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Table 3 Identification-success rates of a local MegaBLAST search against the Bromeliaceae Agt1 and matK databases

From: The low-copy nuclear gene Agt1 as a novel DNA barcoding marker for Bromeliaceae

Marker

Taxa level

Number of species tested

Ambiguous

Correctly identified

Agt1 (exon IV)

Species

42

3

10

Agt1 (exon IV + intron IV)

Species

41

4

22

Agt1 (exon IV + intron IV)

Genus/Clade

42

–

32

matK

Species

42

2

10