Species index
Species we detect.
Each species below can be identified from environmental DNA using one of our testing services. Explore its taxonomy, conservation status and the Taxa Genomics tests that detect it.
63 species
African Clawed Frog
Xenopus laevis
The African clawed frog, also known as simply xenopus, African clawed toad, African claw-toed frog or the plat...
View speciesAlpine Newt
Ichthyosaura alpestris
The alpine newt is a species of newt native to continental Europe and introduced to Great Britain and New Zeal...
View speciesAmerican Bull Frog
Lithobates catesbeianus
The American bullfrog, often simply known as the bullfrog in Canada and the United States, is a large true fro...
View speciesAmerican mink
Neogale vison
The American mink is a semiaquatic species of mustelid native to North America, though human introduction has...
View speciesAmerican Red-eared Slider
Trachemys scripta elegans
The red-eared slider or red-eared terrapin is a subspecies of the pond slider, a terrapin belonging to the fam...
View speciesArctic Charr
Salvelinus alpinus
The Arctic char or Arctic charr is a cold-water fish in the family Salmonidae, native to alpine lakes, as well...
View speciesAsian Clam
Corbicula fluminea
Corbicula fluminea is a species of freshwater clam native to eastern Asia which has become a successful invasi...
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Atlantic Herring
Clupea harengus
Atlantic herring is a herring in the family Clupeidae. It is one of the most abundant fish species in the worl...
View speciesAtlantic Salmon
Salmo salar
The Atlantic salmon is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Salmonidae. It is the third largest of the S...
View speciesAustralian tubeworm
Ficopomatus enigmaticus
Ficopomatus enigmaticus, commonly known as the Australian tubeworm, is a species of serpulid tubeworms. Their...
View speciesBeaver
Castor fiber
The Eurasian beaver or European beaver is a species of beaver widespread across Eurasia, with a rapidly increa...
View speciesBloody Red Shrimp
Hemimysis anomala
The bloody-red mysid, Hemimysis anomala, is a shrimp-like crustacean in the Mysida order, native to the Ponto-...
View speciesBrook Trout
Salvelinus fontinalis
The brook trout is a species of freshwater fish in the char genus Salvelinus of the salmon family Salmonidae n...
View speciesBrown trout
Salmo trutta
The brown trout is a species of carnivorous ray-finned fish and the most widely distributed species of the sal...
View speciesCarpet sea squirt
Didemnum vexillum
Didemnum vexillum is a species of colonial tunicate in the family Didemnidae. It is commonly called sea vomit,...
View speciesChinese mitten crab
Eriocheir sinensis
Eriocheir sinensis, the Chinese mitten crab or Shanghai hairy crab, is a medium-sized burrowing crab named for...
View speciesChinese pond mussel
Sinanodonta woodiana
Sinanodonta woodiana, the Chinese pond mussel, Eastern Asiatic freshwater clam or swan-mussel, is a species of...
View speciesChytrid fungus (Bd)
Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis
Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis, also known as Bd or the amphibian chytrid fungus, is a fungus that causes the...
View speciesChytrid fungus (Bs)
Batrachochytrium salamandrivorans
Batrachochytrium salamandrivorans (Bsal) is a pathogenic chytrid fungus that infects amphibian species. Althou...
View speciesCommon carp
Cyprinus carpio
The common carp, also known as European carp, Eurasian carp, or simply carp, is a widespread freshwater fish o...
View speciesCommon Frog
Rana temporaria
The common frog or grass frog, also known as the European common frog, European common brown frog, European gr...
View speciesCommon Otter
Lutra lutra
The Eurasian otter, also known as the European otter, Eurasian river otter, European river otter, common otter...
View speciesCommon toad
Bufo bufo
The common toad, also known as European toad or simply the toad in Anglophone parts of Europe, is a toad found...
View speciesCrayfish Plague
Aphanomyces astaci
Crayfish plague is a water mold that infects crayfish, most notably the European Astacus which dies within a f...
Crucian Carp
Carassius carassius
The crucian carp is a medium-sized member of the carp family Cyprinidae. It occurs widely in northern European...
View speciesDemon Shrimp
Dikerogammarus haemobaphes
Dikerogammarus haemobaphes is a species of freshwater gammarid crustacean. These gammarids are commonly known...
View speciesEurasian Water Shrew
Neomys fodiens
The Eurasian water shrew, known in the United Kingdom as the water shrew, is a relatively large shrew, up to 1...
View speciesEuropean Eel
Anguilla anguilla
Critically endangered migratory fish, frequently detected in fish eDNA surveys.
European perch
Perca fluviatilis
The European perch, also known as the common perch, redfin perch, big-scaled redfin, English perch, Euro perch...
View speciesGreat Crested Newt
Triturus cristatus
A European Protected Species; the UK flagship for eDNA pond surveys.
Hookweed
Bonnemaisonia hamifera hamifera
View speciesJapanese sea squirt
Styela clava
Styela clava is a solitary, subtidal ascidian tunicate. It has a variety of common names such as the stalked s...
View speciesJapanese skeleton shrimp
Caprella mutica
Caprella mutica, commonly known as the Japanese skeleton shrimp, is a species of skeleton shrimp. They are rel...
View speciesKiller shrimp
Dikerogammarus villosus
Dikerogammarus villosus, also known as the killer shrimp, is a species of amphipod crustacean native to the Po...
View speciesLampetra spp.
Lampetra
Lampetra is a genus of lampreys in the family Petromyzontidae.
View speciesMackerel
Scomber scombrus
The Atlantic mackerel, also known as Boston mackerel, Norwegian mackerel, Scottish mackerel or just mackerel,...
View speciesMarbled crayfish
Procambarus virginalis
The marbled crayfish or Marmorkrebs is a parthenogenetic crayfish that was discovered in the pet trade in Germ...
View speciesMuskrat
Ondatra zibethicus
The muskrat or common muskrat is a medium-sized semiaquatic rodent.
View speciesNarrow clawed crayfish
Pontastacus leptodactylus
Pontastacus leptodactylus, the Danube crayfish, Galician crayfish, Turkish crayfish or narrow-clawed crayfish,...
View speciesNatterjack toad
Epidalea calamita
The natterjack toad is a toad native to sandy and heathland areas of Europe. Adults are 60–70 mm (2.4–2.8 in)...
View speciesNew Zealand mud snail
Potamopyrgus antipodarum
The New Zealand mud snail is a species of very small freshwater snail with a gill and an operculum. This aquat...
View speciesNoble Crayfish
Astacus astacus
Astacus astacus, the European crayfish, noble crayfish, or broad-fingered crayfish, is the most common species...
View speciesNorthern Pike
Esox lucius
The northern pike, also known as jack, northern or simply pike, is a species of carnivorous fish of the genus...
View speciesPacific Oyster
Magallana gigas
The Pacific oyster, or Japanese oyster is an oyster native to the Pacific coast of Asia. It has become an intr...
View speciesPearl Mussel
Margaritifera margaritifera
The freshwater pearl mussel is an endangered species of freshwater mussel, an aquatic bivalve mollusc in the f...
View speciesPink salmon
Oncorhynchus gorbuscha
Pink salmon or humpback salmon is a species of euryhaline ray-finned fish in the family Salmonidae. It is the...
View speciesPlaice
Pleuronectes platessa
The European plaice, commonly referred to as simply plaice, or schol in Dutch, is a species of marine flatfish...
View speciesQuagga Mussel
Dreissena rostriformis bugensis
The quagga mussel is a species of freshwater mussel, an aquatic bivalve mollusc in the family Dreissenidae. It...
View speciesRainbow trout
Oncorhynchus mykiss
The rainbow trout is a species of trout native to cold-water tributaries of the Pacific Ocean in North America...
View speciesRed swamp crayfish
Procambarus clarkii
Procambarus clarkii, known variously as the red swamp crayfish, Louisiana crawfish or mudbug, is a species of...
View speciesRudd
Scardinius erythropthalmus
The common rudd is a bentho-pelagic freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Leuciscidae. This speci...
View speciesRuffe
Gymnocephalus cernua
The ruffe, also known as the Eurasian ruffe or pope, is a freshwater fish found in temperate regions of Europe...
View speciesRusty crayfish
Faxonius rusticus
The rusty crayfish is a large, aggressive species of freshwater crayfish which is native to the United States,...
View speciesSea lamprey
Petromyzon marinus
The sea lamprey is a parasitic lamprey native to the Northern Hemisphere. It is sometimes referred to as the "...
View speciesShad
Alosa alosa
The allis shad is a widespread Northeast Atlantic species of fish in the Alosidae family. It is an anadromous...
View speciesSignal Crayfish
Pacifastacus leniusculus
Pacifastacus leniusculus, commonly known as the signal crayfish, is a species of freshwater crayfish in the fa...
Smooth Newt
Lissotriton vulgaris
The smooth newt, European newt, northern smooth newt or common newt is a species of newt. It is widespread in...
View speciesSpiny cheek crayfish
Faxonius limosus
Faxonius limosus, synonym Orconectes limosus, is a species of crayfish in the family Cambaridae. It is native...
View speciesTopmouth gudgeon
Pseudorasbora parva
The stone moroko, also known as the topmouth gudgeon, is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to...
View speciesVirile Crayfish
Faxonius virilis
Faxonius virilis is a species of crayfish known as the virile crayfish, northern crayfish, eastern crayfish, a...
View speciesWater Vole
Arvicola amphibius
The European water vole or northern water vole is a semi-aquatic rodent. It is often informally called the wat...
White-clawed Crayfish
Austropotamobius pallipes
Austropotamobius pallipes is an endangered European freshwater crayfish, and the only crayfish native to the B...
Zebra mussel
Dreissena polymorpha
The zebra mussel is a small freshwater mussel, an aquatic bivalve mollusc in the family Dreissenidae. The spec...
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