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

Taxon:

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