About the Authors

Sujeevan Ratnasingham

sratnasi@uoguelph.ca

Affiliation Biodiversity Institute of Ontario, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada

Paul D. N. Hebert

Affiliations Biodiversity Institute of Ontario, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada, Department of Integrative Biology, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada

Competing Interests

The authors' home institution may pursue a patent based on algorithmic aspects of this study. This does not alter the authors' adherence to all the PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials nor does it limit the application or use of the described system.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: SR PH. Performed the experiments: SR. Analyzed the data: SR. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: PH SR. Wrote the paper: PH SR.