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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, Animalia, Chordata, Ascidiacea, Enterogona, Holozoidae, Distaplia, Distaplia occidentalis GBIF Animalia, Chordata, Ascidiacea, Aplousobranchia, Holozoidae, Distaplia, Distaplia occidentalis GBIF ID: 2331271 NCBI	4
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Chordata, Ascidiacea, Enterogona, Polyclinidae, Aplidium, Aplidium californicum GBIF Animalia, Chordata, Ascidiacea, Aplousobranchia, Polyclinidae, Aplidium, Aplidium californicum GBIF ID: 2330922 NCBI	6
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Chordata, Ascidiacea, Enterogona, Polyclinidae, Aplidium, Aplidium stellatum GBIF Animalia, Chordata, Ascidiacea, Aplousobranchia, Polyclinidae, Aplidium, Aplidium stellatum GBIF ID: 2330911 NCBI	4
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Chordata, Ascidiacea, Enterogona, Polyclinidae, Synoicum, Synoicum parfustis GBIF Animalia, Chordata, Ascidiacea, Aplousobranchia, Polyclinidae, Synoicum, Synoicum parfustis GBIF ID: 5200602 NCBI	1
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Chordata, Ascidiacea, Pleurogona, Pyuridae, Boltenia, Boltenia villosa GBIF Animalia, Chordata, Ascidiacea, Stolidobranchia, Pyuridae, Boltenia, Boltenia villosa GBIF ID: 5200641 NCBI	3
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Chordata, Ascidiacea, Pleurogona, Styelidae, Botrylloides, Botrylloides violaceus GBIF Animalia, Chordata, Ascidiacea, Stolidobranchia, Styelidae, Botrylloides, Botrylloides violaceus GBIF ID: 4354941 NCBI	3
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Chordata, Ascidiacea, Pleurogona, Styelidae, Botryllus, Botryllus schlosseri GBIF Animalia, Chordata, Ascidiacea, Stolidobranchia, Styelidae, Botryllus, Botryllus schlosseri GBIF ID: 5200757 NCBI	2
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Chordata, Ascidiacea, Pleurogona, Styelidae, Cnemidocarpa, Cnemidocarpa finmarkiensis GBIF Animalia, Chordata, Ascidiacea, Stolidobranchia, Styelidae, Cnemidocarpa, Cnemidocarpa finmarkiensis GBIF ID: 2332306 NCBI Eukaryota, Metazoa, Chordata, Ascidiacea, Stolidobranchia, Styelidae, Cnemidocarpa, Cnemidocarpa finmarkiensis NCBI ID: 30293, CALeDNA page	6
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Chordata, Ascidiacea, Pleurogona, Styelidae, Styela, Styela montereyensis GBIF Animalia, Chordata, Ascidiacea, Stolidobranchia, Styelidae, Styela, Styela montereyensis GBIF ID: 2331991 NCBI	16
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Chordata, Elasmobranchii, Carcharhiniformes, Triakidae, Triakis, Triakis semifasciata GBIF Animalia, Chordata, Elasmobranchii, Carcharhiniformes, Triakidae, Triakis, Triakis semifasciata GBIF ID: 2418369 NCBI Eukaryota, Metazoa, Chordata, Chondrichthyes, Carcharhiniformes, Triakidae, Triakis, Triakis semifasciata NCBI ID: 30493, CALeDNA page	4
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Chordata, Elasmobranchii, Myliobatiformes, Myliobatidae, Myliobatis, Myliobatis californica GBIF Animalia, Chordata, Elasmobranchii, Myliobatiformes, Myliobatidae, Myliobatis, Myliobatis californica GBIF ID: 2419300 NCBI Eukaryota, Metazoa, Chordata, Chondrichthyes, Myliobatiformes, Myliobatidae, Myliobatis, Myliobatis californica NCBI ID: 319543, CALeDNA page	1
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Chordata, Elasmobranchii, Rajiformes, Rajidae, Raja, Raja stellulata GBIF Animalia, Chordata, Elasmobranchii, Rajiformes, Rajidae, Raja, Raja stellulata GBIF ID: 5216036 NCBI	1
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Chordata, Elasmobranchii, Rajiformes, Rhinobatidae, Platyrhinoidis, Platyrhinoidis triseriata GBIF Animalia, Chordata, Elasmobranchii, Rhinopristiformes, Rhinobatidae, Platyrhinoidis, Platyrhinoidis triseriata GBIF ID: 2418958 NCBI	1
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Chordata, Holocephali, Chimaeriformes, Chimaeridae, Hydrolagus, Hydrolagus colliei GBIF Animalia, Chordata, Holocephali, Chimaeriformes, Chimaeridae, Hydrolagus, Hydrolagus colliei GBIF ID: 5215461 NCBI	1
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Chordata, Mammalia, Carnivora, Canidae, Vulpes, Vulpes vulpes GBIF Animalia, Chordata, Mammalia, Carnivora, Canidae, Vulpes, Vulpes vulpes GBIF ID: 5219243 Animalia, Chordata, Mammalia, Carnivora, Canidae, Vulpes, Vulpes vulpes GBIF ID: 6164294 NCBI	3
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Chordata, Mammalia, Carnivora, Mustelidae, Enhydra, Enhydra lutris GBIF Animalia, Chordata, Mammalia, Carnivora, Mustelidae, Enhydra, Enhydra lutris GBIF ID: 6163936 NCBI Eukaryota, Metazoa, Chordata, Mammalia, Carnivora, Mustelidae, Enhydra, Enhydra lutris NCBI ID: 34882, CALeDNA page	4
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Chordata, Mammalia, Carnivora, Mustelidae, Mustela, Mustela frenata GBIF Animalia, Chordata, Mammalia, Carnivora, Mustelidae, Mustela, Mustela frenata GBIF ID: 5218919 NCBI	2
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Chordata, Mammalia, Carnivora, Otariidae, Eumetopias, Eumetopias jubatus GBIF Animalia, Chordata, Mammalia, Carnivora, Otariidae, Eumetopias, Eumetopias jubatus GBIF ID: 2433462 NCBI	1
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Chordata, Mammalia, Carnivora, Otariidae, Zalophus, Zalophus californianus GBIF Animalia, Chordata, Mammalia, Carnivora, Otariidae, Zalophus, Zalophus californianus GBIF ID: 2433458 Animalia, Chordata, Mammalia, Carnivora, Otariidae, Zalophus, Zalophus californianus GBIF ID: 5787239 NCBI	40
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Chordata, Mammalia, Carnivora, Phocidae, Mirounga, Mirounga angustirostris GBIF Animalia, Chordata, Mammalia, Carnivora, Phocidae, Mirounga, Mirounga angustirostris GBIF ID: 2434813 NCBI	3
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Chordata, Mammalia, Carnivora, Phocidae, Phoca, Phoca vitulina GBIF Animalia, Chordata, Mammalia, Carnivora, Phocidae, Phoca, Phoca vitulina GBIF ID: 2434793 Animalia, Chordata, Mammalia, Carnivora, Phocidae, Phoca, Phoca vitulina GBIF ID: 6163798 NCBI Eukaryota, Metazoa, Chordata, Mammalia, Carnivora, Phocidae, Phoca, Phoca vitulina NCBI ID: 9720, CALeDNA page	52
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Chordata, Mammalia, Cetacea, Delphinidae, Grampus, Grampus griseus GBIF Animalia, Chordata, Mammalia, Cetacea, Delphinidae, Grampus, Grampus griseus GBIF ID: 5220027 NCBI	1
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Chordata, Mammalia, Cetacea, Delphinidae, Tursiops, Tursiops truncatus GBIF Animalia, Chordata, Mammalia, Cetacea, Delphinidae, Tursiops, Tursiops truncatus GBIF ID: 2440447 NCBI	2
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Chordata, Mammalia, Cetacea, Eschrichtiidae, Eschrichtius, Eschrichtius robustus GBIF Animalia, Chordata, Mammalia, Cetacea, Eschrichtiidae, Eschrichtius, Eschrichtius robustus GBIF ID: 2440704 NCBI	1
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Chordata, Mammalia, Cetacea, Phocoenidae, Phocoena, Phocoena phocoena GBIF Animalia, Chordata, Mammalia, Cetacea, Phocoenidae, Phocoena, Phocoena phocoena GBIF ID: 2440669 NCBI	5
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Chordata, Mammalia, Lagomorpha, Leporidae, Sylvilagus, Sylvilagus bachmani GBIF Animalia, Chordata, Mammalia, Lagomorpha, Leporidae, Sylvilagus, Sylvilagus bachmani GBIF ID: 2436846 NCBI	2
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Chordata, Mammalia, Rodentia, Cricetidae, Reithrodontomys, Reithrodontomys megalotis GBIF Animalia, Chordata, Mammalia, Rodentia, Cricetidae, Reithrodontomys, Reithrodontomys megalotis GBIF ID: 8907270 NCBI	4
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Chordata, Mammalia, Rodentia, Geomyidae, Thomomys, Thomomys bottae GBIF Animalia, Chordata, Mammalia, Rodentia, Geomyidae, Thomomys, Thomomys bottae GBIF ID: 2439385 NCBI	2
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Chordata, Reptilia, Accipitriformes, Accipitridae, Buteo, Buteo jamaicensis GBIF Animalia, Chordata, Aves, Accipitriformes, Accipitridae, Buteo, Buteo jamaicensis GBIF ID: 2480542 NCBI	10
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Chordata, Reptilia, Accipitriformes, Accipitridae, Buteo, Buteo lineatus GBIF Animalia, Chordata, Aves, Accipitriformes, Accipitridae, Buteo, Buteo lineatus GBIF ID: 2480529 NCBI	5
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Chordata, Reptilia, Accipitriformes, Cathartidae, Cathartes, Cathartes aura GBIF Animalia, Chordata, Aves, Accipitriformes, Cathartidae, Cathartes, Cathartes aura GBIF ID: 2481930 NCBI	4
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Chordata, Reptilia, Anseriformes, Anatidae, Anas, Anas clypeata GBIF Animalia, Chordata, Aves, Anseriformes, Anatidae, Anas, Anas clypeata GBIF ID: 8332393 NCBI	1
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Chordata, Reptilia, Anseriformes, Anatidae, Anas, Anas platyrhynchos GBIF Animalia, Chordata, Aves, Anseriformes, Anatidae, Anas, Anas platyrhynchos GBIF ID: 9761484 NCBI	3
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Chordata, Reptilia, Anseriformes, Anatidae, Aythya, Aythya affinis GBIF Animalia, Chordata, Aves, Anseriformes, Anatidae, Aythya, Aythya affinis GBIF ID: 2498257 NCBI	3
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Chordata, Reptilia, Anseriformes, Anatidae, Aythya, Aythya marila GBIF Animalia, Chordata, Aves, Anseriformes, Anatidae, Aythya, Aythya marila GBIF ID: 2498265 NCBI	3
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Chordata, Reptilia, Anseriformes, Anatidae, Aythya, Aythya valisineria GBIF Animalia, Chordata, Aves, Anseriformes, Anatidae, Aythya, Aythya valisineria GBIF ID: 2498256 NCBI	1
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Chordata, Reptilia, Anseriformes, Anatidae, Branta, Branta bernicla GBIF Animalia, Chordata, Aves, Anseriformes, Anatidae, Branta, Branta bernicla GBIF ID: 5232446 Animalia, Chordata, Aves, Anseriformes, Anatidae, Branta, Branta bernicla GBIF ID: 5232449 NCBI	28
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Chordata, Reptilia, Anseriformes, Anatidae, Branta, Branta canadensis GBIF Animalia, Chordata, Aves, Anseriformes, Anatidae, Branta, Branta canadensis GBIF ID: 5232437 NCBI	5
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Chordata, Reptilia, Anseriformes, Anatidae, Bucephala, Bucephala albeola GBIF Animalia, Chordata, Aves, Anseriformes, Anatidae, Bucephala, Bucephala albeola GBIF ID: 2498329 NCBI	28
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Chordata, Reptilia, Anseriformes, Anatidae, Bucephala, Bucephala clangula GBIF Animalia, Chordata, Aves, Anseriformes, Anatidae, Bucephala, Bucephala clangula GBIF ID: 2498326 NCBI	13
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Chordata, Reptilia, Anseriformes, Anatidae, Clangula, Clangula hyemalis GBIF Animalia, Chordata, Aves, Anseriformes, Anatidae, Clangula, Clangula hyemalis GBIF ID: 2498273 NCBI	3
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Chordata, Reptilia, Anseriformes, Anatidae, Melanitta, Melanitta fusca GBIF Animalia, Chordata, Aves, Anseriformes, Anatidae, Melanitta, Melanitta fusca GBIF ID: 2498238 NCBI	2
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Chordata, Reptilia, Anseriformes, Anatidae, Melanitta, Melanitta nigra GBIF Animalia, Chordata, Aves, Anseriformes, Anatidae, Melanitta, Melanitta nigra GBIF ID: 2498250 NCBI	1
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Chordata, Reptilia, Anseriformes, Anatidae, Melanitta, Melanitta perspicillata GBIF Animalia, Chordata, Aves, Anseriformes, Anatidae, Melanitta, Melanitta perspicillata GBIF ID: 2498246 NCBI	30
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Chordata, Reptilia, Anseriformes, Anatidae, Mergus, Mergus serrator GBIF Animalia, Chordata, Aves, Anseriformes, Anatidae, Mergus, Mergus serrator GBIF ID: 2498375 NCBI	19
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Chordata, Reptilia, Apodiformes, Trochilidae, Calypte, Calypte anna GBIF Animalia, Chordata, Aves, Apodiformes, Trochilidae, Calypte, Calypte anna GBIF ID: 2476674 NCBI	2
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Chordata, Reptilia, Charadriiformes, Alcidae, Cepphus, Cepphus columba GBIF Animalia, Chordata, Aves, Charadriiformes, Alcidae, Cepphus, Cepphus columba GBIF ID: 9315520 NCBI	13
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Chordata, Reptilia, Charadriiformes, Alcidae, Cerorhinca, Cerorhinca monocerata GBIF Animalia, Chordata, Aves, Charadriiformes, Alcidae, Cerorhinca, Cerorhinca monocerata GBIF ID: 2481324 NCBI	3
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Chordata, Reptilia, Charadriiformes, Alcidae, Fratercula, Fratercula cirrhata GBIF Animalia, Chordata, Aves, Charadriiformes, Alcidae, Fratercula, Fratercula cirrhata GBIF ID: 2481357 NCBI	1
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Chordata, Reptilia, Charadriiformes, Alcidae, Synthliboramphus, Synthliboramphus antiquus GBIF Animalia, Chordata, Aves, Charadriiformes, Alcidae, Synthliboramphus, Synthliboramphus antiquus GBIF ID: 2481350 NCBI	2