South African Taxon Representation Statistics from BOLD, October 2023

A 9.5 KB Excel file provides summary statistics for South African animal, fungal, and plant taxa mined from the Barcode of Life Database (BOLD) on 19 October 2023. The data, authored by Mahlatse M. Kgatla, likely contains metrics for genetic markers COI, ITS, matK, and rbcLa.

Use Cases

• Assess taxonomic coverage of DNA barcodes in South Africa based on the described summary statistics.
• Compare representation across animal, fungal, and plant groups based on the described genetic markers (COI, ITS, matK, rbcLa).
• Analyze Barcode Index Number (BIN) distribution for South African species based on the described data source.

Strengths

• Data is openly licensed under CC-BY-4.0.
• The source (BOLD) and snapshot date (19 October 2023) are explicitly stated.
• The dataset is small (9.5 KB), facilitating quick inspection and download.

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

Barcode of Life Database Systems (BOLD)

Collection Method

Mined from BOLD on a specific date.

Time Range

Snapshot from 19 October 2023.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-21 18:00:28; freshness should be verified.

Geography

South Africa