Many of the assays listed have been published here:
Langlois, V.S., Lopez, M.L.D., Allison, M.J., Imbery, J.J., Couillard, J., Acharya-Patel, N., Bergman, L.C., Bonderud, M.T., Brochu, M.P., Castonguay, M.L., Coombe, L., Dema, A.H., Groenwold, E.T., Lee, H., Ma, I.G., Ren, Y., Knowles, G.K., Sandre, F., To, T.A., Warren, R.L., Yang, C.L., Birol, I., and Helbing, C.C. 2025. Quantitative polymerase chain reaction-based assays for surveying 125 taxa of importance to North America. Environmental DNA, 7, e70139. DOI: 10.1002/edn3.70139.
| Scientific Name (Latin) | Common name (English) | Species code | Assay code | Gene | Enzyme 1 | Enzyme 2 | Enzyme 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accipiter gentilis | Northern goshawk | av-ACGE | eACGE3 | MT-ND4 | Qiacuity | ||
| Acipenser fulvescens | Lake Sturgeon | te-ACFU | eACFU1 | MT-ND1 | Qiacuity | ||
| Acipenser medirostris | Green sturgeon | te-ACME | eACME3 | MT-Dloop | Qiacuity | ||
| Acipenser transmontanus | White sturgeon | te-ACTR | eACTR4 | MT-Dloop | Qiacuity | ||
| Alces alces | Moose | ma-ALAL | eALAL4 | MT-ND3 | Immolase | ||
| Ambystoma macrodactylum | Long toed salamander | am-AMMA | eAMMA3 | MT-ND2 | Qiacuity | ||
| Ambystoma mavortium | Western tiger salamander | am-AMMV | eAMMV4 | MT-Dloop | Immolase | Qiacuity | |
| Ammodytes personatus | Pacific sandlance | te-AMPE | eAMPE5 | MT-RNR2 | Immolase | Qiacuity | |
| Anaxyrus (Bufo) boreas | Western toad | am-ANBO | eANBO5 | MT-ND1 | Immolase | ||
| Anguilla rostrata | American eel | te-ANRO | eANRO1 | MT-CYB | Immolase | Qiacuity | |
| Anoplopoma fimbriatum | Sablefish, black cod | te-ANFI | eANFI6 | MT-ND2 | Immolase | Qiacuity | |
| Ascaphus montanus | Rocky Mountain tailed frog | am-ASMO | eASMO9 | MT-CYB | Immolase | ||
| Ascaphus truei | Pacific (coastal) tailed frog | am-ASTR | eASTR4 | MT-CYB | Immolase | ||
| Bison bison | Bison | ma-BIBI | eBIBI4 | MT-ND4 | Qiacuity | ||
| Cancer productus | Red Rock Crab | ar-CAPR | eCAPR4 | MT-COI | Qiacuity | ||
| Canis lupus | Wolf | ma-CALU | eCALU1 | MT-CYB | Qiacuity | ||
| Capitella capitata | Capitella | an-CACA | eCACAW4 | MT-ND5 | Immolase | Qiacuity | |
| Carassius auratus | Goldfish | te-CAAU | eCAAU5 | MT-CYB | Immolase | ||
| Carcharodon carcharias | Great white shark | ch-CACA | echCACA2 | MT-ND5 | Qiacuity | ||
| Carcinus meanus | European green crab | ar-CAMA | earCAMA1 | MT-COII | Qiacuity | ||
| Castor canadensis | Beaver | ma-CACA | emaCACA3 | MT-COI | Qiacuity | ||
| Catostomus catostomus | Salish Sucker | te-CACA | eCACA2 | MT-CYB | Immolase | Qiacuity | |
| Catostomus commersonii | White sucker | te-CACO | eCACO4 | MT-ND2 | Immolase | Qiacuity | |
| Catostomus macrocheilus | Largescale sucker | te-CAMA | eCAMA2 | MT-ND2 | Immolase | ||
| Chelydra serpentina | Snapping turtle | re-CHSE | eCHSE1 | MT-ND6 | Qiacuity | ||
| Clemmys guttata | Spotted turtle | re-CLGU | eCLGU3 | MT-CYB | Immolase | ||
| Clupea pallasii | Pacific herring | te-CLPA | eCLPA1 | MT-RNR2 | Immolase | Qiacuity | |
| Contia tenuis | Sharp-tailed snake | re-COTE | eCOTE3 | MT-ND4 | Immolase | Qiacuity | |
| Corbicula fluminea | Asian clam | mo-COFL | eCOFL13 | MT-RNR2 | Immolase | ||
| Coregonus artedi | Cisco/Tullibee | te-COAR | eCOAR7 | MT-ND6 | Qiacuity | ||
| Coregonus clupeaformis | Lake whitefish | te-COCL | eCOCL1 | MT-ND2 | Immolase | Qiacuity | |
| Coregonus zenithicus | Shortjaw Cisco | te-COZE | eCOZE1 | MT-COI | Qiacuity | ||
| Cottus cognatus | Slimy sculpin | te-COCO | eCOCO3 | MT-ND2 | Qiacuity | ||
| Crassostrea gigas | Pacific oyster | mo-CRGI | eCRGI2 | MT-TL1 | Qiacuity | ||
| Crotalus oreganus | Northern Pacific (western) rattlesnake | re-CROR | eCROR1 | MT-CYB | Immolase | ||
| Ctenopharyngodon idella | Asian grass carp | te-CTID | eCTID1 | MT-ND4 | Qiacuity | ||
| Culaea inconstans | Brook stickleback | te-CUIN | eCUIN2 | MT-ND2 | Qiacuity | ||
| Decamastus gracilis | Decamastus | an-DEGR | eDEGR2 | MT-ND4 | Qiacuity | ||
| Dicamptodon tenebrosus | Coastal giant salamander | am-DITE | eDITE3 | MT-ND2 | Contact lab | Contact lab | Contact lab |
| Dreissena bugensis | Quagga mussel | mo-DRBU | eDRBU5 | MT-RNR1 | Qiacuity | ||
| Dreissena polymorpha | Zebra mussel | mo-DRPO | eDRPO5 | MT-TRNA-MET | Qiacuity | ||
| Dreissena spp. | Zebra/Quagga Mussel | mo-DRspp | eDRspp7 | MT-RNR1 | Qiacuity | ||
| Engraulis mordax | Northern anchovy | te-ENMO | eENMO2 | MT-COII | Qiacuity | ||
| Enhydra lutris | Sea otter | ma-ENLU | eENLU6 | MT-CYB | Qiacuity | ||
| Emydoidea blandingii | Blanding's turtle | re-EMBL | eEMBL4 | MT-NDS | Qiacuity | ||
| Esox americanus | American pickerel | te-ESAM | eESAM2 | MT-Dloop | Qiacuity | ||
| Esox americanus vermiculatus | Grass pickerel | te-ESAMve | eESAMve1 | MT-Dloop | Qiacuity | ||
| Esox lucius | Northern pike | te-ESLU | eESLU1 | MT-CYB | Immolase | Qiacuity | |
| Esox niger | Chain pickerel | te-ESNI | eESNI3 | MT-ND2 | Immolase | Qiacuity | |
| Eubranchipus oregonus | Oregon fairy shrimp | ar-EUOR | eEUOR1 | MT-COI | Immolase | ||
| Exoglossum maxillingua | Cutlips minnow | te-EXMA | eEXMA1 | MT-ND5 | Qiacuity | ||
| Fish | Fish | te-Fish | eFish1 | MT-RNR1 | Immolase | Qiacuity | |
| Glycera nana | Glycera | an-GLNA | eGLNA3 | MT-ND6 | Qiacuity | ||
| Glyptemys insculpta | Wood turtle | re-GLIN | eGLIN1 | MT-CYB | Qiacuity | ||
| Haliaeetus leucocephalus | Bald Eagle | av-HALE | eHALE3 | MT-ND2 | Qiacuity | ||
| Heteromastus filobranchus | Heteromastus | an-HEFI | eHEFI7 | MT-CYTB | Immolase | Qiacuity | |
| Hiodon alosoides | Goldeye | te-HIAL | eHIAL6 | MT-ND2 | Qiacuity | ||
| Hippoglossus stenolepis | Pacific halibut | te-HIST | eHIST2 | MT-RNR2 | Immolase | Qiacuity | |
| Holbrookia species | Spot-tailed lizards | Holbrookia | eHolbrookia1 | MT-ND1 | Qiacuity | ||
| Hypomesus pretiosus | Surf smelt | te-HYPR | eHYPR4 | MT-COI | Immolase | Qiacuity | |
| IntegritE-DNA | IntegritE-DNA | IntegritE-DNA | ePlant5 | CL-23S | Immolase | Qiacuity | Sensifast |
| Lepus americanus | Snowshoe hare | ma-LEAM | eLEAM1 | MT-ND5 | Qiacuity | ||
| Lithobates (Rana) catesbeiana | North American bullfrog | am-LICA | eLICA5 | MT-ND5 | Immolase | Qiacuity | |
| Lithobates (Rana) pipiens | Northern leopard frog | am-LIPI | eLIPI1 | MT-RNR1 | Immolase | Qiacuity | |
| Lota lota | Burbot | te-LOLO | eLOLO4 | MT-ND4 | Qiacuity | ||
| Lynx canadensis | Canada Lynx | ma-LYCA | eLYCA3 | MT-ND5 | Qiacuity | ||
| Metacarcinus gracilis | Graceful rock crab | ar-MEGR | eMEGR3 | MT-CO1 | Qiacuity | ||
| Metacarcinus magister | Dungeness crab | ar-MEMA | eMEMA3 | MT-COI | Qiacuity | ||
| Micropterus dolomieu | Smallmouth bass | te-MIDO | eMIDO1 | MT-CYB | Immolase | ||
| Micropterus salmoides | Largemouth bass | te-MISA | eMISA2 | MT-COI | Immolase | ||
| Morone saxatilis | Striped bass | te-MOSA | eMOSA2 | MT-ATP6 | Qiacuity | ||
| Myotis bats | Myotis bats | Myotis | eMyotis1 | MT-RNR1 | Qiacuity | ||
| Myotis lucifugus | Little Brown myotis (bat) | ma-MYLU | eMYLU4 | MT-ND5 | Qiacuity | ||
| Myotis septentrionalis | Northern myotis (bat) | ma-MYSE | eMYSE3 | MT-COII | Qiacuity | ||
| Myotis yumanensis | Yuma myotis (bat) | ma-MYYU | eMYYU7 | MT-ND4 | Qiacuity | ||
| Odocoileus spp. | Odocoileus (deer) | ma-ODspp | eOdocoileus2 | MT-COI | Qiacuity | ||
| Oncorhynchus clarkii | Cutthroat trout | te-ONCL | eONCL4 | MT-ND1 | Immolase | Qiacuity | |
| Oncorhynchus gorbuscha | Pink salmon | te-ONGO | eONGO5 | MT-ND1 | Immolase | ||
| Oncorhynchus keta | Chum salmon | te-ONKE | eONKE9 | MT-ND4 | Immolase | Qiacuity | |
| Oncorhynchus kisutch | Coho salmon | te-ONKI | eONKI4 | MT-ND1 | Immolase | Qiacuity | |
| Oncorhynchus mykiss | Rainbow (steelhead) trout | te-ONMY | eONMY5 | MT-ND2 | Immolase | Qiacuity | |
| Oncorhynchus nerka | Sockeye salmon | te-ONNE | eONNE2 | MT-CYB | Immolase | Qiacuity | |
| Oncorhynchus tschawytscha | Chinook salmon | te-ONTS | eONTS5 | MT-ND1 | Immolase | Qiacuity | |
| Ophelina acuminata | Ophelina | an-OPAC | eOPAC1 | MT-ND2 | Qiacuity | ||
| Oreamnos americanus | Mountain goat | ma-ORAM | eORAM2 | MT-COIII | Qiacuity | ||
| Ostrea lurida | Olympia oyster | mo-OSLU | eOSLU2 | MT-COIII | Immolase | ||
| Ovis canadensis | Bighorn Sheep | ma-OVCA | eOVCA1 | MT-Dloop | Qiacuity | ||
| Pantherophis vulpinus (P. gloydi) | Eastern foxsnake | re-PAVU | ePAVU5 | MT-ND4 | Immolase | ||
| Parelaphostrongylus tenuis | Brainworm | ne-PATE | ePATE1 | MT-COI | Qiacuity | ||
| Pekania pennanti | Fisher | ma-PEPE | ePEPE2 | MT-CYB | Qiacuity | ||
| Perca flavescens | Yellow perch | te-PEFL | ePEFL1 | MT-ND5 | Immolase | Qiacuity | |
| Percopsis omiscomaycus | Trout-Perch | te-PEOM | ePEOM6 | MT-ND2 | Qiacuity | ||
| Pimephales promelas | Fathead minnow | te-PIPR | ePIPR2 | MT-ND2 | Qiacuity | ||
| Platygobio gracilis | Flathead chub | te-PLGR | ePLGR2 | MT-ND1 | Qiacuity | ||
| Prionospio (Minuspio) lighti | Prionospio | an-PRLI | ePRLI4 | MT-ND4 | Immolase | Qiacuity | |
| Prosopium williamsoni | Mountain whitefish | te-PRWI | ePRWI4 | MT-ND1 | Qiacuity | ||
| Pseudacris spp. | Chorus Frog (multiple species) | am-PSspp | ePSspp2 | MT-RNR2 | Immolase | Qiacuity | |
| Ptychocheilus oregonensis | Northern pikeminnow | te-PTOR | ePTOR1 | MT-ND1 | Qiacuity | ||
| Puma concolor | Cougar | ma-PUCO | ma-ePUCO13 | MT-CO2 | Immolase | ||
| Rangifer tarandus | Reindeer | ma-RATA | ma-eRATA3 | MT-ND5 | Immolase | Qiacuity | |
| Rana aurora | Northern red-legged frog | am-RAAU | eRAAU1 | MT-RNR2 | Immolase | ||
| Rana cascadae | Cascades frog | am-RACA | eRACA2 | MT-CYB | Immolase | Qiacuity | |
| Rana luteiventris | Columbia spotted frog | am-RALU | eRALU2 | MT-ND1 | Immolase | ||
| Rana pretiosa | Oregon spotted frog | am-RAPR | eRAPR2 | MT-CYB | Immolase | Qiacuity | |
| Rhinichthys cataractae | Longnose Dace | te-RHCA | eRHCA4 | MT-ND4 | Qiacuity | ||
| Rhinichthys umatilla | Umatilla dace | te-RHUM | eRHUM4 | MT-Dloop | Immolase | ||
| Salmo salar | Atlantic salmon | te-SASA | te-eSASA2 | MT-ND1 | Immolase | ||
| Salmonidae | All Salmonid Species | te-Salmonid | eSalmo2 | MT-TRNA-ILE-GLN-MET | Qiacuity | ||
| Salvelinus alpinus | Arctic char | te-SAAL | eSAAL1 | MT-COII | Qiacuity | ||
| Salvelinus confluentus | Bull trout | te-SACO | eSACO3 | NC-ITS1 | Immolase | Qiacuity | |
| Salvelinus fontinalis | Brook trout | te-SAFO | BRKT2 | MT-CYB | Qiacuity | ||
| Salvelinus fontinalis | Brook trout | te-SAFO | eSAFO6 | MT-COIII | Qiacuity | ||
| Salvelinus namaycush | Lake trout | te-SANA | eSANA1 | MT-ND2 | Qiacuity | ||
| Sander canadensis | Sauger | te-SACA | eSACA1 | MT-ND2-TRNA-TRP | Qiacuity | ||
| Sander vitreus | Walleye | te-SAVI | eSAVI2 | MT-ND1 | Immolase | Qiacuity | |
| Sebastes maliger | Quillback rockfish | te-SEMA | eSEMA3 | MT-D-LOOP | Qiacuity | ||
| Sebastes paucispinus | Boccacio rockfish | te-SEPA | eSEPA9 | MT-D-LOOP | Qiacuity | ||
| Sebastes ruberrimus | Yelloweye rockfish | te-SERU | eSERU5 | MT-D-LOOP | Qiacuity | ||
| Sorex bendirii | Pacific water/marsh shrew | ma-SOBE | eSOBE7 | MT-ND4 | Qiacuity | ||
| Sorex cinereus | Masked shrew | ma-SOCI | eSOCI1 | MT-RNR2 | Qiacuity | ||
| Sorex fumeus | Smoky shrew | ma-SOFU | eSOFU1 | MT-ND1 | Qiacuity | ||
| Sus scrofa | Wild Boar | ma-SUSC | eSUSC1 | MT-CYB | Qiacuity | ||
| Synaptomys cooperi | Southern bog lemming | ma-SYCO | eSYCO1 | MT-ND2 | Qiacuity | ||
| Tadarida brasiliensis | Brazilian free-tailed bat | ma-TABR | eTABR1 | MT-CYB | Immolase | ||
| Thaleichthys pacificus | Oolichan | te-THPA | eTHPA6 | MT-ND1 | Qiacuity | ||
| Thamnophis sauritus | Eastern ribbonsnake | re-THSA | eTHSA2 | MT-CYB | Immolase | Qiacuity | |
| Thymallus arcticus | Arctic grayling | te-THAR | eTHAR1 | MT-RNR1 | Immolase | Qiacuity | |
| Thysanocardia nigra | Segmented marine worm | si-THNI | eTHNI3 | MT-ND1 | Qiacuity | ||
| Ursus americanus | American black bear | ma-URAM | eURAM1 | MT-ATP6 | Qiacuity | ||
| Ursus arctos | Grizzly bear | ma-URAR | eURAR2 | MT-ND5 | Qiacuity |