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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 genus: 563

GBIF unique genus with NCBI ID: 538

GBIF unique genus with eDNA match: 93

Taxon	GBIF Occurences	NCBI Match	eDNA Match
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Plantae, Tracheophyta, Magnoliopsida, Asterales, Asteraceae, Cirsium GBIF Plantae, Tracheophyta, Magnoliopsida, Asterales, Asteraceae, Cirsium GBIF ID: 3112554 NCBI	1
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Plantae, Tracheophyta, Magnoliopsida, Asterales, Asteraceae, Cotula GBIF Plantae, Tracheophyta, Magnoliopsida, Asterales, Asteraceae, Cotula GBIF ID: 3112068 NCBI	4
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Plantae, Tracheophyta, Magnoliopsida, Asterales, Asteraceae, Deinandra GBIF Plantae, Tracheophyta, Magnoliopsida, Asterales, Asteraceae, Deinandra GBIF ID: 3106606 NCBI	1
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Plantae, Tracheophyta, Magnoliopsida, Asterales, Asteraceae, Erigeron GBIF Plantae, Tracheophyta, Magnoliopsida, Asterales, Asteraceae, Erigeron GBIF ID: 3146588 NCBI	1
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Plantae, Tracheophyta, Magnoliopsida, Asterales, Asteraceae, Eriophyllum GBIF Plantae, Tracheophyta, Magnoliopsida, Asterales, Asteraceae, Eriophyllum GBIF ID: 3130444 NCBI	11
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Plantae, Tracheophyta, Magnoliopsida, Asterales, Asteraceae, Euthamia GBIF Plantae, Tracheophyta, Magnoliopsida, Asterales, Asteraceae, Euthamia GBIF ID: 3092773 NCBI	1
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Plantae, Tracheophyta, Magnoliopsida, Asterales, Asteraceae, Glebionis GBIF Plantae, Tracheophyta, Magnoliopsida, Asterales, Asteraceae, Glebionis GBIF ID: 3141100 NCBI	7
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Plantae, Tracheophyta, Magnoliopsida, Asterales, Asteraceae, Grindelia GBIF Plantae, Tracheophyta, Magnoliopsida, Asterales, Asteraceae, Grindelia GBIF ID: 3146171 NCBI	7
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Plantae, Tracheophyta, Magnoliopsida, Asterales, Asteraceae, Helminthotheca GBIF Plantae, Tracheophyta, Magnoliopsida, Asterales, Asteraceae, Helminthotheca GBIF ID: 7922421 NCBI	2
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Plantae, Tracheophyta, Magnoliopsida, Asterales, Asteraceae, Leucanthemum GBIF Plantae, Tracheophyta, Magnoliopsida, Asterales, Asteraceae, Leucanthemum GBIF ID: 5400948 NCBI	1
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Plantae, Tracheophyta, Magnoliopsida, Asterales, Asteraceae, Madia GBIF Plantae, Tracheophyta, Magnoliopsida, Asterales, Asteraceae, Madia GBIF ID: 3140905 NCBI	4
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Plantae, Tracheophyta, Magnoliopsida, Asterales, Asteraceae, Silybum GBIF Plantae, Tracheophyta, Magnoliopsida, Asterales, Asteraceae, Silybum GBIF ID: 3145213 NCBI	1
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Plantae, Tracheophyta, Magnoliopsida, Asterales, Asteraceae, Stephanomeria GBIF Plantae, Tracheophyta, Magnoliopsida, Asterales, Asteraceae, Stephanomeria GBIF ID: 3141064 NCBI	2
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Plantae, Tracheophyta, Magnoliopsida, Asterales, Asteraceae, Symphyotrichum GBIF Plantae, Tracheophyta, Magnoliopsida, Asterales, Asteraceae, Symphyotrichum GBIF ID: 3151391 NCBI	12
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Plantae, Tracheophyta, Magnoliopsida, Boraginales, Boraginaceae, Echium GBIF Plantae, Tracheophyta, Magnoliopsida, Boraginales, Boraginaceae, Echium GBIF ID: 2925888 NCBI	1
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Plantae, Tracheophyta, Magnoliopsida, Boraginales, Heliotropiaceae, Heliotropium GBIF Plantae, Tracheophyta, Magnoliopsida, Boraginales, Heliotropiaceae, Heliotropium GBIF ID: 2925766 NCBI	3
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Plantae, Tracheophyta, Magnoliopsida, Brassicales, Brassicaceae, Cakile GBIF Plantae, Tracheophyta, Magnoliopsida, Brassicales, Brassicaceae, Cakile GBIF ID: 3048827 NCBI	9
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Plantae, Tracheophyta, Magnoliopsida, Brassicales, Brassicaceae, Lobularia GBIF Plantae, Tracheophyta, Magnoliopsida, Brassicales, Brassicaceae, Lobularia GBIF ID: 3040809 NCBI	5
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Plantae, Tracheophyta, Magnoliopsida, Brassicales, Brassicaceae, Raphanus GBIF Plantae, Tracheophyta, Magnoliopsida, Brassicales, Brassicaceae, Raphanus GBIF ID: 3040962 NCBI	3
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Plantae, Tracheophyta, Magnoliopsida, Brassicales, Brassicaceae, Sinapis GBIF Plantae, Tracheophyta, Magnoliopsida, Brassicales, Brassicaceae, Sinapis GBIF ID: 3047584 NCBI	1
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Plantae, Tracheophyta, Magnoliopsida, Brassicales, Tropaeolaceae, Tropaeolum GBIF Plantae, Tracheophyta, Magnoliopsida, Brassicales, Tropaeolaceae, Tropaeolum GBIF ID: 2889929 NCBI	3
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Plantae, Tracheophyta, Magnoliopsida, Caryophyllales, Aizoaceae, Carpobrotus GBIF Plantae, Tracheophyta, Magnoliopsida, Caryophyllales, Aizoaceae, Carpobrotus GBIF ID: 3084841 NCBI	5
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Plantae, Tracheophyta, Magnoliopsida, Caryophyllales, Aizoaceae, Tetragonia GBIF Plantae, Tracheophyta, Magnoliopsida, Caryophyllales, Aizoaceae, Tetragonia GBIF ID: 3084862 NCBI	4
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Plantae, Tracheophyta, Magnoliopsida, Caryophyllales, Amaranthaceae, Atriplex GBIF Plantae, Tracheophyta, Magnoliopsida, Caryophyllales, Amaranthaceae, Atriplex GBIF ID: 3083650 NCBI	2
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Plantae, Tracheophyta, Magnoliopsida, Caryophyllales, Amaranthaceae, Chenopodiastrum GBIF Plantae, Tracheophyta, Magnoliopsida, Caryophyllales, Amaranthaceae, Chenopodiastrum GBIF ID: 7578202 NCBI	1
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Plantae, Tracheophyta, Magnoliopsida, Caryophyllales, Amaranthaceae, Etriplex GBIF Plantae, Tracheophyta, Magnoliopsida, Caryophyllales, Amaranthaceae, Etriplex GBIF ID: 9387545 NCBI	1
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Plantae, Tracheophyta, Magnoliopsida, Caryophyllales, Nyctaginaceae, Abronia GBIF Plantae, Tracheophyta, Magnoliopsida, Caryophyllales, Nyctaginaceae, Abronia GBIF ID: 3086103 NCBI	15
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Plantae, Tracheophyta, Magnoliopsida, Caryophyllales, Polygonaceae, Eriogonum GBIF Plantae, Tracheophyta, Magnoliopsida, Caryophyllales, Polygonaceae, Eriogonum GBIF ID: 8381158 NCBI	8
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Plantae, Tracheophyta, Magnoliopsida, Caryophyllales, Polygonaceae, Rumex GBIF Plantae, Tracheophyta, Magnoliopsida, Caryophyllales, Polygonaceae, Rumex GBIF ID: 2888942 NCBI	2
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Plantae, Tracheophyta, Magnoliopsida, Cucurbitales, Cucurbitaceae, Marah GBIF Plantae, Tracheophyta, Magnoliopsida, Cucurbitales, Cucurbitaceae, Marah GBIF ID: 2874539 NCBI	2
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Plantae, Tracheophyta, Magnoliopsida, Dipsacales, Caprifoliaceae, Sixalix GBIF Plantae, Tracheophyta, Magnoliopsida, Dipsacales, Caprifoliaceae, Sixalix GBIF ID: 7301005 NCBI	2
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Plantae, Tracheophyta, Magnoliopsida, Ericales, Primulaceae, Lysimachia GBIF Plantae, Tracheophyta, Magnoliopsida, Ericales, Primulaceae, Lysimachia GBIF ID: 3169330 NCBI	3
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Plantae, Tracheophyta, Magnoliopsida, Fabales, Fabaceae, Astragalus GBIF Plantae, Tracheophyta, Magnoliopsida, Fabales, Fabaceae, Astragalus GBIF ID: 2933951 NCBI	10
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Plantae, Tracheophyta, Magnoliopsida, Fabales, Fabaceae, Lupinus GBIF Plantae, Tracheophyta, Magnoliopsida, Fabales, Fabaceae, Lupinus GBIF ID: 2963774 NCBI	9
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Plantae, Tracheophyta, Magnoliopsida, Fabales, Fabaceae, Medicago GBIF Plantae, Tracheophyta, Magnoliopsida, Fabales, Fabaceae, Medicago GBIF ID: 2965200 NCBI	2
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Plantae, Tracheophyta, Magnoliopsida, Fabales, Fabaceae, Vicia GBIF Plantae, Tracheophyta, Magnoliopsida, Fabales, Fabaceae, Vicia GBIF ID: 2974751 NCBI	2
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Plantae, Tracheophyta, Magnoliopsida, Geraniales, Geraniaceae, Geranium GBIF Plantae, Tracheophyta, Magnoliopsida, Geraniales, Geraniaceae, Geranium GBIF ID: 2889949 NCBI	2
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Plantae, Tracheophyta, Magnoliopsida, Lamiales, Orobanchaceae, Aphyllon GBIF Plantae, Tracheophyta, Magnoliopsida, Lamiales, Orobanchaceae, Aphyllon GBIF ID: 7332985 NCBI	3
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Plantae, Tracheophyta, Magnoliopsida, Lamiales, Orobanchaceae, Bellardia GBIF Plantae, Tracheophyta, Magnoliopsida, Lamiales, Orobanchaceae, Bellardia GBIF ID: 3171811 NCBI	5
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Plantae, Tracheophyta, Magnoliopsida, Lamiales, Orobanchaceae, Castilleja GBIF Plantae, Tracheophyta, Magnoliopsida, Lamiales, Orobanchaceae, Castilleja GBIF ID: 3170565 NCBI	3
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Plantae, Tracheophyta, Magnoliopsida, Lamiales, Phrymaceae, Diplacus GBIF Plantae, Tracheophyta, Magnoliopsida, Lamiales, Phrymaceae, Diplacus GBIF ID: 3170825 NCBI	10
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Plantae, Tracheophyta, Magnoliopsida, Lamiales, Plantaginaceae, Plantago GBIF Plantae, Tracheophyta, Magnoliopsida, Lamiales, Plantaginaceae, Plantago GBIF ID: 3189695 NCBI	5
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Plantae, Tracheophyta, Magnoliopsida, Lamiales, Scrophulariaceae, Myoporum GBIF Plantae, Tracheophyta, Magnoliopsida, Lamiales, Scrophulariaceae, Myoporum GBIF ID: 3172650 NCBI	2
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Plantae, Tracheophyta, Magnoliopsida, Lamiales, Scrophulariaceae, Scrophularia GBIF Plantae, Tracheophyta, Magnoliopsida, Lamiales, Scrophulariaceae, Scrophularia GBIF ID: 3170861 NCBI	4
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Plantae, Tracheophyta, Magnoliopsida, Malvales, Malvaceae, Sidalcea GBIF Plantae, Tracheophyta, Magnoliopsida, Malvales, Malvaceae, Sidalcea GBIF ID: 3152711 NCBI	1
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Plantae, Tracheophyta, Magnoliopsida, Myrtales, Lythraceae, Lythrum GBIF Plantae, Tracheophyta, Magnoliopsida, Myrtales, Lythraceae, Lythrum GBIF ID: 3188731 NCBI	1
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Plantae, Tracheophyta, Magnoliopsida, Myrtales, Onagraceae, Camissonia GBIF Plantae, Tracheophyta, Magnoliopsida, Myrtales, Onagraceae, Camissonia GBIF ID: 3188931 NCBI	1
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Plantae, Tracheophyta, Magnoliopsida, Oxalidales, Oxalidaceae, Oxalis GBIF Plantae, Tracheophyta, Magnoliopsida, Oxalidales, Oxalidaceae, Oxalis GBIF ID: 2891642 NCBI	3
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Plantae, Tracheophyta, Magnoliopsida, Poales, Poaceae, Avena GBIF Plantae, Tracheophyta, Liliopsida, Poales, Poaceae, Avena GBIF ID: 2705282 NCBI	1
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Plantae, Tracheophyta, Magnoliopsida, Poales, Poaceae, Cortaderia GBIF Plantae, Tracheophyta, Liliopsida, Poales, Poaceae, Cortaderia GBIF ID: 2704519 NCBI	3