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.
Pillar Point
eDNA and GBIF Common Taxa
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Eukaryota, Animalia, Annelida, Polychaeta, Capitellida, Arenicolidae, Arenicola, Arenicola cristata
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Eukaryota, Animalia, Annelida, Polychaeta, Phyllodocida, Nereididae, Platynereis, Platynereis bicanaliculata
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Eukaryota, Animalia, Arthropoda, Malacostraca, Decapoda, Callianassidae, Neotrypaea, Neotrypaea californiensis
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Eukaryota, Animalia, Chordata, Ascidiacea, Pleurogona, Styelidae, Cnemidocarpa, Cnemidocarpa finmarkiensis
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Eukaryota, Animalia, Chordata, Elasmobranchii, Carcharhiniformes, Triakidae, Triakis, Triakis semifasciata
(leopard shark) -
Eukaryota, Animalia, Chordata, Elasmobranchii, Myliobatiformes, Myliobatidae, Myliobatis, Myliobatis californica
(bat ray, bat eagle ray) -
Eukaryota, Animalia, Chordata, Mammalia, Carnivora, Mustelidae, Enhydra, Enhydra lutris
(sea otter) -
Eukaryota, Animalia, Chordata, Mammalia, Carnivora, Phocidae, Phoca, Phoca vitulina
(harbor seal) -
Eukaryota, Animalia, Chordata, Reptilia, Gaviiformes, Gaviidae, Gavia, Gavia pacifica
(Pacific loon) -
Eukaryota, Animalia, Chordata, Teleostei, Clupeiformes, Engraulidae, Engraulis, Engraulis mordax
(northern anchovy) -
Eukaryota, Animalia, Chordata, Teleostei, Gadiformes, Merlucciidae, Merluccius, Merluccius productus
(North Pacific hake) -
Eukaryota, Animalia, Chordata, Teleostei, Osmeriformes, Osmeridae, Spirinchus, Spirinchus starksi
(night smelt) -
Eukaryota, Animalia, Chordata, Teleostei, Perciformes, Clinidae, Gibbonsia, Gibbonsia montereyensis
(crevice kelpfish) -
Eukaryota, Animalia, Chordata, Teleostei, Perciformes, Cottidae, Artedius, Artedius lateralis
(smoothhead sculpin) -
Eukaryota, Animalia, Chordata, Teleostei, Perciformes, Cottidae, Clinocottus, Clinocottus analis
(woolly sculpin) -
Eukaryota, Animalia, Chordata, Teleostei, Perciformes, Cottidae, Clinocottus, Clinocottus globiceps
(mosshead sculpin) -
Eukaryota, Animalia, Chordata, Teleostei, Perciformes, Cottidae, Leptocottus, Leptocottus armatus
(Pacific staghorn sculpin) -
Eukaryota, Animalia, Chordata, Teleostei, Perciformes, Cottidae, Scorpaenichthys, Scorpaenichthys marmoratus
(cabezon) -
Eukaryota, Animalia, Chordata, Teleostei, Perciformes, Hexagrammidae, Ophiodon, Ophiodon elongatus
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Eukaryota, Animalia, Chordata, Teleostei, Perciformes, Pholidae, Apodichthys, Apodichthys flavidus
(penpoint gunnel) -
Eukaryota, Animalia, Chordata, Teleostei, Perciformes, Stichaeidae, Anoplarchus, Anoplarchus purpurescens
(high cockscomb) -
Eukaryota, Animalia, Chordata, Teleostei, Perciformes, Stichaeidae, Cebidichthys, Cebidichthys violaceus
(monkeyface prickleback) -
Eukaryota, Animalia, Cnidaria, Anthozoa, Actiniaria, Actiniidae, Anthopleura, Anthopleura elegantissima
(clonal anemone) -
Eukaryota, Animalia, Cnidaria, Hydrozoa, Anthoathecata, Porpitidae, Velella, Velella velella
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Eukaryota, Animalia, Cnidaria, Scyphozoa, Semaeostomeae, Pelagiidae, Chrysaora, Chrysaora fuscescens
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Eukaryota, Animalia, Echinodermata, Asteroidea, Forcipulatida, Asteriidae, Pisaster, Pisaster ochraceus
(purple sea star, ochre sea star) -
Eukaryota, Animalia, Echinodermata, Echinoidea, Camarodonta, Strongylocentrotidae, Strongylocentrotus, Strongylocentrotus purpuratus
(purple urchin, purple sea urchin) -
Eukaryota, Animalia, Mollusca, Bivalvia, Pectinida, Pectinidae, Crassadoma, Crassadoma gigantea
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Eukaryota, Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Littorinimorpha, Naticidae, Neverita, Neverita lewisii
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Eukaryota, Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Trochida, Tegulidae, Chlorostoma, Chlorostoma funebralis
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Eukaryota, Animalia, Mollusca, Polyplacophora, Chitonida, Ischnochitonidae, Lepidozona, Lepidozona mertensii
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Eukaryota, Animalia, Mollusca, Polyplacophora, Chitonida, Lepidochitonidae, Cyanoplax, Cyanoplax dentiens
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Eukaryota, Animalia, Mollusca, Polyplacophora, Chitonida, Mopaliidae, Katharina, Katharina tunicata
(black chiton) -
Eukaryota, Animalia, Mollusca, Polyplacophora, Chitonida, Mopaliidae, Mopalia, Mopalia muscosa
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Eukaryota, Animalia, Phoronida, Phoronidae, Phoronopsis, Phoronopsis harmeri
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Eukaryota, Chromista, Ochrophyta, Phaeophyceae, Ectocarpales, Chordariaceae, Leathesia, Leathesia marina
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Eukaryota, Chromista, Ochrophyta, Phaeophyceae, Ectocarpales, Scytosiphonaceae, Colpomenia, Colpomenia bullosa
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Eukaryota, Chromista, Ochrophyta, Phaeophyceae, Ectocarpales, Scytosiphonaceae, Scytosiphon, Scytosiphon lomentaria
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Eukaryota, Chromista, Ochrophyta, Phaeophyceae, Fucales, Fucaceae, Fucus, Fucus distichus
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Eukaryota, Chromista, Ochrophyta, Phaeophyceae, Laminariales, Laminariaceae, Macrocystis, Macrocystis pyrifera
(giant kelp) -
Eukaryota, Plantae, Rhodophyta, Compsopogonophyceae, Erythropeltidales, Erythrotrichiaceae, Smithora, Smithora naiadum
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Eukaryota, Plantae, Rhodophyta, Florideophyceae, Ceramiales, Callithamniaceae, Callithamnion, Callithamnion pikeanum
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Eukaryota, Plantae, Rhodophyta, Florideophyceae, Ceramiales, Delesseriaceae, Cryptopleura, Cryptopleura ruprechtiana
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Eukaryota, Plantae, Rhodophyta, Florideophyceae, Ceramiales, Rhodomelaceae, Neorhodomela, Neorhodomela larix
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Eukaryota, Plantae, Rhodophyta, Florideophyceae, Corallinales, Corallinaceae, Corallina, Corallina vancouveriensis
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Eukaryota, Plantae, Rhodophyta, Florideophyceae, Gigartinales, Endocladiaceae, Endocladia, Endocladia muricata
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Eukaryota, Plantae, Rhodophyta, Florideophyceae, Gigartinales, Kallymeniaceae, Erythrophyllum, Erythrophyllum delesserioides
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Eukaryota, Plantae, Rhodophyta, Florideophyceae, Plocamiales, Plocamiaceae, Plocamium, Plocamium pacificum
Taxon: Mopalia muscosa






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