Error with qiime tools import_import does not recognize Casava format

[SoilRotifer (Mike Robeson)]

Hi @manoch, welcome to :qiime2:!

This issue is outlined here:

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Hi @Megan_Whisonant welcome to :qiime2:! This issue is that the sequence file names violate the CASAVA naming schema as outlined here. I'd recommend using the Manifest format. See these related posts: https://forum.qiime2.org/t/importing-demultiplexed-fastq-gz-files-without-barcode-identifier-in-filenames/19545/2 https://forum.qiime2.org/t/problem-importing-fastq-gz-files-after-quality-trimming-with-cutadapt/17643/2 https://forum.qiime2.org/t/tutorial-data-imports/18466/9 -Mike