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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, Tracheophyta, Magnoliopsida, Asterales, Asteraceae, Carduus, Carduus pycnocephalus GBIF Plantae, Tracheophyta, Magnoliopsida, Asterales, Asteraceae, Carduus, Carduus pycnocephalus GBIF ID: 3114667 NCBI	1
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Plantae, Tracheophyta, Magnoliopsida, Asterales, Asteraceae, Cirsium, Cirsium vulgare GBIF Plantae, Tracheophyta, Magnoliopsida, Asterales, Asteraceae, Cirsium, Cirsium vulgare GBIF ID: 3112801 NCBI	1
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Plantae, Tracheophyta, Magnoliopsida, Asterales, Asteraceae, Cotula, Cotula coronopifolia GBIF Plantae, Tracheophyta, Magnoliopsida, Asterales, Asteraceae, Cotula, Cotula coronopifolia GBIF ID: 3112110 NCBI	4
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Plantae, Tracheophyta, Magnoliopsida, Asterales, Asteraceae, Deinandra, Deinandra corymbosa GBIF Plantae, Tracheophyta, Magnoliopsida, Asterales, Asteraceae, Deinandra, Deinandra corymbosa GBIF ID: 3106624 Plantae, Tracheophyta, Magnoliopsida, Asterales, Asteraceae, Deinandra, Deinandra corymbosa GBIF ID: 4925559 NCBI	1
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Plantae, Tracheophyta, Magnoliopsida, Asterales, Asteraceae, Erigeron, Erigeron canadensis GBIF Plantae, Tracheophyta, Magnoliopsida, Asterales, Asteraceae, Erigeron, Erigeron canadensis GBIF ID: 3146791 NCBI	1
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Plantae, Tracheophyta, Magnoliopsida, Asterales, Asteraceae, Eriophyllum, Eriophyllum staechadifolium GBIF Plantae, Tracheophyta, Magnoliopsida, Asterales, Asteraceae, Eriophyllum, Eriophyllum staechadifolium GBIF ID: 6443404 NCBI	11
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Plantae, Tracheophyta, Magnoliopsida, Asterales, Asteraceae, Euthamia, Euthamia occidentalis GBIF Plantae, Tracheophyta, Magnoliopsida, Asterales, Asteraceae, Euthamia, Euthamia occidentalis GBIF ID: 3092774 NCBI	1
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Plantae, Tracheophyta, Magnoliopsida, Asterales, Asteraceae, Glebionis, Glebionis coronaria GBIF Plantae, Tracheophyta, Magnoliopsida, Asterales, Asteraceae, Glebionis, Glebionis coronaria GBIF ID: 7627205 NCBI	7
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Plantae, Tracheophyta, Magnoliopsida, Asterales, Asteraceae, Grindelia, Grindelia hirsutula GBIF Plantae, Tracheophyta, Magnoliopsida, Asterales, Asteraceae, Grindelia, Grindelia hirsutula GBIF ID: 3146233 Plantae, Tracheophyta, Magnoliopsida, Asterales, Asteraceae, Grindelia, Grindelia hirsutula GBIF ID: 3146260 Plantae, Tracheophyta, Magnoliopsida, Asterales, Asteraceae, Grindelia, Grindelia hirsutula GBIF ID: 4215920 NCBI	7
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Plantae, Tracheophyta, Magnoliopsida, Asterales, Asteraceae, Helminthotheca, Helminthotheca echioides GBIF Plantae, Tracheophyta, Magnoliopsida, Asterales, Asteraceae, Helminthotheca, Helminthotheca echioides GBIF ID: 3141855 NCBI	2
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Plantae, Tracheophyta, Magnoliopsida, Asterales, Asteraceae, Leucanthemum, Leucanthemum maximum GBIF Plantae, Tracheophyta, Magnoliopsida, Asterales, Asteraceae, Leucanthemum, Leucanthemum maximum GBIF ID: 5401002 NCBI	1
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Plantae, Tracheophyta, Magnoliopsida, Asterales, Asteraceae, Madia, Madia sativa GBIF Plantae, Tracheophyta, Magnoliopsida, Asterales, Asteraceae, Madia, Madia sativa GBIF ID: 3140910 NCBI	4
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Plantae, Tracheophyta, Magnoliopsida, Asterales, Asteraceae, Silybum, Silybum marianum GBIF Plantae, Tracheophyta, Magnoliopsida, Asterales, Asteraceae, Silybum, Silybum marianum GBIF ID: 3145214 NCBI	1
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Plantae, Tracheophyta, Magnoliopsida, Asterales, Asteraceae, Stephanomeria, Stephanomeria virgata GBIF Plantae, Tracheophyta, Magnoliopsida, Asterales, Asteraceae, Stephanomeria, Stephanomeria virgata GBIF ID: 3141083 NCBI	2
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Plantae, Tracheophyta, Magnoliopsida, Asterales, Asteraceae, Symphyotrichum, Symphyotrichum chilense GBIF Plantae, Tracheophyta, Magnoliopsida, Asterales, Asteraceae, Symphyotrichum, Symphyotrichum chilense GBIF ID: 3151392 Plantae, Tracheophyta, Magnoliopsida, Asterales, Asteraceae, Symphyotrichum, Symphyotrichum chilense GBIF ID: 5406279 NCBI	11
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Plantae, Tracheophyta, Magnoliopsida, Asterales, Asteraceae, Symphyotrichum, Symphyotrichum subspicatum GBIF Plantae, Tracheophyta, Magnoliopsida, Asterales, Asteraceae, Symphyotrichum, Symphyotrichum subspicatum GBIF ID: 3151704 NCBI	1
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Plantae, Tracheophyta, Magnoliopsida, Boraginales, Boraginaceae, Echium, Echium pininana GBIF Plantae, Tracheophyta, Magnoliopsida, Boraginales, Boraginaceae, Echium, Echium pininana GBIF ID: 4068166 NCBI	1
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Plantae, Tracheophyta, Magnoliopsida, Boraginales, Heliotropiaceae, Heliotropium, Heliotropium curassavicum GBIF Plantae, Tracheophyta, Magnoliopsida, Boraginales, Heliotropiaceae, Heliotropium, Heliotropium curassavicum GBIF ID: 2925786 NCBI	3
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Plantae, Tracheophyta, Magnoliopsida, Brassicales, Brassicaceae, Cakile, Cakile edentula GBIF Plantae, Tracheophyta, Magnoliopsida, Brassicales, Brassicaceae, Cakile, Cakile edentula GBIF ID: 3048882 Plantae, Tracheophyta, Magnoliopsida, Brassicales, Brassicaceae, Cakile, Cakile edentula GBIF ID: 6392356 NCBI	1
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Plantae, Tracheophyta, Magnoliopsida, Brassicales, Brassicaceae, Cakile, Cakile maritima GBIF Plantae, Tracheophyta, Magnoliopsida, Brassicales, Brassicaceae, Cakile, Cakile maritima GBIF ID: 3048831 Plantae, Tracheophyta, Magnoliopsida, Brassicales, Brassicaceae, Cakile, Cakile maritima GBIF ID: 7225581 NCBI	8
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Plantae, Tracheophyta, Magnoliopsida, Brassicales, Brassicaceae, Lobularia, Lobularia maritima GBIF Plantae, Tracheophyta, Magnoliopsida, Brassicales, Brassicaceae, Lobularia, Lobularia maritima GBIF ID: 5373358 NCBI	5
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Plantae, Tracheophyta, Magnoliopsida, Brassicales, Brassicaceae, Raphanus, Raphanus sativus GBIF Plantae, Tracheophyta, Magnoliopsida, Brassicales, Brassicaceae, Raphanus, Raphanus sativus GBIF ID: 7678610 NCBI	3
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Plantae, Tracheophyta, Magnoliopsida, Brassicales, Brassicaceae, Sinapis, Sinapis incana GBIF Plantae, Tracheophyta, Magnoliopsida, Brassicales, Brassicaceae, Sinapis, Sinapis incana GBIF ID: 3050595 NCBI	1
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Plantae, Tracheophyta, Magnoliopsida, Brassicales, Tropaeolaceae, Tropaeolum, Tropaeolum majus GBIF Plantae, Tracheophyta, Magnoliopsida, Brassicales, Tropaeolaceae, Tropaeolum, Tropaeolum majus GBIF ID: 2889934 NCBI	3
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Plantae, Tracheophyta, Magnoliopsida, Caryophyllales, Aizoaceae, Carpobrotus, Carpobrotus chilensis GBIF Plantae, Tracheophyta, Magnoliopsida, Caryophyllales, Aizoaceae, Carpobrotus, Carpobrotus chilensis GBIF ID: 3084844 NCBI	1
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Plantae, Tracheophyta, Magnoliopsida, Caryophyllales, Aizoaceae, Carpobrotus, Carpobrotus edulis GBIF Plantae, Tracheophyta, Magnoliopsida, Caryophyllales, Aizoaceae, Carpobrotus, Carpobrotus edulis GBIF ID: 3084842 NCBI	4
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Plantae, Tracheophyta, Magnoliopsida, Caryophyllales, Aizoaceae, Tetragonia, Tetragonia tetragonoides GBIF Plantae, Tracheophyta, Magnoliopsida, Caryophyllales, Aizoaceae, Tetragonia, Tetragonia tetragonoides GBIF ID: 5554574 NCBI	4
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Plantae, Tracheophyta, Magnoliopsida, Caryophyllales, Amaranthaceae, Atriplex, Atriplex leucophylla GBIF Plantae, Tracheophyta, Magnoliopsida, Caryophyllales, Amaranthaceae, Atriplex, Atriplex leucophylla GBIF ID: 3083717 NCBI	1
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Plantae, Tracheophyta, Magnoliopsida, Caryophyllales, Amaranthaceae, Atriplex, Atriplex prostrata GBIF Plantae, Tracheophyta, Magnoliopsida, Caryophyllales, Amaranthaceae, Atriplex, Atriplex prostrata GBIF ID: 3083786 NCBI	1
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Plantae, Tracheophyta, Magnoliopsida, Caryophyllales, Amaranthaceae, Chenopodiastrum, Chenopodiastrum murale GBIF Plantae, Tracheophyta, Magnoliopsida, Caryophyllales, Amaranthaceae, Chenopodiastrum, Chenopodiastrum murale GBIF ID: 3083851 NCBI	1
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Plantae, Tracheophyta, Magnoliopsida, Caryophyllales, Amaranthaceae, Etriplex, Etriplex californica GBIF Plantae, Tracheophyta, Magnoliopsida, Caryophyllales, Amaranthaceae, Etriplex, Etriplex californica GBIF ID: 3083749 NCBI	1
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Plantae, Tracheophyta, Magnoliopsida, Caryophyllales, Nyctaginaceae, Abronia, Abronia latifolia GBIF Plantae, Tracheophyta, Magnoliopsida, Caryophyllales, Nyctaginaceae, Abronia, Abronia latifolia GBIF ID: 5384891 NCBI	11
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Plantae, Tracheophyta, Magnoliopsida, Caryophyllales, Nyctaginaceae, Abronia, Abronia umbellata GBIF Plantae, Tracheophyta, Magnoliopsida, Caryophyllales, Nyctaginaceae, Abronia, Abronia umbellata GBIF ID: 5384870 NCBI	4
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Plantae, Tracheophyta, Magnoliopsida, Caryophyllales, Polygonaceae, Eriogonum, Eriogonum latifolium GBIF Plantae, Tracheophyta, Magnoliopsida, Caryophyllales, Polygonaceae, Eriogonum, Eriogonum latifolium GBIF ID: 2889500 NCBI	7
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Plantae, Tracheophyta, Magnoliopsida, Caryophyllales, Polygonaceae, Eriogonum, Eriogonum nudum GBIF Plantae, Tracheophyta, Magnoliopsida, Caryophyllales, Polygonaceae, Eriogonum, Eriogonum nudum GBIF ID: 2889434 NCBI	1
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Plantae, Tracheophyta, Magnoliopsida, Caryophyllales, Polygonaceae, Rumex, Rumex crispus GBIF Plantae, Tracheophyta, Magnoliopsida, Caryophyllales, Polygonaceae, Rumex, Rumex crispus GBIF ID: 8195144 NCBI	2
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Plantae, Tracheophyta, Magnoliopsida, Cucurbitales, Cucurbitaceae, Marah, Marah fabacea GBIF Plantae, Tracheophyta, Magnoliopsida, Cucurbitales, Cucurbitaceae, Marah, Marah fabacea GBIF ID: 3622328 NCBI	2
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Plantae, Tracheophyta, Magnoliopsida, Dipsacales, Caprifoliaceae, Sixalix, Sixalix atropurpurea GBIF Plantae, Tracheophyta, Magnoliopsida, Dipsacales, Caprifoliaceae, Sixalix, Sixalix atropurpurea GBIF ID: 7301010 NCBI	2
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Plantae, Tracheophyta, Magnoliopsida, Ericales, Primulaceae, Lysimachia, Lysimachia arvensis GBIF Plantae, Tracheophyta, Magnoliopsida, Ericales, Primulaceae, Lysimachia, Lysimachia arvensis GBIF ID: 3169305 NCBI	3
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Plantae, Tracheophyta, Magnoliopsida, Fabales, Fabaceae, Astragalus, Astragalus douglasii GBIF Plantae, Tracheophyta, Magnoliopsida, Fabales, Fabaceae, Astragalus, Astragalus douglasii GBIF ID: 7225259 NCBI	1
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Plantae, Tracheophyta, Magnoliopsida, Fabales, Fabaceae, Astragalus, Astragalus nuttallii GBIF Plantae, Tracheophyta, Magnoliopsida, Fabales, Fabaceae, Astragalus, Astragalus nuttallii GBIF ID: 5346395 Plantae, Tracheophyta, Magnoliopsida, Fabales, Fabaceae, Astragalus, Astragalus nuttallii GBIF ID: 5346399 NCBI	6
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Plantae, Tracheophyta, Magnoliopsida, Fabales, Fabaceae, Astragalus, Astragalus pycnostachyus GBIF Plantae, Tracheophyta, Magnoliopsida, Fabales, Fabaceae, Astragalus, Astragalus pycnostachyus GBIF ID: 5346482 Plantae, Tracheophyta, Magnoliopsida, Fabales, Fabaceae, Astragalus, Astragalus pycnostachyus GBIF ID: 7068299 NCBI	3
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Plantae, Tracheophyta, Magnoliopsida, Fabales, Fabaceae, Lupinus, Lupinus arboreus GBIF Plantae, Tracheophyta, Magnoliopsida, Fabales, Fabaceae, Lupinus, Lupinus arboreus GBIF ID: 2963807 NCBI	7
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Plantae, Tracheophyta, Magnoliopsida, Fabales, Fabaceae, Lupinus, Lupinus variicolor GBIF Plantae, Tracheophyta, Magnoliopsida, Fabales, Fabaceae, Lupinus, Lupinus variicolor GBIF ID: 2963971 NCBI	1
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Plantae, Tracheophyta, Magnoliopsida, Fabales, Fabaceae, Medicago, Medicago polymorpha GBIF Plantae, Tracheophyta, Magnoliopsida, Fabales, Fabaceae, Medicago, Medicago polymorpha GBIF ID: 2965531 NCBI	2
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Plantae, Tracheophyta, Magnoliopsida, Fabales, Fabaceae, Vicia, Vicia sativa GBIF Plantae, Tracheophyta, Magnoliopsida, Fabales, Fabaceae, Vicia, Vicia sativa GBIF ID: 2975014 NCBI	2
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Plantae, Tracheophyta, Magnoliopsida, Geraniales, Geraniaceae, Geranium, Geranium dissectum GBIF Plantae, Tracheophyta, Magnoliopsida, Geraniales, Geraniaceae, Geranium, Geranium dissectum GBIF ID: 2890040 NCBI	2
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Plantae, Tracheophyta, Magnoliopsida, Lamiales, Orobanchaceae, Aphyllon, Aphyllon californicum GBIF Plantae, Tracheophyta, Magnoliopsida, Lamiales, Orobanchaceae, Aphyllon, Aphyllon californicum GBIF ID: 7226393 NCBI	3
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Plantae, Tracheophyta, Magnoliopsida, Lamiales, Orobanchaceae, Bellardia, Bellardia trixago GBIF Plantae, Tracheophyta, Magnoliopsida, Lamiales, Orobanchaceae, Bellardia, Bellardia trixago GBIF ID: 5414976 NCBI	4
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Plantae, Tracheophyta, Magnoliopsida, Lamiales, Orobanchaceae, Bellardia, Bellardia viscosa GBIF Plantae, Tracheophyta, Magnoliopsida, Lamiales, Orobanchaceae, Bellardia, Bellardia viscosa GBIF ID: 7733140 NCBI	1