Table 2 Number of genera recorded per sampling method by higher taxa group.

From: Environmental DNA provides higher resolution assessment of riverine biodiversity and ecosystem function via spatio-temporal nestedness and turnover partitioning

Higher taxa

Number of genera

eDNA

Traditional

Amphipoda

1

1

Chilopoda

1

0

Chironomid

75

10

Cladocera

4

1

Coelenterata

2

0

Coleoptera

20

14

Collembola

3

0

Copepoda

5

0

Ephemeroptera

11

9

Gastropoda

3

3

Hemiptera

4

1

Hirudinea

4

3

Hydracarina

1

0

Isopoda

2

1

Lepidoptera

1

0

Megaloptera

1

1

Microturbellaria

1

0

Nematoda

1

0

Neuroptera

1

0

Odonata

4

1

Oligochaeta

23

2

Ostracoda

2

0

Plecoptera

13

12

Porifera

1

0

Rotifera

8

0

Tardigrada

1

0

Trichoptera

33

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