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

African Clawed Frog

Xenopus laevis

The African clawed frog, also known as simply xenopus, African clawed toad, African claw-toed frog or the plat...

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Alpine Newt

Alpine Newt

Ichthyosaura alpestris

The alpine newt is a species of newt native to continental Europe and introduced to Great Britain and New Zeal...

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American Bull Frog

American Bull Frog

Lithobates catesbeianus

The American bullfrog, often simply known as the bullfrog in Canada and the United States, is a large true fro...

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American mink

American mink

Neogale vison

The American mink is a semiaquatic species of mustelid native to North America, though human introduction has...

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American Red-eared Slider

American 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...

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Arctic Charr

Arctic Charr

Salvelinus alpinus

The Arctic char or Arctic charr is a cold-water fish in the family Salmonidae, native to alpine lakes, as well...

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Asian Clam

Asian 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

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...

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Atlantic Salmon

Atlantic 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...

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Australian tubeworm

Australian tubeworm

Ficopomatus enigmaticus

Ficopomatus enigmaticus, commonly known as the Australian tubeworm, is a species of serpulid tubeworms. Their...

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Beaver

Beaver

Castor fiber

The Eurasian beaver or European beaver is a species of beaver widespread across Eurasia, with a rapidly increa...

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Bloody Red Shrimp

Bloody Red Shrimp

Hemimysis anomala

The bloody-red mysid, Hemimysis anomala, is a shrimp-like crustacean in the Mysida order, native to the Ponto-...

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Brook Trout

Brook Trout

Salvelinus fontinalis

The brook trout is a species of freshwater fish in the char genus Salvelinus of the salmon family Salmonidae n...

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Brown trout

Brown trout

Salmo trutta

The brown trout is a species of carnivorous ray-finned fish and the most widely distributed species of the sal...

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Carpet sea squirt

Carpet sea squirt

Didemnum vexillum

Didemnum vexillum is a species of colonial tunicate in the family Didemnidae. It is commonly called sea vomit,...

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Chinese mitten crab

Chinese mitten crab

Eriocheir sinensis

Eriocheir sinensis, the Chinese mitten crab or Shanghai hairy crab, is a medium-sized burrowing crab named for...

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Chinese pond mussel

Chinese pond mussel

Sinanodonta woodiana

Sinanodonta woodiana, the Chinese pond mussel, Eastern Asiatic freshwater clam or swan-mussel, is a species of...

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Chytrid fungus (Bd)

Chytrid fungus (Bd)

Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis

Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis, also known as Bd or the amphibian chytrid fungus, is a fungus that causes the...

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Chytrid fungus (Bs)

Chytrid fungus (Bs)

Batrachochytrium salamandrivorans

Batrachochytrium salamandrivorans (Bsal) is a pathogenic chytrid fungus that infects amphibian species. Althou...

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Common carp

Common carp

Cyprinus carpio

The common carp, also known as European carp, Eurasian carp, or simply carp, is a widespread freshwater fish o...

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Common Frog

Common Frog

Rana temporaria

The common frog or grass frog, also known as the European common frog, European common brown frog, European gr...

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Common Otter

Common Otter

Lutra lutra

The Eurasian otter, also known as the European otter, Eurasian river otter, European river otter, common otter...

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Common toad

Common toad

Bufo bufo

The common toad, also known as European toad or simply the toad in Anglophone parts of Europe, is a toad found...

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Crayfish Plague

Crayfish Plague

Aphanomyces astaci

Crayfish plague is a water mold that infects crayfish, most notably the European Astacus which dies within a f...

Invasive
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Crucian Carp

Crucian Carp

Carassius carassius

The crucian carp is a medium-sized member of the carp family Cyprinidae. It occurs widely in northern European...

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Demon Shrimp

Dikerogammarus haemobaphes

Dikerogammarus haemobaphes is a species of freshwater gammarid crustacean. These gammarids are commonly known...

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Eurasian Water Shrew

Eurasian 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...

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European Eel

European Eel

Anguilla anguilla

Critically endangered migratory fish, frequently detected in fish eDNA surveys.

Priority
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European perch

European perch

Perca fluviatilis

The European perch, also known as the common perch, redfin perch, big-scaled redfin, English perch, Euro perch...

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Great Crested Newt

Great Crested Newt

Triturus cristatus

A European Protected Species; the UK flagship for eDNA pond surveys.

Protected Priority
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Hookweed

Bonnemaisonia hamifera hamifera

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Japanese sea squirt

Japanese sea squirt

Styela clava

Styela clava is a solitary, subtidal ascidian tunicate. It has a variety of common names such as the stalked s...

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Japanese skeleton shrimp

Japanese skeleton shrimp

Caprella mutica

Caprella mutica, commonly known as the Japanese skeleton shrimp, is a species of skeleton shrimp. They are rel...

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Killer shrimp

Killer shrimp

Dikerogammarus villosus

Dikerogammarus villosus, also known as the killer shrimp, is a species of amphipod crustacean native to the Po...

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Lampetra spp.

Lampetra spp.

Lampetra

Lampetra is a genus of lampreys in the family Petromyzontidae.

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Mackerel

Mackerel

Scomber scombrus

The Atlantic mackerel, also known as Boston mackerel, Norwegian mackerel, Scottish mackerel or just mackerel,...

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Marbled crayfish

Marbled crayfish

Procambarus virginalis

The marbled crayfish or Marmorkrebs is a parthenogenetic crayfish that was discovered in the pet trade in Germ...

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Muskrat

Muskrat

Ondatra zibethicus

The muskrat or common muskrat is a medium-sized semiaquatic rodent.

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Narrow clawed crayfish

Narrow clawed crayfish

Pontastacus leptodactylus

Pontastacus leptodactylus, the Danube crayfish, Galician crayfish, Turkish crayfish or narrow-clawed crayfish,...

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Natterjack toad

Natterjack 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)...

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New Zealand mud snail

New 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...

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Noble Crayfish

Noble Crayfish

Astacus astacus

Astacus astacus, the European crayfish, noble crayfish, or broad-fingered crayfish, is the most common species...

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Northern Pike

Northern Pike

Esox lucius

The northern pike, also known as jack, northern or simply pike, is a species of carnivorous fish of the genus...

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Pacific Oyster

Pacific Oyster

Magallana gigas

The Pacific oyster, or Japanese oyster is an oyster native to the Pacific coast of Asia. It has become an intr...

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Pearl Mussel

Pearl Mussel

Margaritifera margaritifera

The freshwater pearl mussel is an endangered species of freshwater mussel, an aquatic bivalve mollusc in the f...

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Pink salmon

Pink salmon

Oncorhynchus gorbuscha

Pink salmon or humpback salmon is a species of euryhaline ray-finned fish in the family Salmonidae. It is the...

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Plaice

Plaice

Pleuronectes platessa

The European plaice, commonly referred to as simply plaice, or schol in Dutch, is a species of marine flatfish...

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Quagga Mussel

Quagga Mussel

Dreissena rostriformis bugensis

The quagga mussel is a species of freshwater mussel, an aquatic bivalve mollusc in the family Dreissenidae. It...

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Rainbow trout

Rainbow trout

Oncorhynchus mykiss

The rainbow trout is a species of trout native to cold-water tributaries of the Pacific Ocean in North America...

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Red swamp crayfish

Red swamp crayfish

Procambarus clarkii

Procambarus clarkii, known variously as the red swamp crayfish, Louisiana crawfish or mudbug, is a species of...

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Rudd

Rudd

Scardinius erythropthalmus

The common rudd is a bentho-pelagic freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Leuciscidae. This speci...

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Ruffe

Ruffe

Gymnocephalus cernua

The ruffe, also known as the Eurasian ruffe or pope, is a freshwater fish found in temperate regions of Europe...

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Rusty crayfish

Rusty crayfish

Faxonius rusticus

The rusty crayfish is a large, aggressive species of freshwater crayfish which is native to the United States,...

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Sea lamprey

Sea lamprey

Petromyzon marinus

The sea lamprey is a parasitic lamprey native to the Northern Hemisphere. It is sometimes referred to as the "...

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Shad

Shad

Alosa alosa

The allis shad is a widespread Northeast Atlantic species of fish in the Alosidae family. It is an anadromous...

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Signal Crayfish

Signal Crayfish

Pacifastacus leniusculus

Pacifastacus leniusculus, commonly known as the signal crayfish, is a species of freshwater crayfish in the fa...

Invasive
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Smooth Newt

Smooth Newt

Lissotriton vulgaris

The smooth newt, European newt, northern smooth newt or common newt is a species of newt. It is widespread in...

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Spiny cheek crayfish

Spiny cheek crayfish

Faxonius limosus

Faxonius limosus, synonym Orconectes limosus, is a species of crayfish in the family Cambaridae. It is native...

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Topmouth gudgeon

Topmouth gudgeon

Pseudorasbora parva

The stone moroko, also known as the topmouth gudgeon, is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to...

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Virile Crayfish

Virile Crayfish

Faxonius virilis

Faxonius virilis is a species of crayfish known as the virile crayfish, northern crayfish, eastern crayfish, a...

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Water Vole

Water Vole

Arvicola amphibius

The European water vole or northern water vole is a semi-aquatic rodent. It is often informally called the wat...

Protected Priority
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White-clawed Crayfish

White-clawed Crayfish

Austropotamobius pallipes

Austropotamobius pallipes is an endangered European freshwater crayfish, and the only crayfish native to the B...

Protected Priority
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Zebra mussel

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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