This Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) contains guidance on how to sample tissue and blood from Vertebrata specimens submitted to the Darwin Tree of Life (DToL) project.

Please note this SOP covers sampling tissue and blood either during an appropriate veterinary procedure or post-mortem. It is applicable if the submitter/centre in question has opportunities to sample tissue from animals that are being either being euthanized for clinical purposes, undergoing veterinary procedures. or eligible biobanked carcasses (storage dependent).

This SOP does not cover procedures regarding bio banked, pre - dissected tissue or blood.

This SOP is covers animals in general - please refer to the DToL Chordata: Vertebrata: Aves and DToL Chordata: Vertebrata: Fish tissue sampling SOPs for more a more detailed breakdown for those groups.

This is version one of this SOP, and may be subject to change in the future.

DToL Specimen submission form template for external submitters.xlsx