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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, Plantae, Chlorophyta, Ulvophyceae, Ulvales, Ulvaceae, Ulva, Ulva lactuca GBIF Plantae, Chlorophyta, Ulvophyceae, Ulvales, Ulvaceae, Ulva, Ulva lactuca GBIF ID: 5273309 NCBI	11
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Plantae, Rhodophyta, Compsopogonophyceae, Erythropeltidales, Erythrotrichiaceae, Smithora, Smithora naiadum GBIF Plantae, Rhodophyta, Compsopogonophyceae, Erythropeltidales, Erythrotrichiaceae, Smithora, Smithora naiadum GBIF ID: 2653831 NCBI Eukaryota, --, --, Compsopogonophyceae, Erythropeltidales, Erythropeltidaceae, Smithora, Smithora naiadum NCBI ID: 82561, CALeDNA page	15
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Plantae, Rhodophyta, Florideophyceae, Ceramiales, Callithamniaceae, Callithamnion, Callithamnion pikeanum GBIF Plantae, Rhodophyta, Florideophyceae, Ceramiales, Callithamniaceae, Callithamnion, Callithamnion pikeanum GBIF ID: 2658611 NCBI Eukaryota, --, --, Florideophyceae, Ceramiales, Ceramiaceae, Callithamnion, Callithamnion pikeanum NCBI ID: 189623, CALeDNA page	6
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Plantae, Rhodophyta, Florideophyceae, Ceramiales, Ceramiaceae, Microcladia, Microcladia borealis GBIF Plantae, Rhodophyta, Florideophyceae, Ceramiales, Ceramiaceae, Microcladia, Microcladia borealis GBIF ID: 5276727 NCBI	9
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Plantae, Rhodophyta, Florideophyceae, Ceramiales, Ceramiaceae, Microcladia, Microcladia coulteri GBIF Plantae, Rhodophyta, Florideophyceae, Ceramiales, Ceramiaceae, Microcladia, Microcladia coulteri GBIF ID: 5276729 NCBI	12
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Plantae, Rhodophyta, Florideophyceae, Ceramiales, Delesseriaceae, Cryptopleura, Cryptopleura lobulifera GBIF Plantae, Rhodophyta, Florideophyceae, Ceramiales, Delesseriaceae, Cryptopleura, Cryptopleura lobulifera GBIF ID: 5278337 NCBI	1
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Plantae, Rhodophyta, Florideophyceae, Ceramiales, Delesseriaceae, Cryptopleura, Cryptopleura ruprechtiana GBIF Plantae, Rhodophyta, Florideophyceae, Ceramiales, Delesseriaceae, Cryptopleura, Cryptopleura ruprechtiana GBIF ID: 5278325 NCBI Eukaryota, --, --, Florideophyceae, Ceramiales, Delesseriaceae, Cryptopleura, Cryptopleura ruprechtiana NCBI ID: 131095, CALeDNA page	8
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Plantae, Rhodophyta, Florideophyceae, Ceramiales, Delesseriaceae, Cryptopleura, Cryptopleura violacea GBIF Plantae, Rhodophyta, Florideophyceae, Ceramiales, Delesseriaceae, Cryptopleura, Cryptopleura violacea GBIF ID: 5278347 NCBI	3
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Plantae, Rhodophyta, Florideophyceae, Ceramiales, Delesseriaceae, Hymenena, Hymenena flabelligera GBIF Plantae, Rhodophyta, Florideophyceae, Ceramiales, Delesseriaceae, Hymenena, Hymenena flabelligera GBIF ID: 2661409 NCBI	3
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Plantae, Rhodophyta, Florideophyceae, Ceramiales, Rhodomelaceae, Laurencia, Laurencia spectabilis GBIF Plantae, Rhodophyta, Florideophyceae, Ceramiales, Rhodomelaceae, Laurencia, Laurencia spectabilis GBIF ID: 2659419 NCBI	3
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Plantae, Rhodophyta, Florideophyceae, Ceramiales, Rhodomelaceae, Neorhodomela, Neorhodomela larix GBIF Plantae, Rhodophyta, Florideophyceae, Ceramiales, Rhodomelaceae, Neorhodomela, Neorhodomela larix GBIF ID: 2659770 NCBI Eukaryota, --, --, Florideophyceae, Ceramiales, Rhodomelaceae, Neorhodomela, Neorhodomela larix NCBI ID: 159598, CALeDNA page	25
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Plantae, Rhodophyta, Florideophyceae, Ceramiales, Rhodomelaceae, Polysiphonia, Polysiphonia californica GBIF Plantae, Rhodophyta, Florideophyceae, Ceramiales, Rhodomelaceae, Polysiphonia, Polysiphonia californica GBIF ID: 5277839 NCBI	1
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Plantae, Rhodophyta, Florideophyceae, Ceramiales, Wrangeliaceae, Neoptilota, Neoptilota densa GBIF Plantae, Rhodophyta, Florideophyceae, Ceramiales, Wrangeliaceae, Neoptilota, Neoptilota densa GBIF ID: 2658322 NCBI	13
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Plantae, Rhodophyta, Florideophyceae, Corallinales, Corallinaceae, Corallina, Corallina vancouveriensis GBIF Plantae, Rhodophyta, Florideophyceae, Corallinales, Corallinaceae, Corallina, Corallina vancouveriensis GBIF ID: 5710457 NCBI Eukaryota, --, --, Florideophyceae, Corallinales, Corallinaceae, Corallina, Corallina vancouveriensis NCBI ID: 1086050, CALeDNA page	3
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Plantae, Rhodophyta, Florideophyceae, Corallinales, Hapalidiaceae, Melobesia, Melobesia mediocris GBIF Plantae, Rhodophyta, Florideophyceae, Corallinales, Hapalidiaceae, Melobesia, Melobesia mediocris GBIF ID: 2654454 NCBI	5
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Plantae, Rhodophyta, Florideophyceae, Gigartinales, Dumontiaceae, Pikea, Pikea californica GBIF Plantae, Rhodophyta, Florideophyceae, Gigartinales, Dumontiaceae, Pikea, Pikea californica GBIF ID: 5279303 NCBI	1
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Plantae, Rhodophyta, Florideophyceae, Gigartinales, Endocladiaceae, Endocladia, Endocladia muricata GBIF Plantae, Rhodophyta, Florideophyceae, Gigartinales, Endocladiaceae, Endocladia, Endocladia muricata GBIF ID: 2667610 NCBI Eukaryota, --, --, Florideophyceae, Gigartinales, Endocladiaceae, Endocladia, Endocladia muricata NCBI ID: 31421, CALeDNA page	14
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Plantae, Rhodophyta, Florideophyceae, Gigartinales, Gigartinaceae, Chondracanthus, Chondracanthus corymbiferus GBIF Plantae, --, --, --, --, --, Chondracanthus corymbiferus GBIF ID: 5279167 NCBI	3
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Plantae, Rhodophyta, Florideophyceae, Gigartinales, Gigartinaceae, Gigartina, Gigartina canaliculata GBIF Plantae, Rhodophyta, Florideophyceae, Gigartinales, Gigartinaceae, Gigartina, Gigartina canaliculata GBIF ID: 2666078 NCBI	1
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Plantae, Rhodophyta, Florideophyceae, Gigartinales, Gigartinaceae, Gigartina, Gigartina papillata GBIF Plantae, Rhodophyta, Florideophyceae, Gigartinales, Gigartinaceae, Gigartina, Gigartina papillata GBIF ID: 2667322 NCBI Eukaryota, --, --, Florideophyceae, Gigartinales, Phyllophoraceae, Mastocarpus, Mastocarpus papillatus NCBI ID: 31436, CALeDNA page	1
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Plantae, Rhodophyta, Florideophyceae, Gigartinales, Gigartinaceae, Iridaea, Iridaea cordata GBIF Plantae, Rhodophyta, Florideophyceae, Gigartinales, Gigartinaceae, Iridaea, Iridaea cordata GBIF ID: 2666291 NCBI	14
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Plantae, Rhodophyta, Florideophyceae, Gigartinales, Gigartinaceae, Iridaea, Iridaea flaccida GBIF Plantae, Rhodophyta, Florideophyceae, Gigartinales, Gigartinaceae, Iridaea, Iridaea flaccida GBIF ID: 2666266 NCBI	15
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Plantae, Rhodophyta, Florideophyceae, Gigartinales, Gigartinaceae, Iridaea, Iridaea splendens GBIF Plantae, Rhodophyta, Florideophyceae, Gigartinales, Gigartinaceae, Iridaea, Iridaea splendens GBIF ID: 2666297 NCBI	2
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Plantae, Rhodophyta, Florideophyceae, Gigartinales, Kallymeniaceae, Erythrophyllum, Erythrophyllum delesserioides GBIF Plantae, Rhodophyta, Florideophyceae, Gigartinales, Kallymeniaceae, Erythrophyllum, Erythrophyllum delesserioides GBIF ID: 5279261 NCBI Eukaryota, --, --, Florideophyceae, Gigartinales, Kallymeniaceae, Erythrophyllum, Erythrophyllum delesserioides NCBI ID: 128537, CALeDNA page	17
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Plantae, Rhodophyta, Florideophyceae, Gigartinales, Solieriaceae, Sarcodiotheca, Sarcodiotheca gaudichaudii GBIF Plantae, Rhodophyta, Florideophyceae, Gigartinales, Solieriaceae, Sarcodiotheca, Sarcodiotheca gaudichaudii GBIF ID: 2668224 NCBI	8
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Plantae, Rhodophyta, Florideophyceae, Gracilariales, Gracilariaceae, Gracilaria, Gracilaria andersonii GBIF Plantae, Rhodophyta, Florideophyceae, Gracilariales, Gracilariaceae, Gracilaria, Gracilaria andersonii GBIF ID: 2665604 NCBI Eukaryota, --, --, Florideophyceae, Gracilariales, Gracilariaceae, Gracilariopsis, Gracilariopsis andersonii NCBI ID: 408198, CALeDNA page	2
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Plantae, Rhodophyta, Florideophyceae, Gracilariales, Gracilariaceae, Gracilaria, Gracilaria pacifica GBIF Plantae, Rhodophyta, Florideophyceae, Gracilariales, Gracilariaceae, Gracilaria, Gracilaria pacifica GBIF ID: 5279007 NCBI	1
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Plantae, Rhodophyta, Florideophyceae, Halymeniales, Halymeniaceae, Grateloupia, Prionitis lanceolata GBIF Plantae, Rhodophyta, Florideophyceae, Halymeniales, Halymeniaceae, Grateloupia, Prionitis lanceolata GBIF ID: 5276648 NCBI	6
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Plantae, Rhodophyta, Florideophyceae, Nemaliales, Liagoraceae, Cumagloia, Cumagloia andersonii GBIF Plantae, Rhodophyta, Florideophyceae, Nemaliales, Liagoraceae, Cumagloia, Cumagloia andersonii GBIF ID: 2664966 NCBI	7
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Plantae, Rhodophyta, Florideophyceae, Palmariales, Palmariaceae, Halosaccion, Halosaccion glandiforme GBIF Plantae, Rhodophyta, Florideophyceae, Palmariales, Palmariaceae, Halosaccion, Halosaccion glandiforme GBIF ID: 2668575 NCBI	66
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Plantae, Rhodophyta, Florideophyceae, Plocamiales, Plocamiaceae, Plocamium, Plocamium cartilagineum GBIF Plantae, Rhodophyta, Florideophyceae, Plocamiales, Plocamiaceae, Plocamium, Plocamium cartilagineum GBIF ID: 5278595 Plantae, Rhodophyta, Florideophyceae, Plocamiales, Plocamiaceae, Plocamium, Plocamium cartilagineum GBIF ID: 5278606 Plantae, Rhodophyta, Florideophyceae, Plocamiales, Plocamiaceae, Plocamium, Plocamium cartilagineum GBIF ID: 9033079 NCBI	5
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Plantae, Rhodophyta, Florideophyceae, Plocamiales, Plocamiaceae, Plocamium, Plocamium oregonum GBIF Plantae, Rhodophyta, Florideophyceae, Plocamiales, Plocamiaceae, Plocamium, Plocamium oregonum GBIF ID: 5278587 NCBI	1
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Plantae, Rhodophyta, Florideophyceae, Plocamiales, Plocamiaceae, Plocamium, Plocamium pacificum GBIF Plantae, Rhodophyta, Florideophyceae, Plocamiales, Plocamiaceae, Plocamium, Plocamium pacificum GBIF ID: 5278604 NCBI Eukaryota, --, --, Florideophyceae, Plocamiales, Plocamiaceae, Plocamium, Plocamium pacificum NCBI ID: 321259, CALeDNA page	1
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Plantae, Rhodophyta, Florideophyceae, Rhodymeniales, Champiaceae, Gastroclonium, Gastroclonium coulteri GBIF Plantae, Rhodophyta, Florideophyceae, Rhodymeniales, Champiaceae, Gastroclonium, Gastroclonium coulteri GBIF ID: 2663798 NCBI	1
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Plantae, Tracheophyta, Magnoliopsida, Alismatales, Araceae, Zantedeschia, Zantedeschia aethiopica GBIF Plantae, Tracheophyta, Liliopsida, Alismatales, Araceae, Zantedeschia, Zantedeschia aethiopica GBIF ID: 2868827 NCBI	4
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Plantae, Tracheophyta, Magnoliopsida, Alismatales, Zosteraceae, Phyllospadix, Phyllospadix scouleri GBIF Plantae, Tracheophyta, Liliopsida, Alismatales, Zosteraceae, Phyllospadix, Phyllospadix scouleri GBIF ID: 2863958 NCBI	24
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Plantae, Tracheophyta, Magnoliopsida, Alismatales, Zosteraceae, Phyllospadix, Phyllospadix torreyi GBIF Plantae, Tracheophyta, Liliopsida, Alismatales, Zosteraceae, Phyllospadix, Phyllospadix torreyi GBIF ID: 2863954 NCBI	5
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Plantae, Tracheophyta, Magnoliopsida, Alismatales, Zosteraceae, Zostera, Zostera marina GBIF Plantae, Tracheophyta, Liliopsida, Alismatales, Zosteraceae, Zostera, Zostera marina GBIF ID: 2863967 NCBI	1
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Plantae, Tracheophyta, Magnoliopsida, Apiales, Apiaceae, Angelica, Angelica hendersonii GBIF Plantae, Tracheophyta, Magnoliopsida, Apiales, Apiaceae, Angelica, Angelica hendersonii GBIF ID: 8155732 NCBI	6
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Plantae, Tracheophyta, Magnoliopsida, Apiales, Apiaceae, Conium, Conium maculatum GBIF Plantae, Tracheophyta, Magnoliopsida, Apiales, Apiaceae, Conium, Conium maculatum GBIF ID: 3034807 NCBI	4
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Plantae, Tracheophyta, Magnoliopsida, Apiales, Apiaceae, Foeniculum, Foeniculum vulgare GBIF Plantae, Tracheophyta, Magnoliopsida, Apiales, Apiaceae, Foeniculum, Foeniculum vulgare GBIF ID: 3034922 NCBI	1
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Plantae, Tracheophyta, Magnoliopsida, Apiales, Apiaceae, Heracleum, Heracleum sphondylium GBIF Plantae, Tracheophyta, Magnoliopsida, Apiales, Apiaceae, Heracleum, Heracleum sphondylium GBIF ID: 3034826 NCBI	1
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Plantae, Tracheophyta, Magnoliopsida, Apiales, Apiaceae, Sanicula, Sanicula crassicaulis GBIF Plantae, Tracheophyta, Magnoliopsida, Apiales, Apiaceae, Sanicula, Sanicula crassicaulis GBIF ID: 3034844 NCBI	2
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Plantae, Tracheophyta, Magnoliopsida, Asparagales, Asparagaceae, Chlorogalum, Chlorogalum pomeridianum GBIF Plantae, Tracheophyta, Liliopsida, Asparagales, Asparagaceae, Chlorogalum, Chlorogalum pomeridianum GBIF ID: 2772636 NCBI	6
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Plantae, Tracheophyta, Magnoliopsida, Asterales, Asteraceae, Achillea, Achillea millefolium GBIF Plantae, Tracheophyta, Magnoliopsida, Asterales, Asteraceae, Achillea, Achillea millefolium GBIF ID: 9221087 NCBI	5
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Plantae, Tracheophyta, Magnoliopsida, Asterales, Asteraceae, Ambrosia, Ambrosia chamissonis GBIF Plantae, Tracheophyta, Magnoliopsida, Asterales, Asteraceae, Ambrosia, Ambrosia chamissonis GBIF ID: 3110718 NCBI	5
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Plantae, Tracheophyta, Magnoliopsida, Asterales, Asteraceae, Anaphalis, Anaphalis margaritacea GBIF Plantae, Tracheophyta, Magnoliopsida, Asterales, Asteraceae, Anaphalis, Anaphalis margaritacea GBIF ID: 4926336 NCBI	6
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Plantae, Tracheophyta, Magnoliopsida, Asterales, Asteraceae, Artemisia, Artemisia californica GBIF Plantae, Tracheophyta, Magnoliopsida, Asterales, Asteraceae, Artemisia, Artemisia californica GBIF ID: 3120755 NCBI	7
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Plantae, Tracheophyta, Magnoliopsida, Asterales, Asteraceae, Artemisia, Artemisia pycnocephala GBIF Plantae, Tracheophyta, Magnoliopsida, Asterales, Asteraceae, Artemisia, Artemisia pycnocephala GBIF ID: 3120667 NCBI	1
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Plantae, Tracheophyta, Magnoliopsida, Asterales, Asteraceae, Baccharis, Baccharis pilularis GBIF Plantae, Tracheophyta, Magnoliopsida, Asterales, Asteraceae, Baccharis, Baccharis pilularis GBIF ID: 3129497 NCBI	13