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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, Nemertea, Enopla, Monostilifera, Amphiporidae, Amphiporus, Amphiporus bimaculatus GBIF Animalia, Nemertea, Enopla, Monostilifera, Amphiporidae, Amphiporus, Amphiporus bimaculatus GBIF ID: 2507170 NCBI	1
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Nemertea, Enopla, Monostilifera, Emplectonematidae, Paranemertes, Paranemertes peregrina GBIF Animalia, Nemertea, Enopla, Monostilifera, Emplectonematidae, Paranemertes, Paranemertes peregrina GBIF ID: 2507030 NCBI	3
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Nemertea, Paleonemertea, Tubulanidae, Tubulanus, Tubulanus sexlineatus GBIF Animalia, Nemertea, Palaeonemertea, --, Tubulanidae, Tubulanus, Tubulanus sexlineatus GBIF ID: 2508093 NCBI	8
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Phoronida, Phoronidae, Phoronis, Phoronis ijimai GBIF Animalia, Phoronida, --, --, Phoronidae, Phoronis, Phoronis ijimai GBIF ID: 5186402 NCBI	5
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Phoronida, Phoronidae, Phoronopsis, Phoronopsis harmeri GBIF Animalia, Phoronida, --, --, Phoronidae, Phoronopsis, Phoronopsis harmeri GBIF ID: 2269650 NCBI Eukaryota, Metazoa, Brachiopoda, --, --, --, Phoronopsis, Phoronopsis harmeri NCBI ID: 490051, CALeDNA page	1
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Platyhelminthes, Polycladidea, Polycladida, Callioplanidae, Kaburakia, Kaburakia excelsa GBIF Animalia, Platyhelminthes, Rhabditophora, Polycladida, Callioplanidae, Kaburakia, Kaburakia excelsa GBIF ID: 2503272 NCBI	2
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Platyhelminthes, Polycladidea, Polycladida, Notoplanidae, Notocomplana, Notocomplana acticola GBIF Animalia, Platyhelminthes, Rhabditophora, Polycladida, Notoplanidae, Notocomplana, Notocomplana acticola GBIF ID: 6479628 NCBI	3
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Platyhelminthes, Polycladidea, Polycladida, Pseudocerotidae, Pseudoceros, Pseudoceros canadensis GBIF Animalia, Platyhelminthes, Rhabditophora, Polycladida, Pseudocerotidae, Pseudoceros, Pseudoceros canadensis GBIF ID: 5233403 NCBI	10
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Platyhelminthes, Polycladidea, Polycladida, Pseudocerotidae, Pseudoceros, Pseudoceros luteus GBIF Animalia, Platyhelminthes, Rhabditophora, Polycladida, Pseudocerotidae, Pseudoceros, Pseudoceros luteus GBIF ID: 5233404 NCBI	2
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Platyhelminthes, Polycladidea, Polycladida, Stylochidae, Stylochus, Stylochus californicus GBIF Animalia, Platyhelminthes, Rhabditophora, Polycladida, Stylochidae, Stylochus, Stylochus californicus GBIF ID: 2503281 NCBI	6
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Porifera, Calcarea, Leucosolenida, Amphoriscidae, Leucilla, Leucilla nuttingi GBIF Animalia, Porifera, Calcarea, Leucosolenida, Amphoriscidae, Leucilla, Leucilla nuttingi GBIF ID: 2237937 NCBI	3
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Porifera, Demospongiae, Dendroceratida, Darwinellidae, Aplysilla, Aplysilla glacialis GBIF Animalia, Porifera, Demospongiae, Dendroceratida, Darwinellidae, Aplysilla, Aplysilla glacialis GBIF ID: 2248682 NCBI	5
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Porifera, Demospongiae, Hadromerida, Clionaidae, Cliona, Cliona celata GBIF Animalia, Porifera, Demospongiae, Clionaida, Clionaidae, Cliona, Cliona celata GBIF ID: 5183631 NCBI	2
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Porifera, Demospongiae, Halichondrida, Halichondriidae, Halichondria, Halichondria panicea GBIF Animalia, Porifera, Demospongiae, Suberitida, Halichondriidae, Halichondria, Halichondria panicea GBIF ID: 2249942 NCBI	2
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Porifera, Demospongiae, Haplosclerida, Chalinidae, Haliclona, Haliclona cinerea GBIF Animalia, Porifera, Demospongiae, Haplosclerida, Chalinidae, Haliclona, Haliclona cinerea GBIF ID: 5182166 NCBI	10
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Sipuncula, Phascolosomatidea, Phascolosomatiformes, Phascolosomatidae, Phascolosoma, Phascolosoma agassizii GBIF Animalia, Sipuncula, Phascolosomatidea, Phascolosomatiformes, Phascolosomatidae, Phascolosoma, Phascolosoma agassizii GBIF ID: 2510114 NCBI	14
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Chromista, Ochrophyta, Phaeophyceae, Desmarestiales, Desmarestiaceae, Desmarestia, Desmarestia ligulata GBIF Chromista, Ochrophyta, Phaeophyceae, Desmarestiales, Desmarestiaceae, Desmarestia, Desmarestia ligulata GBIF ID: 5423338 NCBI	8
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Chromista, Ochrophyta, Phaeophyceae, Ectocarpales, Chordariaceae, Analipus, Analipus japonicus GBIF Chromista, Ochrophyta, Phaeophyceae, Ectocarpales, Chordariaceae, Analipus, Analipus japonicus GBIF ID: 3197904 NCBI	5
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Chromista, Ochrophyta, Phaeophyceae, Ectocarpales, Chordariaceae, Cylindrocarpus, Cylindrocarpus rugosum GBIF Chromista, Ochrophyta, Phaeophyceae, Ectocarpales, Chordariaceae, Cylindrocarpus, Cylindrocarpus rugosum GBIF ID: 3198957 Chromista, Ochrophyta, Phaeophyceae, Ectocarpales, Chordariaceae, Cylindrocarpus, Cylindrocarpus rugosum GBIF ID: 3199156 NCBI	3
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Chromista, Ochrophyta, Phaeophyceae, Ectocarpales, Chordariaceae, Haplogloia, Haplogloia andersonii GBIF Chromista, Ochrophyta, Phaeophyceae, Ectocarpales, Chordariaceae, Haplogloia, Haplogloia andersonii GBIF ID: 3198035 NCBI	3
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Chromista, Ochrophyta, Phaeophyceae, Ectocarpales, Chordariaceae, Leathesia, Leathesia marina GBIF Chromista, Ochrophyta, Phaeophyceae, Ectocarpales, Chordariaceae, Leathesia, Leathesia marina GBIF ID: 7627628 NCBI Eukaryota, --, Phaeophyceae, --, Ectocarpales, Chordariaceae, Leathesia, Leathesia marina NCBI ID: 1053873, CALeDNA page	3
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Chromista, Ochrophyta, Phaeophyceae, Ectocarpales, Scytosiphonaceae, Colpomenia, Colpomenia bullosa GBIF Chromista, Ochrophyta, Phaeophyceae, Scytosiphonales, Scytosiphonaceae, Colpomenia, Colpomenia bullosa GBIF ID: 8405223 NCBI Eukaryota, --, Phaeophyceae, --, Ectocarpales, Scytosiphonaceae, Colpomenia, Colpomenia bullosa NCBI ID: 74371, CALeDNA page	3
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Chromista, Ochrophyta, Phaeophyceae, Ectocarpales, Scytosiphonaceae, Scytosiphon, Scytosiphon dotyi GBIF Chromista, Ochrophyta, Phaeophyceae, Scytosiphonales, Scytosiphonaceae, Scytosiphon, Scytosiphon dotyi GBIF ID: 5422829 NCBI	1
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Chromista, Ochrophyta, Phaeophyceae, Ectocarpales, Scytosiphonaceae, Scytosiphon, Scytosiphon lomentaria GBIF Chromista, Ochrophyta, Phaeophyceae, Scytosiphonales, Scytosiphonaceae, Scytosiphon, Scytosiphon lomentaria GBIF ID: 5422803 NCBI Eukaryota, --, Phaeophyceae, --, Ectocarpales, Scytosiphonaceae, Scytosiphon, Scytosiphon lomentaria NCBI ID: 27967, CALeDNA page	2
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Chromista, Ochrophyta, Phaeophyceae, Fucales, Fucaceae, Fucus, Fucus distichus GBIF Chromista, Ochrophyta, Phaeophyceae, Fucales, Fucaceae, Fucus, Fucus distichus GBIF ID: 3196454 NCBI Eukaryota, --, Phaeophyceae, --, Fucales, Fucaceae, Fucus, Fucus distichus NCBI ID: 3012, CALeDNA page	2
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Chromista, Ochrophyta, Phaeophyceae, Fucales, Fucaceae, Pelvetiopsis, Pelvetiopsis limitata GBIF Chromista, Ochrophyta, Phaeophyceae, Fucales, Fucaceae, Pelvetiopsis, Pelvetiopsis limitata GBIF ID: 3196509 NCBI	7
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Chromista, Ochrophyta, Phaeophyceae, Fucales, Sargassaceae, Sargassum, Sargassum muticum GBIF Chromista, Ochrophyta, Phaeophyceae, Fucales, Sargassaceae, Sargassum, Sargassum muticum GBIF ID: 3197314 NCBI	3
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Chromista, Ochrophyta, Phaeophyceae, Laminariales, Alariaceae, Alaria, Alaria marginata GBIF Chromista, Ochrophyta, Phaeophyceae, Laminariales, Alariaceae, Alaria, Alaria marginata GBIF ID: 5422588 NCBI	1
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Chromista, Ochrophyta, Phaeophyceae, Laminariales, Alariaceae, Pterygophora, Pterygophora californica GBIF Chromista, Ochrophyta, Phaeophyceae, Laminariales, Alariaceae, Pterygophora, Pterygophora californica GBIF ID: 3196092 NCBI	12
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Chromista, Ochrophyta, Phaeophyceae, Laminariales, Costariaceae, Costaria, Costaria costata GBIF Chromista, Ochrophyta, Phaeophyceae, Laminariales, Costariaceae, Costaria, Costaria costata GBIF ID: 8130639 NCBI	34
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Chromista, Ochrophyta, Phaeophyceae, Laminariales, Costariaceae, Dictyoneurum, Dictyoneurum californicum GBIF Chromista, Ochrophyta, Phaeophyceae, Laminariales, Costariaceae, Dictyoneurum, Dictyoneurum californicum GBIF ID: 3195807 NCBI	1
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Chromista, Ochrophyta, Phaeophyceae, Laminariales, Laminariaceae, Laminaria, Laminaria setchellii GBIF Chromista, Ochrophyta, Phaeophyceae, Laminariales, Laminariaceae, Laminaria, Laminaria setchellii GBIF ID: 5422451 NCBI	7
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Chromista, Ochrophyta, Phaeophyceae, Laminariales, Laminariaceae, Laminaria, Laminaria sinclairii GBIF Chromista, Ochrophyta, Phaeophyceae, Laminariales, Laminariaceae, Laminaria, Laminaria sinclairii GBIF ID: 7812368 NCBI	7
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Chromista, Ochrophyta, Phaeophyceae, Laminariales, Laminariaceae, Macrocystis, Macrocystis pyrifera GBIF Chromista, Ochrophyta, Phaeophyceae, Laminariales, Laminariaceae, Macrocystis, Macrocystis pyrifera GBIF ID: 5422328 NCBI Eukaryota, --, Phaeophyceae, --, Laminariales, Laminariaceae, Macrocystis, Macrocystis pyrifera NCBI ID: 35122, CALeDNA page	21
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Chromista, Ochrophyta, Phaeophyceae, Laminariales, Laminariaceae, Nereocystis, Nereocystis luetkeanus GBIF Chromista, Ochrophyta, Phaeophyceae, Laminariales, Laminariaceae, Nereocystis, Nereocystis luetkeanus GBIF ID: 4267628 NCBI	41
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Chromista, Ochrophyta, Phaeophyceae, Laminariales, Laminariaceae, Postelsia, Postelsia palmaeformis GBIF Chromista, Ochrophyta, Phaeophyceae, Laminariales, Laminariaceae, Postelsia, Postelsia palmaeformis GBIF ID: 3195818 NCBI	44
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Chromista, Ochrophyta, Phaeophyceae, Laminariales, Lessoniaceae, Egregia, Egregia menziesii GBIF Chromista, Ochrophyta, Phaeophyceae, Laminariales, Lessoniaceae, Egregia, Egregia menziesii GBIF ID: 3196088 NCBI	84
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Fungi, Ascomycota, Lecanoromycetes, Lecanorales, Parmeliaceae, Hypogymnia, Hypogymnia heterophylla GBIF Fungi, Ascomycota, Lecanoromycetes, Lecanorales, Parmeliaceae, Hypogymnia, Hypogymnia heterophylla GBIF ID: 2606510 NCBI	1
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Fungi, Ascomycota, Lecanoromycetes, Lecanorales, Ramalinaceae, Niebla, Niebla cephalota GBIF Fungi, Ascomycota, Lecanoromycetes, Lecanorales, Ramalinaceae, Niebla, Niebla cephalota GBIF ID: 2608077 NCBI	1
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Fungi, Ascomycota, Lecanoromycetes, Lecanorales, Ramalinaceae, Ramalina, Ramalina farinacea GBIF Fungi, Ascomycota, Lecanoromycetes, Lecanorales, Ramalinaceae, Ramalina, Ramalina farinacea GBIF ID: 2608167 NCBI	1
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Fungi, Ascomycota, Lecanoromycetes, Lecanorales, Ramalinaceae, Ramalina, Ramalina leptocarpha GBIF Fungi, Ascomycota, Lecanoromycetes, Lecanorales, Ramalinaceae, Ramalina, Ramalina leptocarpha GBIF ID: 2608148 NCBI	1
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Fungi, Ascomycota, Lecanoromycetes, Lecanorales, Ramalinaceae, Ramalina, Ramalina menziesii GBIF Fungi, Ascomycota, Lecanoromycetes, Lecanorales, Ramalinaceae, Ramalina, Ramalina menziesii GBIF ID: 2608124 NCBI	6
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Fungi, Ascomycota, Lecanoromycetes, Peltigerales, Lobariaceae, Sticta, Sticta limbata GBIF Fungi, Ascomycota, Lecanoromycetes, Peltigerales, Lobariaceae, Sticta, Sticta limbata GBIF ID: 5260683 NCBI	3
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Fungi, Basidiomycota, Agaricomycetes, Agaricales, Agaricaceae, Agaricus, Agaricus pattersonae GBIF Fungi, Basidiomycota, Agaricomycetes, Agaricales, Agaricaceae, Agaricus, Agaricus pattersonae GBIF ID: 5457318 NCBI	1
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Plantae, Chlorophyta, Ulvophyceae, Bryopsidales, Bryopsidaceae, Bryopsis, Bryopsis corticulans GBIF Plantae, Chlorophyta, Ulvophyceae, Bryopsidales, Bryopsidaceae, Bryopsis, Bryopsis corticulans GBIF ID: 5271984 NCBI	1
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Plantae, Chlorophyta, Ulvophyceae, Bryopsidales, Codiaceae, Codium, Codium setchellii GBIF Plantae, Chlorophyta, Ulvophyceae, Bryopsidales, Codiaceae, Codium, Codium setchellii GBIF ID: 5272164 NCBI	3
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Plantae, Chlorophyta, Ulvophyceae, Cladophorales, Cladophoraceae, Cladophora, Cladophora columbiana GBIF Plantae, Chlorophyta, Ulvophyceae, Cladophorales, Cladophoraceae, Cladophora, Cladophora columbiana GBIF ID: 5272395 NCBI	18
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Plantae, Chlorophyta, Ulvophyceae, Cladophorales, Cladophoraceae, Cladophora, Cladophora microcladioides GBIF Plantae, Chlorophyta, Ulvophyceae, Cladophorales, Cladophoraceae, Cladophora, Cladophora microcladioides GBIF ID: 5272940 NCBI	1
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Plantae, Chlorophyta, Ulvophyceae, Ulotrichales, Ulotrichaceae, Acrosiphonia, Acrosiphonia coalita GBIF Plantae, Chlorophyta, Ulvophyceae, Ulotrichales, Ulotrichaceae, Acrosiphonia, Acrosiphonia coalita GBIF ID: 2645301 NCBI	6
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Plantae, Chlorophyta, Ulvophyceae, Ulotrichales, Ulotrichaceae, Spongomorpha, Spongomorpha coalita GBIF Plantae, Chlorophyta, Ulvophyceae, Ulotrichales, Ulotrichaceae, Spongomorpha, Spongomorpha coalita GBIF ID: 2645389 NCBI	1