are updated monthly using all COI sequences on BOLD, both public and private. Data on BOLD is private by default. Project managers must update settings to make projects or datasets public.

See the Handbook for instructions:
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Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLD) @boldsystems.bsky.social · 4d

📈 Monthly growth of Barcode Index Numbers (BINs) on BOLD

Every month, as new species and sequences are added to the BOLD database, BINs are updated to reflect the latest operational taxonomic units.

The total number of active BINs in the BOLD database after the September update is now 1,339,498!

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Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLD) @boldsystems.bsky.social · 5d

The work was made possible with financial support from a Major Science Infrastructure award (@innovation.ca) and the Government of Canada’s New Frontiers in Research Fund #NFRF (Canadian Institutes of Health Research #CIHR_IRSC, #NSERC, @sshrc-crsh.canada.ca).

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Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLD) @boldsystems.bsky.social · 5d

Citation: Padhye S, Ballesteros-Mejia L, Ratnasingham S (2025). BOLDconnectR: Retrieve, Transform and Analyze the Barcode of Life Data Systems Data. R package version 1.0.0.

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Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLD) @boldsystems.bsky.social · 5d

The CRAN documentation is up to date and we invite you to explore what BOLDconnectR can do for your workflow: cran.r-project.org/web/packages...

BOLDconnectR: Retrieve, Transform and Analyze the Barcode of Life Data Systems Data

Facilitates retrieval, transformation and analysis of the data from the Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLD) database <<a href="https://boldsystems.org/" target="_top">https://boldsystems.org/</a>>.…

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Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLD) @boldsystems.bsky.social · 5d

Do you use R and the Barcode of Life Data (BOLD) Systems?

🎉 BOLDconnectR is now on CRAN!

BOLDconnectR makes it easy to retrieve, transform, and analyze BOLD data—all in the Barcode Core Data Model (BCDM) format.

#RStats #OpenSource #DNAbarcoding #ResearchInnovation

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Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLD) @boldsystems.bsky.social · 6d

At BOLD, we believe in keeping our community informed and engaged through transparent, timely, and effective communication. Stay connected on the FAQ's, latest developments and community initiatives by following us on LinkedIn and Bluesky.

Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLD) @boldsystems.bsky.social · 6d

If you do not have a BOLD account, register for one or contact our support staff to contact the record owner.

Connect with our team for support on anything related to BOLD
📩 [email protected]

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Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLD) @boldsystems.bsky.social · 6d

💬 BOLD FAQ's

Did you know?

You don’t always have to start at boldsystems.org. Go straight to your favourite BOLD5 tools using these links:

ID Engine → id.boldsystems.org
Public Data Portal → portal.boldsystems.org

Bookmark them today for quicker access!

#DNAbarcoding #Biodiversity

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Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLD) @boldsystems.bsky.social · 14d

At BOLD, we believe in keeping our community informed and engaged through transparent, timely, and effective communication. Stay connected on the FAQ's, latest developments and community initiatives by following us on LinkedIn and Bluesky.

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Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLD) @boldsystems.bsky.social · 14d

Connect with our team for support on anything related to BOLD
📩 [email protected]

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Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLD) @boldsystems.bsky.social · 14d

💬 BOLD FAQ's

Did you know?

Verbatim fields store data exactly as entered by the user. On BOLD, key fields with controlled vocabularies also have verbatim versions. These fields help expedite record activation, so you can move forward with your submission—adding images and sequences sooner.

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Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLD) @boldsystems.bsky.social · 20d

We're excited to share the recording of our Data Submission Workshop by Dr. Terri Porter, BOLD's Director of Informatics – Internal Operations. In this session, we introduce the updated BOLDv5 data submission process, which improves turnaround times and data validation. 🎥

BOLDv5 workshop recording: Data submission

An edited recording from an online workshop covering details of the BOLDv5 data submission process led by BOLD's Director, Informatics – Internal Operations, Dr. Terri Porter. BOLDv5 includes a new…

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Centre for Biodiversity Genomics @cbg-uofg.bsky.social · 23d

Our DNA library is made possible thanks to the support of our funding partners.

Today’s featured specimen is a damselfly from the Coenagrionidae family, collected in Free State, South Africa. This record was made possible through funding from the New Frontiers in Research Foundation.

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Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLD) @boldsystems.bsky.social · 27d

At BOLD, we believe in keeping our community informed and engaged through transparent, timely, and effective communication. Stay connected on the FAQ's, latest developments and community initiatives by following us on LinkedIn and Bluesky.

Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLD) @boldsystems.bsky.social · 27d

Connect with our team for support on anything related to BOLD
📩 [email protected]

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Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLD) @boldsystems.bsky.social · 27d

💬 BOLD FAQ's

Did you know?

BIN assignments are based on sequence divergence and updated monthly.

New BINs are only created from COI-5P sequences with at least 500 valid residues in the barcode region and fewer than 1% ambiguous bases.

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Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLD) @boldsystems.bsky.social · Sep 8

Hi Neal, are you interested in knowing the unassigned BINs in the world? While there are no reliable estimates for the total number of species on Earth, it’s likely in the tens of millions! We have DNA sequences for about 1.3 million species in BOLD. You can explore them here: portal.boldsystems.org

BOLD Data Portal

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Biodiversity Genomics Europe (BGE) @biogeneurope.bsky.social · Sep 8

ERGA at #ESEB2025🧬

@ergabiodiv.bsky.social participated in the Congress of the European Society for Evolutionary Biology. This conference was a great opportunity for ERGA members to gather in person, exchange ideas, and connect!

🔗 biodiversitygenomics.eu/2025/09/08/e...

@horizoneu.bsky.social

ERGA - European Reference Genome Atlas (@ergabiodiv.bsky.social)

We are a biodiversity genomics community to generate reference quality genomes for all European species. #Genomes for #Biodiversity https://www.erga-biodiversity.eu/ | https://linktr.ee/erga_biodivers...

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Centre for Biodiversity Genomics @cbg-uofg.bsky.social · Sep 8

Our DNA library is made possible thanks to the support of our funding partners.

Today’s featured specimen is a moth from the Geometridae family, collected in Pahang, Malaysia. This record was made possible through the Canada Foundation for Innovation.

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Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLD) @boldsystems.bsky.social · Sep 5

💬 Have you recently published research using BOLD?

Contact us for a chance to be featured on our social channels: 📩 [email protected]

Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLD) @boldsystems.bsky.social · Sep 5

Anyone can submit records to BOLD via the workbench, and continue building a comprehensive reference database to support DNA-based species identification: boldsystems.org/workbench/

Workbench – BOLD

Manage, analyze, and publish your DNA barcode data with BOLD’s secure and powerful Workbench.

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Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLD) @boldsystems.bsky.social · Sep 5

The study revealed 15 threatened species according to the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Additionally, four species were unexpectedly detected for the first time in this geographical area, including: Boleophthamus dussumieri, Hippocampus kelloggi, Lethrinus miniatus and Maculabatis gerrardi.

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Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLD) @boldsystems.bsky.social · Sep 5

A study by Muhala et al. (2024) utilized DNA barcoding to identify the composition of the fish fauna from the coast of Mozambique.

Photo: 📸 Hippocampus kelloggi: BOLD:AAF0667 (copyright Sara A. Lourie)

Access the full article: 🔗 journals.plos.org/plosone/arti...

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Centre for Biodiversity Genomics @cbg-uofg.bsky.social · Sep 3

CBG joined the buzz at Guelph Bug Day, an annual celebration of all things insect- and arachnid-related.

Read the article 🔗 bit.ly/bugday2025

@uofgcbs.bsky.social @integrativebiology.bsky.social

#ScienceForAll #Outreach #GuelphBugDay2025

CBG Joins the Buzz: Celebrating Insects at Guelph Bug Day – Centre for Biodiversity Genomics

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