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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, Nemertea, Anopla, Heteronemertea

GBIF

GBIF ID: NULL

NCBI

Eukaryota, Metazoa, Nemertea, Anopla, Heteronemertea

NCBI ID: 6219, CALeDNA page

2
Normalized Taxa

Eukaryota, Animalia, Nemertea, Enopla, Monostilifera

GBIF

Animalia, Nemertea, Enopla, Monostilifera

GBIF ID: 5967468

NCBI

Eukaryota, Metazoa, Nemertea, Enopla, Monostilifera

NCBI ID: 6227, CALeDNA page

4
Normalized Taxa

Eukaryota, Animalia, Platyhelminthes, Polycladidea, Polycladida

GBIF

Animalia, Platyhelminthes, Rhabditophora, Polycladida

GBIF ID: 429

NCBI

Eukaryota, Metazoa, Platyhelminthes, --, Polycladida

NCBI ID: 6163, CALeDNA page

23
Normalized Taxa

Eukaryota, Animalia, Porifera, Calcarea, Leucosolenida

GBIF

Animalia, Porifera, Calcarea, Leucosolenida

GBIF ID: 1184

NCBI 		3
Normalized Taxa

Eukaryota, Animalia, Porifera, Demospongiae, Dendroceratida

GBIF

Animalia, Porifera, Demospongiae, Dendroceratida

GBIF ID: 1238

NCBI 		5
Normalized Taxa

Eukaryota, Animalia, Porifera, Demospongiae, Hadromerida

GBIF

Animalia, Porifera, Demospongiae, Clionaida

GBIF ID: 7431046

NCBI 		2
Normalized Taxa

Eukaryota, Animalia, Porifera, Demospongiae, Halichondrida

GBIF

Animalia, Porifera, Demospongiae, Suberitida

GBIF ID: 7682289

NCBI 		2
Normalized Taxa

Eukaryota, Animalia, Porifera, Demospongiae, Haplosclerida

GBIF

Animalia, Porifera, Demospongiae, Haplosclerida

GBIF ID: 1239

NCBI

Eukaryota, Metazoa, Porifera, Demospongiae, Haplosclerida

NCBI ID: 6049, CALeDNA page

10
Normalized Taxa

Eukaryota, Animalia, Sipuncula, Phascolosomatidea, Phascolosomatiformes

GBIF

Animalia, Sipuncula, Phascolosomatidea, Phascolosomatiformes

GBIF ID: 1155

NCBI

Eukaryota, Metazoa, Annelida, Polychaeta, Phascolosomatiformes

NCBI ID: 216210, CALeDNA page

14
Normalized Taxa

Eukaryota, Chromista, Ochrophyta, Phaeophyceae, Desmarestiales

GBIF

Chromista, Ochrophyta, Phaeophyceae, Desmarestiales

GBIF ID: 559

NCBI

Eukaryota, --, Phaeophyceae, --, Desmarestiales

NCBI ID: 31337, CALeDNA page

8
Normalized Taxa

Eukaryota, Chromista, Ochrophyta, Phaeophyceae, Ectocarpales

GBIF

Chromista, Ochrophyta, Phaeophyceae, Ectocarpales

GBIF ID: 1181

Chromista, Ochrophyta, Phaeophyceae, Scytosiphonales

GBIF ID: 1309

NCBI

Eukaryota, --, Phaeophyceae, --, Ectocarpales

NCBI ID: 2877, CALeDNA page

20
Normalized Taxa

Eukaryota, Chromista, Ochrophyta, Phaeophyceae, Fucales

GBIF

Chromista, Ochrophyta, Phaeophyceae, Fucales

GBIF ID: 1182

NCBI

Eukaryota, --, Phaeophyceae, --, Fucales

NCBI ID: 3009, CALeDNA page

27
Normalized Taxa

Eukaryota, Chromista, Ochrophyta, Phaeophyceae, Laminariales

GBIF

Chromista, Ochrophyta, Phaeophyceae, Laminariales

GBIF ID: 560

NCBI

Eukaryota, --, Phaeophyceae, --, Laminariales

NCBI ID: 2886, CALeDNA page

252
Normalized Taxa

Eukaryota, Fungi, Ascomycota, Lecanoromycetes, Lecanorales

GBIF

Fungi, Ascomycota, Lecanoromycetes, Lecanorales

GBIF ID: 1048

NCBI

Eukaryota, Fungi, Ascomycota, Lecanoromycetes, Lecanorales

NCBI ID: 5197, CALeDNA page

10
Normalized Taxa

Eukaryota, Fungi, Ascomycota, Lecanoromycetes, Peltigerales

GBIF

Fungi, Ascomycota, Lecanoromycetes, Peltigerales

GBIF ID: 1055

NCBI

Eukaryota, Fungi, Ascomycota, Lecanoromycetes, Peltigerales

NCBI ID: 388450, CALeDNA page

3
Normalized Taxa

Eukaryota, Fungi, Basidiomycota, Agaricomycetes, Agaricales

GBIF

Fungi, Basidiomycota, Agaricomycetes, Agaricales

GBIF ID: 1499

NCBI

Eukaryota, Fungi, Basidiomycota, Agaricomycetes, Agaricales

NCBI ID: 5338, CALeDNA page

1
Normalized Taxa

Eukaryota, Plantae, Chlorophyta, Ulvophyceae, Bryopsidales

GBIF

Plantae, Chlorophyta, Ulvophyceae, Bryopsidales

GBIF ID: 625

NCBI

Eukaryota, Viridiplantae, Chlorophyta, Ulvophyceae, Bryopsidales

NCBI ID: 33104, CALeDNA page

4
Normalized Taxa

Eukaryota, Plantae, Chlorophyta, Ulvophyceae, Cladophorales

GBIF

Plantae, Chlorophyta, Ulvophyceae, Cladophorales

GBIF ID: 1362

NCBI

Eukaryota, Viridiplantae, Chlorophyta, Ulvophyceae, Cladophorales

NCBI ID: 3183, CALeDNA page

19
Normalized Taxa

Eukaryota, Plantae, Chlorophyta, Ulvophyceae, Ulotrichales

GBIF

Plantae, Chlorophyta, Ulvophyceae, Ulotrichales

GBIF ID: 1356

NCBI

Eukaryota, Viridiplantae, Chlorophyta, Ulvophyceae, Ulotrichales

NCBI ID: 31306, CALeDNA page

7
Normalized Taxa

Eukaryota, Plantae, Chlorophyta, Ulvophyceae, Ulvales

GBIF

Plantae, Chlorophyta, Ulvophyceae, Ulvales

GBIF ID: 641

NCBI

Eukaryota, Viridiplantae, Chlorophyta, Ulvophyceae, Ulvales

NCBI ID: 3113, CALeDNA page

11
Normalized Taxa

Eukaryota, Plantae, Rhodophyta, Bangiophyceae, Bangiales

GBIF

Plantae, Rhodophyta, Bangiophyceae, Bangiales

GBIF ID: 1389

NCBI

Eukaryota, --, --, Bangiophyceae, Bangiales

NCBI ID: 29216, CALeDNA page

3
Normalized Taxa

Eukaryota, Plantae, Rhodophyta, Compsopogonophyceae, Erythropeltidales

GBIF

Plantae, Rhodophyta, Compsopogonophyceae, Erythropeltidales

GBIF ID: 660

NCBI

Eukaryota, --, --, Compsopogonophyceae, Erythropeltidales

NCBI ID: 31351, CALeDNA page

15
Normalized Taxa

Eukaryota, Plantae, Rhodophyta, Florideophyceae, Ceramiales

GBIF

Plantae, Rhodophyta, Florideophyceae, Ceramiales

GBIF ID: 665

NCBI

Eukaryota, --, --, Florideophyceae, Ceramiales

NCBI ID: 2802, CALeDNA page

90
Normalized Taxa

Eukaryota, Plantae, Rhodophyta, Florideophyceae, Corallinales

GBIF

Plantae, Rhodophyta, Florideophyceae, Corallinales

GBIF ID: 670

NCBI

Eukaryota, --, --, Florideophyceae, Corallinales

NCBI ID: 31395, CALeDNA page

8
Normalized Taxa

Eukaryota, Plantae, Rhodophyta, Florideophyceae, Gigartinales

GBIF

Plantae, Rhodophyta, Florideophyceae, Gigartinales

GBIF ID: 1400

GBIF ID: NULL

NCBI

Eukaryota, --, --, Florideophyceae, Gigartinales

NCBI ID: 28017, CALeDNA page

125
Normalized Taxa

Eukaryota, Plantae, Rhodophyta, Florideophyceae, Gracilariales

GBIF

Plantae, Rhodophyta, Florideophyceae, Gracilariales

GBIF ID: 1401

NCBI

Eukaryota, --, --, Florideophyceae, Gracilariales

NCBI ID: 31468, CALeDNA page

3
Normalized Taxa

Eukaryota, Plantae, Rhodophyta, Florideophyceae, Halymeniales

GBIF

Plantae, Rhodophyta, Florideophyceae, Halymeniales

GBIF ID: 1402

NCBI

Eukaryota, --, --, Florideophyceae, Halymeniales

NCBI ID: 50289, CALeDNA page

7
Normalized Taxa

Eukaryota, Plantae, Rhodophyta, Florideophyceae, Nemaliales

GBIF

Plantae, Rhodophyta, Florideophyceae, Nemaliales

GBIF ID: 673

NCBI

Eukaryota, --, --, Florideophyceae, Nemaliales

NCBI ID: 2807, CALeDNA page

7
Normalized Taxa

Eukaryota, Plantae, Rhodophyta, Florideophyceae, Palmariales

GBIF

Plantae, Rhodophyta, Florideophyceae, Palmariales

GBIF ID: 1403

NCBI

Eukaryota, --, --, Florideophyceae, Palmariales

NCBI ID: 2819, CALeDNA page

66
Normalized Taxa

Eukaryota, Plantae, Rhodophyta, Florideophyceae, Plocamiales

GBIF

Plantae, Rhodophyta, Florideophyceae, Plocamiales

GBIF ID: 1404

NCBI

Eukaryota, --, --, Florideophyceae, Plocamiales

NCBI ID: 35203, CALeDNA page

7
Normalized Taxa

Eukaryota, Plantae, Rhodophyta, Florideophyceae, Rhodymeniales

GBIF

Plantae, Rhodophyta, Florideophyceae, Rhodymeniales

GBIF ID: 676

NCBI

Eukaryota, --, --, Florideophyceae, Rhodymeniales

NCBI ID: 29247, CALeDNA page

18
Normalized Taxa

Eukaryota, Plantae, Tracheophyta, Magnoliopsida, Alismatales

GBIF

Plantae, Tracheophyta, Liliopsida, Alismatales

GBIF ID: 551

NCBI

Eukaryota, Viridiplantae, Streptophyta, Liliopsida, Alismatales

NCBI ID: 16360, CALeDNA page

34
Normalized Taxa

Eukaryota, Plantae, Tracheophyta, Magnoliopsida, Apiales

GBIF

Plantae, Tracheophyta, Magnoliopsida, Apiales

GBIF ID: 1351

NCBI

Eukaryota, Viridiplantae, Streptophyta, --, Apiales

NCBI ID: 4036, CALeDNA page

14
Normalized Taxa

Eukaryota, Plantae, Tracheophyta, Magnoliopsida, Asparagales

GBIF

Plantae, Tracheophyta, Liliopsida, Asparagales

GBIF ID: 1169

NCBI

Eukaryota, Viridiplantae, Streptophyta, Liliopsida, Asparagales

NCBI ID: 73496, CALeDNA page

6
Normalized Taxa

Eukaryota, Plantae, Tracheophyta, Magnoliopsida, Asterales

GBIF

Plantae, Tracheophyta, Magnoliopsida, Asterales

GBIF ID: 414

NCBI

Eukaryota, Viridiplantae, Streptophyta, --, Asterales

NCBI ID: 4209, CALeDNA page

93
Normalized Taxa

Eukaryota, Plantae, Tracheophyta, Magnoliopsida, Boraginales

GBIF

Plantae, Tracheophyta, Magnoliopsida, Boraginales

GBIF ID: 7226464

NCBI

Eukaryota, Viridiplantae, Streptophyta, --, Boraginales

NCBI ID: 1538097, CALeDNA page

4
Normalized Taxa

Eukaryota, Plantae, Tracheophyta, Magnoliopsida, Brassicales

GBIF

Plantae, Tracheophyta, Magnoliopsida, Brassicales

GBIF ID: 7225535

NCBI

Eukaryota, Viridiplantae, Streptophyta, --, Brassicales

NCBI ID: 3699, CALeDNA page

21
Normalized Taxa

Eukaryota, Plantae, Tracheophyta, Magnoliopsida, Caryophyllales

GBIF

Plantae, Tracheophyta, Magnoliopsida, Caryophyllales

GBIF ID: 422

NCBI

Eukaryota, Viridiplantae, Streptophyta, --, Caryophyllales

NCBI ID: 3524, CALeDNA page

38
Normalized Taxa

Eukaryota, Plantae, Tracheophyta, Magnoliopsida, Cucurbitales

GBIF

Plantae, Tracheophyta, Magnoliopsida, Cucurbitales

GBIF ID: 7224005

NCBI 		2
Normalized Taxa

Eukaryota, Plantae, Tracheophyta, Magnoliopsida, Dipsacales

GBIF

Plantae, Tracheophyta, Magnoliopsida, Dipsacales

GBIF ID: 946

NCBI 		2
Normalized Taxa

Eukaryota, Plantae, Tracheophyta, Magnoliopsida, Ericales

GBIF

Plantae, Tracheophyta, Magnoliopsida, Ericales

GBIF ID: 1353

NCBI

Eukaryota, Viridiplantae, Streptophyta, --, Ericales

NCBI ID: 41945, CALeDNA page

3
Normalized Taxa

Eukaryota, Plantae, Tracheophyta, Magnoliopsida, Fabales

GBIF

Plantae, Tracheophyta, Magnoliopsida, Fabales

GBIF ID: 1370

NCBI

Eukaryota, Viridiplantae, Streptophyta, --, Fabales

NCBI ID: 72025, CALeDNA page

23
Normalized Taxa

Eukaryota, Plantae, Tracheophyta, Magnoliopsida, Geraniales

GBIF

Plantae, Tracheophyta, Magnoliopsida, Geraniales

GBIF ID: 624

NCBI 		2
Normalized Taxa

Eukaryota, Plantae, Tracheophyta, Magnoliopsida, Lamiales

GBIF

Plantae, Tracheophyta, Magnoliopsida, Lamiales

GBIF ID: 408

NCBI 		32
Normalized Taxa

Eukaryota, Plantae, Tracheophyta, Magnoliopsida, Malvales

GBIF

Plantae, Tracheophyta, Magnoliopsida, Malvales

GBIF ID: 941

NCBI 		1
Normalized Taxa

Eukaryota, Plantae, Tracheophyta, Magnoliopsida, Myrtales

GBIF

Plantae, Tracheophyta, Magnoliopsida, Myrtales

GBIF ID: 690

NCBI 		2
Normalized Taxa

Eukaryota, Plantae, Tracheophyta, Magnoliopsida, Oxalidales

GBIF

Plantae, Tracheophyta, Magnoliopsida, Oxalidales

GBIF ID: 7224021

NCBI 		3
Normalized Taxa

Eukaryota, Plantae, Tracheophyta, Magnoliopsida, Poales

GBIF

Plantae, Tracheophyta, Liliopsida, Poales

GBIF ID: 1369

NCBI

Eukaryota, Viridiplantae, Streptophyta, Liliopsida, Poales

NCBI ID: 38820, CALeDNA page

13
Normalized Taxa

Eukaryota, Plantae, Tracheophyta, Magnoliopsida, Ranunculales

GBIF

Plantae, Tracheophyta, Magnoliopsida, Ranunculales

GBIF ID: 399

NCBI

Eukaryota, Viridiplantae, Streptophyta, --, Ranunculales

NCBI ID: 41768, CALeDNA page

6
Normalized Taxa

Eukaryota, Plantae, Tracheophyta, Magnoliopsida, Rosales

GBIF

Plantae, Tracheophyta, Magnoliopsida, Rosales

GBIF ID: 691

NCBI 		8