Water eDNA filter types. 1: Open filters are exposed to the air during filtration either in the field or lab (a and b). 2: Housed filters are a membrane placed in a solid unit during filtration (c). Filters from Open and Housed units need to be removed from the filtration unit and stored in a petri dish or eppendorf tube until extraction (c and d). 3: Enclosed filters are systems in which the membrane is enclosed within the outer housing (e and f). Extraction is carried out directly from the enclosed filtration unit.

 
 
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