Pillar Point

eDNA and GBIF Common Taxa

We took the taxa that are found both GBIF and eDNA, and plotted the occurrences on a map. This let us examine the differences in occurrence patterns that are revealed from each data type. Dots are GBIF data, drop pins are eDNA data.

  1. Eukaryota, Animalia, Annelida
    (annelid worms)
  2. Eukaryota, Animalia, Arthropoda
    (arthropods)
  3. Eukaryota, Animalia, Bryozoa
    (bryozoans)
  4. Eukaryota, Animalia, Chordata
    (chordates)
  5. Eukaryota, Animalia, Cnidaria
    (coelenterates, cnidarians)
  6. Eukaryota, Animalia, Echinodermata
    (echinoderms)
  7. Eukaryota, Animalia, Mollusca
    (mollusks, molluscs)
  8. Eukaryota, Animalia, Nemertea
    (ribbon worms, nemertines, bootlace worms)
  9. Eukaryota, Animalia, Phoronida
    (phoronid worms)
  10. Eukaryota, Animalia, Platyhelminthes
    (flatworms, flatworm)
  11. Eukaryota, Animalia, Porifera
    (sponges)
  12. Eukaryota, Animalia, Sipuncula
    (sipunculids, peanut worms, peanut worm)
  13. Eukaryota, Chromista, Ochrophyta
  14. Eukaryota, Fungi, Ascomycota
    (sac fungi, ascomycetes)
  15. Eukaryota, Fungi, Basidiomycota
    (basidiomycetes)
  16. Eukaryota, Plantae, Chlorophyta
    (green algae)
  17. Eukaryota, Plantae, Rhodophyta
    (rhodophytes, red algae)
  18. Eukaryota, Plantae, Tracheophyta
    (vascular plants)
  19. Eukaryota, Protozoa, Choanozoa

Taxon: Echinodermata

Areas of interest
  • red: Pillar Point State Marine Conservation Area (SMCA)
  • blue: unprotected tidal pools
  • orange: unprotected embayment
Markers
  • pin icons: eDNA sites
  • circles: GBIF occurrences