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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 family: 357

GBIF unique family with NCBI ID: 342

GBIF unique family with eDNA match: 127

Taxon	GBIF Occurences	NCBI Match	eDNA Match
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Arthropoda, Malacostraca, Isopoda, Idoteidae GBIF Animalia, Arthropoda, Malacostraca, Isopoda, Idoteidae GBIF ID: 8888 NCBI	11
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Arthropoda, Malacostraca, Isopoda, Ligiidae GBIF Animalia, Arthropoda, Malacostraca, Isopoda, Ligiidae GBIF ID: 8890 NCBI	2
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Arthropoda, Maxillopoda, Lepadiformes, Lepadidae GBIF Animalia, Arthropoda, Maxillopoda, Pedunculata, Lepadidae GBIF ID: 9693 NCBI	4
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Arthropoda, Maxillopoda, Scalpelliformes, Pollicipedidae GBIF Animalia, Arthropoda, Maxillopoda, Pedunculata, Pollicipedidae GBIF ID: 5035 NCBI Eukaryota, Metazoa, Arthropoda, Maxillopoda, Pedunculata, Pollicipedidae NCBI ID: 629293, CALeDNA page	66
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Arthropoda, Maxillopoda, Sessilia, Archaeobalanidae GBIF Animalia, Arthropoda, Maxillopoda, Sessilia, Archaeobalanidae GBIF ID: 5103 NCBI	13
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Arthropoda, Maxillopoda, Sessilia, Balanidae GBIF Animalia, Arthropoda, Maxillopoda, Sessilia, Balanidae GBIF ID: 9152 NCBI Eukaryota, Metazoa, Arthropoda, Maxillopoda, Sessilia, Balanidae NCBI ID: 37806, CALeDNA page	38
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Arthropoda, Maxillopoda, Sessilia, Chthamalidae GBIF Animalia, Arthropoda, Maxillopoda, Sessilia, Chthamalidae GBIF ID: 5104 NCBI Eukaryota, Metazoa, Arthropoda, Maxillopoda, Sessilia, Chthamalidae NCBI ID: 37897, CALeDNA page	3
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Arthropoda, Maxillopoda, Sessilia, Tetraclitidae GBIF Animalia, Arthropoda, Maxillopoda, Sessilia, Tetraclitidae GBIF ID: 5112 NCBI	100
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Arthropoda, Pycnogonida, Pantopoda, Ammotheidae GBIF Animalia, Arthropoda, Pycnogonida, Pantopoda, Ammotheidae GBIF ID: 6313 NCBI	1
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Arthropoda, Pycnogonida, Pantopoda, Pycnogonidae GBIF Animalia, Arthropoda, Pycnogonida, Pantopoda, Pycnogonidae GBIF ID: 2014 NCBI	6
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Bryozoa, Gymnolaemata, Cheilostomata, Eurystomellidae GBIF Animalia, Bryozoa, Gymnolaemata, Cheilostomatida, Eurystomellidae GBIF ID: 5808 NCBI	30
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Bryozoa, Gymnolaemata, Cheilostomata, Membraniporidae GBIF Animalia, Bryozoa, Gymnolaemata, Cheilostomatida, Membraniporidae GBIF ID: 2137 NCBI Eukaryota, Metazoa, Bryozoa, Gymnolaemata, Cheilostomatida, Membraniporidae NCBI ID: 192924, CALeDNA page	5
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Bryozoa, Gymnolaemata, Cheilostomata, Watersiporidae GBIF Animalia, Bryozoa, Gymnolaemata, Cheilostomatida, Watersiporidae GBIF ID: 3490 NCBI	9
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Chordata, Amphibia, Caudata, Ambystomatidae GBIF Animalia, Chordata, Amphibia, Caudata, Ambystomatidae GBIF ID: 3101 NCBI	1
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Chordata, Amphibia, Caudata, Plethodontidae GBIF Animalia, Chordata, Amphibia, Caudata, Plethodontidae GBIF ID: 6748 NCBI	7
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Chordata, Ascidiacea, Enterogona, Holozoidae GBIF Animalia, Chordata, Ascidiacea, Aplousobranchia, Holozoidae GBIF ID: 9302 NCBI	4
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Chordata, Ascidiacea, Enterogona, Polyclinidae GBIF Animalia, Chordata, Ascidiacea, Aplousobranchia, Polyclinidae GBIF ID: 7348 NCBI	11
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Chordata, Ascidiacea, Pleurogona, Pyuridae GBIF Animalia, Chordata, Ascidiacea, Stolidobranchia, Pyuridae GBIF ID: 7345 NCBI Eukaryota, Metazoa, Chordata, Ascidiacea, Stolidobranchia, Pyuridae NCBI ID: 7727, CALeDNA page	3
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Chordata, Ascidiacea, Pleurogona, Styelidae GBIF Animalia, Chordata, Ascidiacea, Stolidobranchia, Styelidae GBIF ID: 2331886 NCBI Eukaryota, Metazoa, Chordata, Ascidiacea, Stolidobranchia, Styelidae NCBI ID: 7721, CALeDNA page	28
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Chordata, Elasmobranchii, Carcharhiniformes, Triakidae GBIF Animalia, Chordata, Elasmobranchii, Carcharhiniformes, Triakidae GBIF ID: 2206 NCBI Eukaryota, Metazoa, Chordata, Chondrichthyes, Carcharhiniformes, Triakidae NCBI ID: 7839, CALeDNA page	4
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Chordata, Elasmobranchii, Myliobatiformes, Myliobatidae GBIF Animalia, Chordata, Elasmobranchii, Myliobatiformes, Myliobatidae GBIF ID: 2193 NCBI Eukaryota, Metazoa, Chordata, Chondrichthyes, Myliobatiformes, Myliobatidae NCBI ID: 1158979, CALeDNA page	1
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Chordata, Elasmobranchii, Rajiformes, Rajidae GBIF Animalia, Chordata, Elasmobranchii, Rajiformes, Rajidae GBIF ID: 5877 NCBI	1
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Chordata, Elasmobranchii, Rajiformes, Rhinobatidae GBIF Animalia, Chordata, Elasmobranchii, Rhinopristiformes, Rhinobatidae GBIF ID: 5876 NCBI	1
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Chordata, Holocephali, Chimaeriformes, Chimaeridae GBIF Animalia, Chordata, Holocephali, Chimaeriformes, Chimaeridae GBIF ID: 2181 NCBI	1
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Chordata, Mammalia, Carnivora, Canidae GBIF Animalia, Chordata, Mammalia, Carnivora, Canidae GBIF ID: 9701 NCBI Eukaryota, Metazoa, Chordata, Mammalia, Carnivora, Canidae NCBI ID: 9608, CALeDNA page	3
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Chordata, Mammalia, Carnivora, Mustelidae GBIF Animalia, Chordata, Mammalia, Carnivora, Mustelidae GBIF ID: 5307 NCBI Eukaryota, Metazoa, Chordata, Mammalia, Carnivora, Mustelidae NCBI ID: 9655, CALeDNA page	6
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Chordata, Mammalia, Carnivora, Otariidae GBIF Animalia, Chordata, Mammalia, Carnivora, Otariidae GBIF ID: 5309 NCBI	41
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Chordata, Mammalia, Carnivora, Phocidae GBIF Animalia, Chordata, Mammalia, Carnivora, Phocidae GBIF ID: 5310 NCBI Eukaryota, Metazoa, Chordata, Mammalia, Carnivora, Phocidae NCBI ID: 9709, CALeDNA page	55
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Chordata, Mammalia, Cetacea, Delphinidae GBIF Animalia, Chordata, Mammalia, Cetacea, Delphinidae GBIF ID: 5314 NCBI	3
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Chordata, Mammalia, Cetacea, Eschrichtiidae GBIF Animalia, Chordata, Mammalia, Cetacea, Eschrichtiidae GBIF ID: 5315 NCBI	1
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Chordata, Mammalia, Cetacea, Phocoenidae GBIF Animalia, Chordata, Mammalia, Cetacea, Phocoenidae GBIF ID: 9361 NCBI	5
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Chordata, Mammalia, Lagomorpha, Leporidae GBIF Animalia, Chordata, Mammalia, Lagomorpha, Leporidae GBIF ID: 9379 NCBI	2
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Chordata, Mammalia, Rodentia, Cricetidae GBIF Animalia, Chordata, Mammalia, Rodentia, Cricetidae GBIF ID: 3240723 NCBI	4
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Chordata, Mammalia, Rodentia, Geomyidae GBIF Animalia, Chordata, Mammalia, Rodentia, Geomyidae GBIF ID: 9437 NCBI	2
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Chordata, Reptilia, Accipitriformes, Accipitridae GBIF Animalia, Chordata, Aves, Accipitriformes, Accipitridae GBIF ID: 2877 NCBI Eukaryota, Metazoa, Chordata, Aves, Falconiformes, Accipitridae NCBI ID: 56259, CALeDNA page	15
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Chordata, Reptilia, Accipitriformes, Cathartidae GBIF Animalia, Chordata, Aves, Accipitriformes, Cathartidae GBIF ID: 3242141 NCBI	4
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Chordata, Reptilia, Anseriformes, Anatidae GBIF Animalia, Chordata, Aves, Anseriformes, Anatidae GBIF ID: 2986 NCBI	140
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Chordata, Reptilia, Apodiformes, Trochilidae GBIF Animalia, Chordata, Aves, Apodiformes, Trochilidae GBIF ID: 5289 NCBI	2
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Chordata, Reptilia, Charadriiformes, Alcidae GBIF Animalia, Chordata, Aves, Charadriiformes, Alcidae GBIF ID: 2985 NCBI	39
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Chordata, Reptilia, Charadriiformes, Charadriidae GBIF Animalia, Chordata, Aves, Charadriiformes, Charadriidae GBIF ID: 2480210 NCBI	33
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Chordata, Reptilia, Charadriiformes, Haematopodidae GBIF Animalia, Chordata, Aves, Charadriiformes, Haematopodidae GBIF ID: 4287243 NCBI	45
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Chordata, Reptilia, Charadriiformes, Laridae GBIF Animalia, Chordata, Aves, Charadriiformes, Laridae GBIF ID: 9316 NCBI	163
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Chordata, Reptilia, Charadriiformes, Scolopacidae GBIF Animalia, Chordata, Aves, Charadriiformes, Scolopacidae GBIF ID: 5282 NCBI	199
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Chordata, Reptilia, Charadriiformes, Stercorariidae GBIF Animalia, Chordata, Aves, Charadriiformes, Stercorariidae GBIF ID: 9347 NCBI	2
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Chordata, Reptilia, Columbiformes, Columbidae GBIF Animalia, Chordata, Aves, Columbiformes, Columbidae GBIF ID: 5233 NCBI	12
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Chordata, Reptilia, Coraciiformes, Alcedinidae GBIF Animalia, Chordata, Aves, Coraciiformes, Alcedinidae GBIF ID: 2984 NCBI	1
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Chordata, Reptilia, Falconiformes, Falconidae GBIF Animalia, Chordata, Aves, Falconiformes, Falconidae GBIF ID: 5240 NCBI	2
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Chordata, Reptilia, Gaviiformes, Gaviidae GBIF Animalia, Chordata, Aves, Gaviiformes, Gaviidae GBIF ID: 9312 NCBI Eukaryota, Metazoa, Chordata, Aves, Gaviiformes, Gaviidae NCBI ID: 30412, CALeDNA page	56
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Chordata, Reptilia, Gruiformes, Rallidae GBIF Animalia, Chordata, Aves, Gruiformes, Rallidae GBIF ID: 9342 NCBI	8
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Chordata, Reptilia, Inguania, Phrynosomatidae GBIF Animalia, Chordata, Reptilia, Squamata, Phrynosomatidae GBIF ID: 5016 NCBI	5