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GBIF Taxonomic Comparison

To get a better understanding of the GBIF data, we examined the data at various taxonomic levels. By sorting the data by the number of occurrences, we found out that sea slugs (order: Nudibranchia) made up 40% of the GBIF observations. Human observations usually tend to photograph animals.

To find out how eDNA complements GBIF data, we looked at whether or not there was a eDNA match for each GBIF taxa. While eDNA and GBIF have a high match rate at the higher taxonomic levels (phylum, class, order), there is low match rate at lower taxonomic levels (genus and species).

GBIF unique species: 726

GBIF unique species with NCBI ID: 622

GBIF unique species with eDNA match: 48

Taxon	GBIF Occurences	NCBI Match	eDNA Match
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Nudibranchia, Dendronotidae, Dendronotus, Dendronotus subramosus GBIF Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Nudibranchia, Dendronotidae, Dendronotus, Dendronotus subramosus GBIF ID: 2292070 NCBI	271
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Nudibranchia, Dendronotidae, Dendronotus, Dendronotus venustus GBIF Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Nudibranchia, Dendronotidae, Dendronotus, Dendronotus venustus GBIF ID: 5859668 NCBI	96
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Nudibranchia, Dironidae, Dirona, Dirona albolineata GBIF Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Nudibranchia, Dironidae, Dirona, Dirona albolineata GBIF ID: 2291886 NCBI	4
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Nudibranchia, Dironidae, Dirona, Dirona picta GBIF Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Nudibranchia, Dironidae, Dirona, Dirona picta GBIF ID: 2291884 NCBI	99
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Nudibranchia, Discodorididae, Diaulula, Diaulula sandiegensis GBIF Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Nudibranchia, Discodorididae, Diaulula, Diaulula sandiegensis GBIF ID: 2292473 NCBI	141
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Nudibranchia, Discodorididae, Geitodoris, Geitodoris heathi GBIF Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Nudibranchia, Discodorididae, Geitodoris, Geitodoris heathi GBIF ID: 2292465 NCBI	178
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Nudibranchia, Discodorididae, Peltodoris, Peltodoris nobilis GBIF Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Nudibranchia, Discodorididae, Peltodoris, Peltodoris nobilis GBIF ID: 2292499 Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Nudibranchia, Discodorididae, Peltodoris, Peltodoris nobilis GBIF ID: 5859645 NCBI	278
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Nudibranchia, Discodorididae, Rostanga, Rostanga pulchra GBIF Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Nudibranchia, Discodorididae, Rostanga, Rostanga pulchra GBIF ID: 2291967 NCBI	120
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Nudibranchia, Dorididae, Doris, Doris montereyensis GBIF Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Nudibranchia, Dorididae, Doris, Doris montereyensis GBIF ID: 6519876 NCBI	268
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Nudibranchia, Dotidae, Doto, Doto amyra GBIF Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Nudibranchia, Dotidae, Doto, Doto amyra GBIF ID: 5190057 NCBI	275
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Nudibranchia, Dotidae, Doto, Doto columbiana GBIF Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Nudibranchia, Dotidae, Doto, Doto columbiana GBIF ID: 5190051 NCBI	88
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Nudibranchia, Dotidae, Doto, Doto kya GBIF Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Nudibranchia, Dotidae, Doto, Doto kya GBIF ID: 5190068 NCBI	8
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Nudibranchia, Eubranchidae, Eubranchus, Eubranchus olivaceus GBIF Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Nudibranchia, Eubranchidae, Eubranchus, Eubranchus olivaceus GBIF ID: 2291725 NCBI	11
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Nudibranchia, Eubranchidae, Eubranchus, Eubranchus rustyus GBIF Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Nudibranchia, Eubranchidae, Eubranchus, Eubranchus rustyus GBIF ID: 2291734 NCBI	13
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Nudibranchia, Eubranchidae, Leostyletus, Leostyletus misakiensis GBIF Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Nudibranchia, Eubranchidae, Leostyletus, Leostyletus misakiensis GBIF ID: 6518512 NCBI	2
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Nudibranchia, Facelinidae, Hermissenda, Hermissenda crassicornis GBIF Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Nudibranchia, Facelinidae, Hermissenda, Hermissenda crassicornis GBIF ID: 2292241 NCBI	22
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Nudibranchia, Facelinidae, Hermissenda, Hermissenda opalescens GBIF Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Nudibranchia, Facelinidae, Hermissenda, Hermissenda opalescens GBIF ID: 8542531 NCBI	237
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Nudibranchia, Facelinidae, Phidiana, Phidiana hiltoni GBIF Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Nudibranchia, Facelinidae, Phidiana, Phidiana hiltoni GBIF ID: 2292229 NCBI	390
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Nudibranchia, Flabellinopsidae, Flabellinopsis, Flabellinopsis iodinea GBIF Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Nudibranchia, Flabellinopsidae, Flabellinopsis, Flabellinopsis iodinea GBIF ID: 2292277 NCBI	16
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Nudibranchia, Goniodorididae, Ancula, Ancula gibbosa GBIF Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Nudibranchia, Goniodorididae, Ancula, Ancula gibbosa GBIF ID: 2291976 NCBI	2
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Nudibranchia, Goniodorididae, Okenia, Okenia angelensis GBIF Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Nudibranchia, Goniodorididae, Okenia, Okenia angelensis GBIF ID: 5190079 NCBI	2
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Nudibranchia, Goniodorididae, Okenia, Okenia rosacea GBIF Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Nudibranchia, Goniodorididae, Okenia, Okenia rosacea GBIF ID: 6788219 NCBI	338
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Nudibranchia, Hancockiidae, Hancockia, Hancockia californica GBIF Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Nudibranchia, Hancockiidae, Hancockia, Hancockia californica GBIF ID: 5190039 NCBI	12
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Nudibranchia, Onchidorididae, Acanthodoris, Acanthodoris lutea GBIF Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Nudibranchia, Onchidorididae, Acanthodoris, Acanthodoris lutea GBIF ID: 2292105 NCBI	143
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Nudibranchia, Onchidorididae, Acanthodoris, Acanthodoris nanaimoensis GBIF Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Nudibranchia, Onchidorididae, Acanthodoris, Acanthodoris nanaimoensis GBIF ID: 2292110 NCBI	54
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Nudibranchia, Onchidorididae, Acanthodoris, Acanthodoris rhodoceras GBIF Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Nudibranchia, Onchidorididae, Acanthodoris, Acanthodoris rhodoceras GBIF ID: 2292109 NCBI	93
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Nudibranchia, Onchidorididae, Knoutsodonta, Knoutsodonta jannae GBIF Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Nudibranchia, Onchidorididae, Knoutsodonta, Knoutsodonta jannae GBIF ID: 8088061 NCBI	12
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Nudibranchia, Onchidorididae, Onchidoris, Onchidoris muricata GBIF Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Nudibranchia, Onchidorididae, Onchidoris, Onchidoris muricata GBIF ID: 5190123 NCBI	1
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Nudibranchia, Polyceridae, Crimora, Crimora coneja GBIF Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Nudibranchia, Polyceridae, Crimora, Crimora coneja GBIF ID: 2291797 NCBI	9
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Nudibranchia, Polyceridae, Limacia, Limacia cockerelli GBIF Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Nudibranchia, Polyceridae, Limacia, Limacia cockerelli GBIF ID: 6518992 NCBI	170
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Nudibranchia, Polyceridae, Limacia, Limacia mcdonaldi GBIF Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Nudibranchia, Polyceridae, Limacia, Limacia mcdonaldi GBIF ID: 9360337 NCBI	60
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Nudibranchia, Polyceridae, Polycera, Polycera atra GBIF Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Nudibranchia, Polyceridae, Polycera, Polycera atra GBIF ID: 2291765 NCBI	15
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Nudibranchia, Polyceridae, Polycera, Polycera hedgpethi GBIF Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Nudibranchia, Polyceridae, Polycera, Polycera hedgpethi GBIF ID: 2291759 NCBI	4
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Nudibranchia, Polyceridae, Triopha, Triopha catalinae GBIF Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Nudibranchia, Polyceridae, Triopha, Triopha catalinae GBIF ID: 2291810 NCBI	360
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Nudibranchia, Polyceridae, Triopha, Triopha maculata GBIF Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Nudibranchia, Polyceridae, Triopha, Triopha maculata GBIF ID: 2291808 NCBI	495
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Nudibranchia, Proctonotidae, Janolus, Janolus fuscus GBIF Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Nudibranchia, Proctonotidae, Janolus, Janolus fuscus GBIF ID: 2291882 NCBI	1
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Nudibranchia, Trinchesiidae, Catriona, Catriona columbiana GBIF Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Nudibranchia, Trinchesiidae, Catriona, Catriona columbiana GBIF ID: 2292309 NCBI	6
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Nudibranchia, Trinchesiidae, Diaphoreolis, Diaphoreolis flavovulta GBIF Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Nudibranchia, Trinchesiidae, Diaphoreolis, Diaphoreolis flavovulta GBIF ID: 9508788 NCBI	57
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Nudibranchia, Trinchesiidae, Diaphoreolis, Diaphoreolis lagunae GBIF Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Nudibranchia, Trinchesiidae, Diaphoreolis, Diaphoreolis lagunae GBIF ID: 9389810 NCBI	115
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Nudibranchia, Trinchesiidae, Trinchesia, Trinchesia albocrusta GBIF Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Nudibranchia, Trinchesiidae, Trinchesia, Trinchesia albocrusta GBIF ID: 9398227 NCBI	21
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Nudibranchia, Trinchesiidae, Zelentia, Zelentia fulgens GBIF Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Nudibranchia, Trinchesiidae, Zelentia, Zelentia fulgens GBIF ID: 9421904 NCBI	98
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Pleurobranchomorpha, Pleurobranchidae, Berthella, Berthella californica GBIF Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Pleurobranchomorpha, Pleurobranchidae, Berthella, Berthella californica GBIF ID: 2302618 NCBI	4
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Sacoglossa, Limapontiidae, Aplysiopsis, Aplysiopsis enteromorphae GBIF Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, --, Hermaeidae, Aplysiopsis, Aplysiopsis enteromorphae GBIF ID: 5192105 NCBI	4
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Sacoglossa, Plakobranchidae, Elysia, Elysia hedgpethi GBIF Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, --, Plakobranchidae, Elysia, Elysia hedgpethi GBIF ID: 5192090 NCBI	8
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Siphonariida, Siphonariidae, Williamia, Williamia peltoides GBIF Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Siphonariida, Siphonariidae, Williamia, Williamia peltoides GBIF ID: 5715609 NCBI	3
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Stylommatophora, Helicidae, Cornu, Cornu aspersum GBIF Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Stylommatophora, Helicidae, Cornu, Cornu aspersum GBIF ID: 5858758 NCBI	6
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Stylommatophora, Helicidae, Otala, Otala lactea GBIF Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Stylommatophora, Helicidae, Otala, Otala lactea GBIF ID: 2294284 NCBI	1
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Stylommatophora, Xanthonychidae, Helminthoglypta, Helminthoglypta arrosa GBIF Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Stylommatophora, Xanthonychidae, Helminthoglypta, Helminthoglypta arrosa GBIF ID: 2296153 NCBI	1
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Systellommatophora, Onchidiidae, Onchidella, Onchidella borealis GBIF Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Systellommatophora, Onchidiidae, Onchidella, Onchidella borealis GBIF ID: 4305003 NCBI	2
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Thecosomata, Cymbuliidae, Corolla, Corolla spectabilis GBIF Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Pteropoda, Cymbuliidae, Corolla, Corolla spectabilis GBIF ID: 2293796 NCBI	1