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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 order: 156

GBIF unique order with NCBI ID: 156

GBIF unique order with eDNA match: 103

Taxon	GBIF Occurences	NCBI Match	eDNA Match
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Chordata, Teleostei, Atheriniformes GBIF Animalia, Chordata, Actinopterygii, Atheriniformes GBIF ID: 496 NCBI Eukaryota, Metazoa, Chordata, Actinopteri, Atheriniformes NCBI ID: 8075, CALeDNA page	3
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Chordata, Teleostei, Aulopiformes GBIF Animalia, Chordata, Actinopterygii, Aulopiformes GBIF ID: 497 NCBI	1
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Chordata, Teleostei, Batrachoidiformes GBIF Animalia, Chordata, Actinopterygii, Batrachoidiformes GBIF ID: 1106 NCBI	1
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Chordata, Teleostei, Blenniiformes GBIF Animalia, Chordata, Actinopterygii, Gobiesociformes GBIF ID: 1163 NCBI Eukaryota, Metazoa, Chordata, Actinopteri, Blenniiformes NCBI ID: 1489921, CALeDNA page	21
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Chordata, Teleostei, Clupeiformes GBIF Animalia, Chordata, Actinopterygii, Clupeiformes GBIF ID: 538 NCBI Eukaryota, Metazoa, Chordata, Actinopteri, Clupeiformes NCBI ID: 32446, CALeDNA page	4
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Chordata, Teleostei, Gadiformes GBIF Animalia, Chordata, Actinopterygii, Gadiformes GBIF ID: 549 NCBI Eukaryota, Metazoa, Chordata, Actinopteri, Gadiformes NCBI ID: 8043, CALeDNA page	1
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Chordata, Teleostei, Lampridiformes GBIF Animalia, Chordata, Actinopterygii, Lampriformes GBIF ID: 1166 NCBI	1
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Chordata, Teleostei, Ophidiiformes GBIF Animalia, Chordata, Actinopterygii, Ophidiiformes GBIF ID: 1308 NCBI	6
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Chordata, Teleostei, Osmeriformes GBIF Animalia, Chordata, Actinopterygii, Osmeriformes GBIF ID: 1068 NCBI Eukaryota, Metazoa, Chordata, Actinopteri, Osmeriformes NCBI ID: 41711, CALeDNA page	1
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Chordata, Teleostei, Perciformes GBIF Animalia, Chordata, Actinopterygii, Gasterosteiformes GBIF ID: 550 Animalia, Chordata, Actinopterygii, Perciformes GBIF ID: 587 Animalia, Chordata, Actinopterygii, Scorpaeniformes GBIF ID: 590 NCBI Eukaryota, Metazoa, Chordata, Actinopteri, Perciformes NCBI ID: 8111, CALeDNA page	167
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Chordata, Teleostei, Pleuronectiformes GBIF Animalia, Chordata, Actinopterygii, Pleuronectiformes GBIF ID: 588 NCBI Eukaryota, Metazoa, Chordata, Actinopteri, Pleuronectiformes NCBI ID: 8252, CALeDNA page	6
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Chordata, Teleostei, Syngnathiformes GBIF Animalia, Chordata, Actinopterygii, Syngnathiformes GBIF ID: 773 NCBI	1
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Cnidaria, Anthozoa, Actiniaria GBIF Animalia, Cnidaria, Anthozoa, Actiniaria GBIF ID: 705 NCBI Eukaryota, Metazoa, Cnidaria, Anthozoa, Actiniaria NCBI ID: 6103, CALeDNA page	825
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Cnidaria, Anthozoa, Alcyonacea GBIF Animalia, Cnidaria, Anthozoa, Alcyonacea GBIF ID: 1437 NCBI Eukaryota, Metazoa, Cnidaria, Anthozoa, Alcyonacea NCBI ID: 40677, CALeDNA page	2
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Cnidaria, Anthozoa, Corallimorpharia GBIF Animalia, Cnidaria, Anthozoa, Corallimorpharia GBIF ID: 1242 NCBI Eukaryota, Metazoa, Cnidaria, Anthozoa, Corallimorpharia NCBI ID: 44295, CALeDNA page	39
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Cnidaria, Anthozoa, Scleractinia GBIF Animalia, Cnidaria, Anthozoa, Scleractinia GBIF ID: 714 NCBI Eukaryota, Metazoa, Cnidaria, Anthozoa, Scleractinia NCBI ID: 6125, CALeDNA page	5
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Cnidaria, Hydrozoa, Anthoathecata GBIF Animalia, Cnidaria, Hydrozoa, Anthoathecata GBIF ID: 838 NCBI Eukaryota, Metazoa, Cnidaria, Hydrozoa, Anthoathecata NCBI ID: 406427, CALeDNA page	75
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Cnidaria, Hydrozoa, Leptothecata GBIF Animalia, Cnidaria, Hydrozoa, Leptothecata GBIF ID: 712 NCBI Eukaryota, Metazoa, Cnidaria, Hydrozoa, Leptothecata NCBI ID: 500008, CALeDNA page	6
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Cnidaria, Scyphozoa, Semaeostomeae GBIF Animalia, Cnidaria, Scyphozoa, Semaeostomeae GBIF ID: 711 NCBI Eukaryota, Metazoa, Cnidaria, Scyphozoa, Semaeostomeae NCBI ID: 6143, CALeDNA page	31
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Echinodermata, Asteroidea, Forcipulatida GBIF Animalia, Echinodermata, Asteroidea, Forcipulatida GBIF ID: 1462 NCBI Eukaryota, Metazoa, Echinodermata, Asteroidea, Forcipulatida NCBI ID: 7599, CALeDNA page	749
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Echinodermata, Asteroidea, Spinulosida GBIF Animalia, Echinodermata, Asteroidea, Spinulosida GBIF ID: 1463 NCBI	69
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Echinodermata, Asteroidea, Valvatida GBIF Animalia, Echinodermata, Asteroidea, Valvatida GBIF ID: 810 NCBI	397
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Echinodermata, Echinoidea, Camarodonta GBIF Animalia, Echinodermata, Echinoidea, Camarodonta GBIF ID: 5964707 NCBI	238
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Echinodermata, Echinoidea, Clypeasteroida GBIF Animalia, Echinodermata, Echinoidea, Clypeasteroida GBIF ID: 814 NCBI	2
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Echinodermata, Holothuroidea, Apodida GBIF Animalia, Echinodermata, Holothuroidea, Apodida GBIF ID: 1481 NCBI	2
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Echinodermata, Holothuroidea, Dendrochirotida GBIF Animalia, Echinodermata, Holothuroidea, Dendrochirotida GBIF ID: 1482 NCBI Eukaryota, Metazoa, Echinodermata, Holothuroidea, Dendrochirotida NCBI ID: 7707, CALeDNA page	57
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Echinodermata, Ophiuroidea, Ophiurida GBIF Animalia, Echinodermata, Ophiuroidea, Amphilepidida GBIF ID: 9661062 NCBI	87
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Mollusca, Bivalvia, Carditida GBIF Animalia, Mollusca, Bivalvia, Carditida GBIF ID: 9280416 NCBI	1
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Mollusca, Bivalvia, Myida GBIF Animalia, Mollusca, Bivalvia, Myida GBIF ID: 9241244 NCBI	14
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Mollusca, Bivalvia, Mytilida GBIF Animalia, Mollusca, Bivalvia, Mytilida GBIF ID: 9330464 NCBI	82
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Mollusca, Bivalvia, Pectinida GBIF Animalia, Mollusca, Bivalvia, Pectinida GBIF ID: 9250425 NCBI	76
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Mollusca, Bivalvia, Pholadomyida GBIF GBIF ID: NULL NCBI	11
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Mollusca, Bivalvia, Veneroida GBIF Animalia, Mollusca, Bivalvia, Venerida GBIF ID: 9310756 Animalia, Mollusca, Bivalvia, Cardiida GBIF ID: 9529005 Animalia, Mollusca, Bivalvia, Adapedonta GBIF ID: 9584178 NCBI Eukaryota, Metazoa, Mollusca, Bivalvia, Veneroida NCBI ID: 6580, CALeDNA page	95
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Mollusca, Cephalopoda, Octopoda GBIF Animalia, Mollusca, Cephalopoda, Octopoda GBIF ID: 459 NCBI	100
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Mollusca, Cephalopoda, Teuthida GBIF Animalia, Mollusca, Cephalopoda, Myopsida GBIF ID: 7954962 NCBI	1
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Anaspidea GBIF Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Aplysiida GBIF ID: 9682653 NCBI	1
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Cephalaspidea GBIF Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Cephalaspidea GBIF ID: 454 NCBI Eukaryota, Metazoa, Mollusca, Gastropoda, -- NCBI ID: 69554, CALeDNA page	5
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Ellobiida GBIF Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Ellobiida GBIF ID: 9721495 NCBI	2
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Lepetellida GBIF Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Lepetellida GBIF ID: 9799313 NCBI	112
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Littorinimorpha GBIF Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Littorinimorpha GBIF ID: 7390893 NCBI Eukaryota, Metazoa, Mollusca, Gastropoda, -- NCBI ID: 216294, CALeDNA page	103
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Neogastropoda GBIF Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Neogastropoda GBIF ID: 982 NCBI Eukaryota, Metazoa, Mollusca, Gastropoda, -- NCBI ID: 6479, CALeDNA page	297
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Nudibranchia GBIF Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Nudibranchia GBIF ID: 980 NCBI Eukaryota, Metazoa, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Nudibranchia NCBI ID: 70849, CALeDNA page	5817
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Pleurobranchomorpha GBIF Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Pleurobranchomorpha GBIF ID: 8367853 NCBI	4
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Sacoglossa GBIF GBIF ID: NULL NCBI Eukaryota, Metazoa, Mollusca, Gastropoda, -- NCBI ID: 71490, CALeDNA page	12
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Siphonariida GBIF Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Siphonariida GBIF ID: 9747957 NCBI	3
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Stylommatophora GBIF Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Stylommatophora GBIF ID: 1456 NCBI Eukaryota, Metazoa, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Stylommatophora NCBI ID: 6527, CALeDNA page	8
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Systellommatophora GBIF Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Systellommatophora GBIF ID: 1455 NCBI	2
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Thecosomata GBIF Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Pteropoda GBIF ID: 9697017 NCBI	1
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Trochida GBIF Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Trochida GBIF ID: 9715180 NCBI	378
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Mollusca, Polyplacophora, Chitonida GBIF Animalia, Mollusca, Polyplacophora, Chitonida GBIF ID: 8278247 NCBI Eukaryota, Metazoa, Mollusca, Polyplacophora, Neoloricata NCBI ID: 6652, CALeDNA page	397