Find here a list of the ABOL clusters, the organism-specific subunits of the overall project, along with species counts and information on coordinators and links to currently running projects. In some groups species counts are rough estimates as no recent data are available. The ABOL initiative will contribute substantially to a reliable data basis.
Fungi & Lichensmore than 17.000 speciesCoordinators:
Ao Univ.-Prof. Dr. Irmgard Krisai-Greilhuber (University of Vienna)
Ao Univ.-Prof. Dr. Martin Grube (University of Graz)
Plantsmore than 3.300 speciesCoordinator:
Vertebratesmore than 600 speciesCoordinators:
Dr. Stephan Koblmüller (University of Graz)
Dr. Frank Zachos (NHM Vienna)
Coleopteraabout 7.500 speciesCoordinator:
Hymenopteraestimated 10.000 speciesCoordinators:
Mag. Dominique Zimmermann (NHM Vienna)
Dipl.-Ing. Dr. Bärbel Pachinger (BOKU Vienna)
Mag. Esther Ockermüller
Dipteraestimated 10.000 speciesCoordinator:
Lepidopteraabout 4.000 speciesCoordinator:
Insecta variaestimated 5.000 speciesCoordinators:
Dr. Werner Holzinger (Ökoteam Graz)
Mag. Gernot Kunz (University of Graz)
Myriapods & basal hexapodsmore than 1.000 speciesCoordinators:
Dr. Nesrine Akkari (NHM Vienna)
Mag. Daniela Bartel (NHM Vienna)
Cheliceratamore than 1.000 speciesCoordinators:
Mag. Christoph Hörweg (NHM Vienna)
Dr. Günther Raspotnig (University of Graz)
Evertebrata variamore than 5.000 speciesCoordinators:
Latest News
ABOL BioBlitz: DNA barcoding on “Tage der Artenvielfalt”18. February, 2019 - 11:06Dear ABOL community and biodiversity enthusiasts, as announced at the ABOL meeting in December, ABOL is participating in this year’s Biodiversity Days (Tage der Artenvielfalt, TdA). The aim of the ABOL BioBlitz Actions is the creation of DNA barcodes of as many species as possible collected at the TdAs and determined by the participating experts […]
ABOL meeting 2019 – Save the date!11. February, 2019 - 12:01Dear ABOL community, our this year´s ABOL meeting will take place on Friday 6th of December in Innsbruck. In advance, a DACH User Group Meeting on “DNA Methods in Environmental Management” will be held on 4th and 5th of December together with Germany and Switzerland. There will be a common as well as separate registration […]
New description of a widespread fungus species in the context of ABOL17. December, 2018 - 12:33Dear ABOL community
One advantage of DNA barcoding is the strong international networking of the initiative.
As part of the HRSM project, the team of Irmgard Krisai-Greilhuber at the University of Vienna has created DNA barcodes of a fungus that was on the way of being described.