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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, Trochida, Calliostomatidae, Calliostoma, Calliostoma canaliculatum GBIF Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Trochida, Calliostomatidae, Calliostoma, Calliostoma canaliculatum GBIF ID: 2293346 NCBI	72
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Trochida, Calliostomatidae, Calliostoma, Calliostoma gloriosum GBIF Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Trochida, Calliostomatidae, Calliostoma, Calliostoma gloriosum GBIF ID: 2293302 NCBI	20
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Trochida, Calliostomatidae, Calliostoma, Calliostoma ligatum GBIF Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Trochida, Calliostomatidae, Calliostoma, Calliostoma ligatum GBIF ID: 2293319 NCBI	87
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Trochida, Calliostomatidae, Calliostoma, Calliostoma tricolor GBIF Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Trochida, Calliostomatidae, Calliostoma, Calliostoma tricolor GBIF ID: 2293351 NCBI	8
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Trochida, Colloniidae, Homalopoma, Homalopoma luridum GBIF Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Trochida, Colloniidae, Homalopoma, Homalopoma luridum GBIF ID: 2293240 NCBI	8
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Trochida, Margaritidae, Margarites, Margarites pupillus GBIF Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Trochida, Margaritidae, Margarites, Margarites pupillus GBIF ID: 5190256 NCBI	8
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Trochida, Tegulidae, Chlorostoma, Chlorostoma brunnea GBIF Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Trochida, Tegulidae, Tegula, Tegula brunnea GBIF ID: 2292836 NCBI	72
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Trochida, Tegulidae, Chlorostoma, Chlorostoma funebralis GBIF Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Trochida, Tegulidae, Tegula, Tegula funebralis GBIF ID: 2292844 NCBI Eukaryota, Metazoa, Mollusca, Gastropoda, --, Tegulidae, Chlorostoma, Chlorostoma funebralis NCBI ID: 80350, CALeDNA page	83
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Trochida, Tegulidae, Chlorostoma, Chlorostoma montereyi GBIF Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Trochida, Tegulidae, Tegula, Tegula montereyi GBIF ID: 2292828 NCBI	3
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Trochida, Tegulidae, Norrisia, Norrisia norrisii GBIF Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Trochida, Tegulidae, Norrisia, Norrisia norrisii GBIF ID: 6514676 NCBI	1
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Trochida, Tegulidae, Tegula, Tegula pulligo GBIF Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Trochida, Tegulidae, Tegula, Tegula pulligo GBIF ID: 2292829 NCBI	8
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Trochida, Turbinidae, Pomaulax, Pomaulax gibberosus GBIF Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Trochida, Turbinidae, Pomaulax, Pomaulax gibberosus GBIF ID: 6514733 NCBI	7
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Acmaeidae, Acmaea, Acmaea mitra GBIF Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, --, Acmaeidae, Acmaea, Acmaea mitra GBIF ID: 5191406 NCBI	20
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Acmaeidae, Discurria, Discurria insessa GBIF Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, --, Lottiidae, Discurria, Discurria insessa GBIF ID: 6521224 NCBI	9
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Batillariidae, Batillaria, Batillaria cumingii GBIF Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, --, Batillariidae, Batillaria, Batillaria cumingii GBIF ID: 6497271 NCBI	3
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Cerithiidae, Neostylidium, Neostylidium eschrichtii GBIF Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, --, Cerithiidae, Neostylidium, Neostylidium eschrichtii GBIF ID: 7741605 NCBI	21
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Epitoniidae, Epitonium, Epitonium indianorum GBIF Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, --, Epitoniidae, Epitonium, Epitonium indianorum GBIF ID: 2300616 NCBI	6
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Epitoniidae, Epitonium, Epitonium tinctum GBIF Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, --, Epitoniidae, Epitonium, Epitonium tinctum GBIF ID: 2300552 NCBI	26
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Epitoniidae, Opalia, Opalia funiculata GBIF Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, --, Epitoniidae, Opalia, Opalia funiculata GBIF ID: 5192512 NCBI	1
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Epitoniidae, Opalia, Opalia montereyensis GBIF Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, --, Epitoniidae, Opalia, Opalia montereyensis GBIF ID: 5192517 NCBI	1
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Epitoniidae, Opalia, Opalia wroblewskyi GBIF Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, --, Epitoniidae, Opalia, Opalia wroblewskyi GBIF ID: 6494875 NCBI	33
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Lottiidae, Lottia, Lottia asmi GBIF Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, --, Lottiidae, Lottia, Lottia asmi GBIF ID: 2297850 NCBI	3
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Lottiidae, Lottia, Lottia austrodigitalis GBIF Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, --, Lottiidae, Lottia, Lottia austrodigitalis GBIF ID: 5857879 NCBI	1
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Lottiidae, Lottia, Lottia digitalis GBIF Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, --, Lottiidae, Lottia, Lottia digitalis GBIF ID: 2297858 NCBI	4
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Lottiidae, Lottia, Lottia gigantea GBIF Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, --, Lottiidae, Lottia, Lottia gigantea GBIF ID: 2297856 NCBI	39
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Lottiidae, Lottia, Lottia instabilis GBIF Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, --, Lottiidae, Lottia, Lottia instabilis GBIF ID: 2297847 NCBI	1
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Lottiidae, Lottia, Lottia limatula GBIF Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, --, Lottiidae, Lottia, Lottia limatula GBIF ID: 2297853 NCBI	10
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Lottiidae, Lottia, Lottia pelta GBIF Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, --, Lottiidae, Lottia, Lottia pelta GBIF ID: 2297854 NCBI	3
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Lottiidae, Lottia, Lottia scabra GBIF Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, --, Lottiidae, Lottia, Lottia scabra GBIF ID: 2297849 NCBI	49
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Lottiidae, Lottia, Lottia scutum GBIF Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, --, Lottiidae, Lottia, Lottia scutum GBIF ID: 5857884 NCBI	6
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Lottiidae, Tectura, Tectura paleacea GBIF Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, --, Lottiidae, Tectura, Tectura paleacea GBIF ID: 5191386 NCBI	3
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Mollusca, Polyplacophora, Chitonida, Callistoplacidae, Callistochiton, Callistochiton palmulatus GBIF Animalia, Mollusca, Polyplacophora, Chitonida, Callistoplacidae, Callistochiton, Callistochiton palmulatus GBIF ID: 2306496 NCBI	1
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Mollusca, Polyplacophora, Chitonida, Ischnochitonidae, Lepidozona, Lepidozona cooperi GBIF Animalia, Mollusca, Polyplacophora, Chitonida, Ischnochitonidae, Lepidozona, Lepidozona cooperi GBIF ID: 5193844 NCBI	51
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Mollusca, Polyplacophora, Chitonida, Ischnochitonidae, Lepidozona, Lepidozona mertensii GBIF Animalia, Mollusca, Polyplacophora, Chitonida, Ischnochitonidae, Lepidozona, Lepidozona mertensii GBIF ID: 5193890 NCBI Eukaryota, Metazoa, Mollusca, Polyplacophora, Neoloricata, Ischnochitonidae, Lepidozona, Lepidozona mertensii NCBI ID: 256066, CALeDNA page	20
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Mollusca, Polyplacophora, Chitonida, Ischnochitonidae, Stenoplax, Stenoplax heathiana GBIF Animalia, Mollusca, Polyplacophora, Chitonida, Ischnochitonidae, Stenoplax, Stenoplax heathiana GBIF ID: 2306745 NCBI	3
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Mollusca, Polyplacophora, Chitonida, Lepidochitonidae, Cyanoplax, Cyanoplax berryana GBIF Animalia, Mollusca, Polyplacophora, Chitonida, Lepidochitonidae, Cyanoplax, Cyanoplax berryana GBIF ID: 4370108 NCBI	2
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Mollusca, Polyplacophora, Chitonida, Lepidochitonidae, Cyanoplax, Cyanoplax dentiens GBIF Animalia, Mollusca, Polyplacophora, Chitonida, Lepidochitonidae, Cyanoplax, Cyanoplax dentiens GBIF ID: 4305107 NCBI Eukaryota, Metazoa, Mollusca, Polyplacophora, Neoloricata, Lepidochitonidae, Cyanoplax, Cyanoplax dentiens NCBI ID: 413415, CALeDNA page	4
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Mollusca, Polyplacophora, Chitonida, Lepidochitonidae, Nuttallina, Nuttallina californica GBIF Animalia, Mollusca, Polyplacophora, Chitonida, Lepidochitonidae, Nuttallina, Nuttallina californica GBIF ID: 5193837 NCBI	17
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Mollusca, Polyplacophora, Chitonida, Mopaliidae, Cryptochiton, Cryptochiton stelleri GBIF Animalia, Mollusca, Polyplacophora, Chitonida, Mopaliidae, Cryptochiton, Cryptochiton stelleri GBIF ID: 5193725 NCBI	88
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Mollusca, Polyplacophora, Chitonida, Mopaliidae, Dendrochiton, Dendrochiton flectens GBIF Animalia, Mollusca, Polyplacophora, Chitonida, Mopaliidae, Dendrochiton, Dendrochiton flectens GBIF ID: 2306440 NCBI	5
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Mollusca, Polyplacophora, Chitonida, Mopaliidae, Katharina, Katharina tunicata GBIF Animalia, Mollusca, Polyplacophora, Chitonida, Mopaliidae, Katharina, Katharina tunicata GBIF ID: 2306019 NCBI Eukaryota, Metazoa, Mollusca, Polyplacophora, Neoloricata, Mopaliidae, Katharina, Katharina tunicata NCBI ID: 34587, CALeDNA page	1
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Mollusca, Polyplacophora, Chitonida, Mopaliidae, Mopalia, Mopalia ciliata GBIF Animalia, Mollusca, Polyplacophora, Chitonida, Mopaliidae, Mopalia, Mopalia ciliata GBIF ID: 2306053 NCBI	4
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Mollusca, Polyplacophora, Chitonida, Mopaliidae, Mopalia, Mopalia hindsii GBIF Animalia, Mollusca, Polyplacophora, Chitonida, Mopaliidae, Mopalia, Mopalia hindsii GBIF ID: 2306055 NCBI	7
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Mollusca, Polyplacophora, Chitonida, Mopaliidae, Mopalia, Mopalia kennerleyi GBIF Animalia, Mollusca, Polyplacophora, Chitonida, Mopaliidae, Mopalia, Mopalia kennerleyi GBIF ID: 4370063 NCBI	1
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Mollusca, Polyplacophora, Chitonida, Mopaliidae, Mopalia, Mopalia lignosa GBIF Animalia, Mollusca, Polyplacophora, Chitonida, Mopaliidae, Mopalia, Mopalia lignosa GBIF ID: 2306069 NCBI	33
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Mollusca, Polyplacophora, Chitonida, Mopaliidae, Mopalia, Mopalia muscosa GBIF Animalia, Mollusca, Polyplacophora, Chitonida, Mopaliidae, Mopalia, Mopalia muscosa GBIF ID: 2306057 NCBI Eukaryota, Metazoa, Mollusca, Polyplacophora, Neoloricata, Mopaliidae, Mopalia, Mopalia muscosa NCBI ID: 256104, CALeDNA page	32
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Mollusca, Polyplacophora, Chitonida, Mopaliidae, Mopalia, Mopalia spectabilis GBIF Animalia, Mollusca, Polyplacophora, Chitonida, Mopaliidae, Mopalia, Mopalia spectabilis GBIF ID: 2306059 NCBI	1
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Mollusca, Polyplacophora, Chitonida, Tonicellidae, Tonicella, Tonicella lineata GBIF Animalia, Mollusca, Polyplacophora, Chitonida, Tonicellidae, Tonicella, Tonicella lineata GBIF ID: 2306813 NCBI	112
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Mollusca, Polyplacophora, Chitonida, Tonicellidae, Tonicella, Tonicella lokii GBIF Animalia, Mollusca, Polyplacophora, Chitonida, Tonicellidae, Tonicella, Tonicella lokii GBIF ID: 2306810 NCBI	15
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Nemertea, Anopla, Heteronemertea, Lineidae, Micrura, Micrura verrilli GBIF Animalia, Nemertea, Anopla, --, Lineidae, Micrura, Micrura verrilli GBIF ID: 5234260 NCBI	2