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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 genus: 563

GBIF unique genus with NCBI ID: 538

GBIF unique genus with eDNA match: 93

Taxon	GBIF Occurences	NCBI Match	eDNA Match
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Cnidaria, Hydrozoa, Anthoathecata, Eudendriidae, Eudendrium GBIF Animalia, Cnidaria, Hydrozoa, Anthoathecata, Eudendriidae, Eudendrium GBIF ID: 8863041 NCBI Eukaryota, Metazoa, Cnidaria, Hydrozoa, Anthoathecata, Eudendriidae, Eudendrium NCBI ID: 168737, CALeDNA page	1
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Cnidaria, Hydrozoa, Anthoathecata, Hydractiniidae, Schuchertinia GBIF Animalia, Cnidaria, Hydrozoa, Anthoathecata, Hydractiniidae, Schuchertinia GBIF ID: 8281574 NCBI	1
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Cnidaria, Hydrozoa, Anthoathecata, Porpitidae, Velella GBIF Animalia, Cnidaria, Hydrozoa, Anthoathecata, Porpitidae, Velella GBIF ID: 2265791 NCBI Eukaryota, Metazoa, Cnidaria, Hydrozoa, Anthoathecata, Porpitidae, Velella NCBI ID: 168800, CALeDNA page	18
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Cnidaria, Hydrozoa, Anthoathecata, Stylasteridae, Stylantheca GBIF Animalia, Cnidaria, Hydrozoa, Anthoathecata, Stylasteridae, Stylantheca GBIF ID: 2265298 NCBI	39
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Cnidaria, Hydrozoa, Anthoathecata, Tubulariidae, Ectopleura GBIF Animalia, Cnidaria, Hydrozoa, Anthoathecata, Tubulariidae, Ectopleura GBIF ID: 2265640 NCBI Eukaryota, Metazoa, Cnidaria, Hydrozoa, Anthoathecata, Tubulariidae, Ectopleura NCBI ID: 264051, CALeDNA page	1
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Cnidaria, Hydrozoa, Leptothecata, Aglaopheniidae, Aglaophenia GBIF Animalia, Cnidaria, Hydrozoa, Leptothecata, Aglaopheniidae, Aglaophenia GBIF ID: 2267338 NCBI Eukaryota, Metazoa, Cnidaria, Hydrozoa, Leptothecata, Aglaopheniidae, Aglaophenia NCBI ID: 308583, CALeDNA page	6
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Cnidaria, Scyphozoa, Semaeostomeae, Pelagiidae, Chrysaora GBIF Animalia, Cnidaria, Scyphozoa, Semaeostomeae, Pelagiidae, Chrysaora GBIF ID: 2264404 NCBI Eukaryota, Metazoa, Cnidaria, Scyphozoa, Semaeostomeae, Pelagiidae, Chrysaora NCBI ID: 6147, CALeDNA page	15
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Cnidaria, Scyphozoa, Semaeostomeae, Ulmaridae, Aurelia GBIF Animalia, Cnidaria, Scyphozoa, Semaeostomeae, Ulmaridae, Aurelia GBIF ID: 7626211 NCBI	14
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Cnidaria, Scyphozoa, Semaeostomeae, Ulmaridae, Phacellophora GBIF Animalia, Cnidaria, Scyphozoa, Semaeostomeae, Ulmaridae, Phacellophora GBIF ID: 2264448 NCBI	2
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Echinodermata, Asteroidea, Forcipulatida, Asteriidae, Leptasterias GBIF Animalia, Echinodermata, Asteroidea, Forcipulatida, Asteriidae, Leptasterias GBIF ID: 2273842 NCBI	12
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Echinodermata, Asteroidea, Forcipulatida, Asteriidae, Pisaster GBIF Animalia, Echinodermata, Asteroidea, Forcipulatida, Asteriidae, Pisaster GBIF ID: 2273739 NCBI Eukaryota, Metazoa, Echinodermata, Asteroidea, Forcipulatida, Asteriidae, Pisaster NCBI ID: 7610, CALeDNA page	722
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Echinodermata, Asteroidea, Forcipulatida, Asteriidae, Pycnopodia GBIF Animalia, Echinodermata, Asteroidea, Forcipulatida, Asteriidae, Pycnopodia GBIF ID: 2274564 NCBI	15
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Echinodermata, Asteroidea, Spinulosida, Echinasteridae, Henricia GBIF Animalia, Echinodermata, Asteroidea, Spinulosida, Echinasteridae, Henricia GBIF ID: 2272135 NCBI	69
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Echinodermata, Asteroidea, Valvatida, Asterinidae, Patiria GBIF Animalia, Echinodermata, Asteroidea, Valvatida, Asterinidae, Patiria GBIF ID: 2272168 NCBI	107
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Echinodermata, Asteroidea, Valvatida, Asteropseidae, Dermasterias GBIF Animalia, Echinodermata, Asteroidea, Valvatida, Asteropseidae, Dermasterias GBIF ID: 2271960 NCBI	289
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Echinodermata, Asteroidea, Valvatida, Ophidiasteridae, Linckia GBIF Animalia, Echinodermata, Asteroidea, Valvatida, Ophidiasteridae, Linckia GBIF ID: 5187090 NCBI	1
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Echinodermata, Echinoidea, Camarodonta, Strongylocentrotidae, Mesocentrotus GBIF Animalia, Echinodermata, Echinoidea, Camarodonta, Strongylocentrotidae, Mesocentrotus GBIF ID: 4876822 NCBI	53
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Echinodermata, Echinoidea, Camarodonta, Strongylocentrotidae, Strongylocentrotus GBIF Animalia, Echinodermata, Echinoidea, Camarodonta, Strongylocentrotidae, Strongylocentrotus GBIF ID: 2278847 NCBI Eukaryota, Metazoa, Echinodermata, Echinoidea, Echinoida, Strongylocentrotidae, Strongylocentrotus NCBI ID: 7664, CALeDNA page	185
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Echinodermata, Echinoidea, Clypeasteroida, Dendrasteridae, Dendraster GBIF Animalia, Echinodermata, Echinoidea, Clypeasteroida, Dendrasteridae, Dendraster GBIF ID: 2279080 NCBI	2
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Echinodermata, Holothuroidea, Apodida, Synaptidae, Leptosynapta GBIF Animalia, Echinodermata, Holothuroidea, Apodida, Synaptidae, Leptosynapta GBIF ID: 2279518 NCBI	2
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Echinodermata, Holothuroidea, Dendrochirotida, Cucumariidae, Cucumaria GBIF Animalia, Echinodermata, Holothuroidea, Dendrochirotida, Cucumariidae, Cucumaria GBIF ID: 2279234 NCBI	5
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Echinodermata, Holothuroidea, Dendrochirotida, Psolidae, Lissothuria GBIF Animalia, Echinodermata, Holothuroidea, Dendrochirotida, Psolidae, Lissothuria GBIF ID: 2279374 NCBI	34
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Echinodermata, Holothuroidea, Dendrochirotida, Sclerodactylidae, Eupentacta GBIF Animalia, Echinodermata, Holothuroidea, Dendrochirotida, Sclerodactylidae, Eupentacta GBIF ID: 2279402 NCBI	18
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Echinodermata, Ophiuroidea, Ophiurida, Amphiuridae, Amphiodia GBIF Animalia, Echinodermata, Ophiuroidea, Amphilepidida, Amphiuridae, Amphiodia GBIF ID: 2278221 NCBI	18
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Echinodermata, Ophiuroidea, Ophiurida, Amphiuridae, Amphipholis GBIF Animalia, Echinodermata, Ophiuroidea, Amphilepidida, Amphiuridae, Amphipholis GBIF ID: 2278137 NCBI	2
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Echinodermata, Ophiuroidea, Ophiurida, Ophiopholidae, Ophiopholis GBIF Animalia, Echinodermata, Ophiuroidea, Amphilepidida, Ophiopholidae, Ophiopholis GBIF ID: 2276104 NCBI	5
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Echinodermata, Ophiuroidea, Ophiurida, Ophiotrichidae, Ophiothrix GBIF Animalia, Echinodermata, Ophiuroidea, Amphilepidida, Ophiotrichidae, Ophiothrix GBIF ID: 2275832 NCBI	62
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Mollusca, Bivalvia, Carditida, Carditidae, Glans GBIF Animalia, Mollusca, Bivalvia, Carditida, Carditidae, Glans GBIF ID: 2286632 NCBI	1
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Mollusca, Bivalvia, Myida, Myidae, Mya GBIF Animalia, Mollusca, Bivalvia, Myida, Myidae, Mya GBIF ID: 2288941 NCBI	4
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Mollusca, Bivalvia, Myida, Myidae, Platyodon GBIF Animalia, Mollusca, Bivalvia, Myida, Myidae, Platyodon GBIF ID: 2288932 NCBI	1
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Mollusca, Bivalvia, Myida, Pholadidae, Chaceia GBIF Animalia, Mollusca, Bivalvia, Myida, Pholadidae, Chaceia GBIF ID: 2288766 NCBI	3
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Mollusca, Bivalvia, Myida, Pholadidae, Parapholas GBIF Animalia, Mollusca, Bivalvia, Myida, Pholadidae, Parapholas GBIF ID: 2288768 NCBI	3
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Mollusca, Bivalvia, Myida, Pholadidae, Zirfaea GBIF Animalia, Mollusca, Bivalvia, Myida, Pholadidae, Zirfaea GBIF ID: 2288786 NCBI	3
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Mollusca, Bivalvia, Mytilida, Mytilidae, Adula GBIF Animalia, Mollusca, Bivalvia, Mytilida, Mytilidae, Adula GBIF ID: 8315886 NCBI Eukaryota, Metazoa, Mollusca, Bivalvia, Mytiloida, Mytilidae, Adula NCBI ID: 857294, CALeDNA page	7
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Mollusca, Bivalvia, Mytilida, Mytilidae, Mytilus GBIF Animalia, Mollusca, Bivalvia, Mytilida, Mytilidae, Mytilus GBIF ID: 2285679 NCBI Eukaryota, Metazoa, Mollusca, Bivalvia, Mytiloida, Mytilidae, Mytilus NCBI ID: 6548, CALeDNA page	75
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Mollusca, Bivalvia, Pectinida, Anomiidae, Pododesmus GBIF Animalia, Mollusca, Bivalvia, Pectinida, Anomiidae, Pododesmus GBIF ID: 2286127 NCBI	7
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Mollusca, Bivalvia, Pectinida, Pectinidae, Crassadoma GBIF Animalia, Mollusca, Bivalvia, Pectinida, Pectinidae, Crassadoma GBIF ID: 2285939 NCBI Eukaryota, Metazoa, Mollusca, Bivalvia, Pectinoida, Pectinidae, Crassadoma NCBI ID: 50414, CALeDNA page	69
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Mollusca, Bivalvia, Pholadomyida, Lyonsiidae, Mytilimeria GBIF Animalia, Mollusca, Bivalvia, --, Lyonsiidae, Mytilimeria GBIF ID: 2288612 NCBI	11
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Mollusca, Bivalvia, Veneroida, Cardiidae, Clinocardium GBIF Animalia, Mollusca, Bivalvia, Cardiida, Cardiidae, Clinocardium GBIF ID: 2286557 NCBI	11
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Mollusca, Bivalvia, Veneroida, Mactridae, Tresus GBIF Animalia, Mollusca, Bivalvia, Venerida, Mactridae, Tresus GBIF ID: 2286400 NCBI	8
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Mollusca, Bivalvia, Veneroida, Pharidae, Siliqua GBIF Animalia, Mollusca, Bivalvia, Adapedonta, Pharidae, Siliqua GBIF ID: 9353081 NCBI	1
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Mollusca, Bivalvia, Veneroida, Psammobiidae, Gari GBIF Animalia, Mollusca, Bivalvia, Cardiida, Psammobiidae, Gari GBIF ID: 7703694 NCBI	9
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Mollusca, Bivalvia, Veneroida, Semelidae, Semele GBIF Animalia, Mollusca, Bivalvia, Cardiida, Semelidae, Semele GBIF ID: 2286776 NCBI	11
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Mollusca, Bivalvia, Veneroida, Solenidae, Solen GBIF Animalia, Mollusca, Bivalvia, Adapedonta, Solenidae, Solen GBIF ID: 2287237 NCBI	2
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Mollusca, Bivalvia, Veneroida, Tellinidae, Macoma GBIF Animalia, Mollusca, Bivalvia, Cardiida, Tellinidae, Macoma GBIF ID: 2286987 NCBI	5
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Mollusca, Bivalvia, Veneroida, Tellinidae, Rexithaerus GBIF Animalia, Mollusca, Bivalvia, Cardiida, Tellinidae, Rexithaerus GBIF ID: 2286959 NCBI	5
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Mollusca, Bivalvia, Veneroida, Ungulinidae, Diplodonta GBIF Animalia, Mollusca, Bivalvia, Cardiida, Ungulinidae, Diplodonta GBIF ID: 2287464 NCBI	3
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Mollusca, Bivalvia, Veneroida, Veneridae, Callithaca GBIF Animalia, Mollusca, Bivalvia, Venerida, Veneridae, Callithaca GBIF ID: 4590515 NCBI	2
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Mollusca, Bivalvia, Veneroida, Veneridae, Leukoma GBIF Animalia, Mollusca, Bivalvia, Venerida, Veneridae, Leukoma GBIF ID: 4584253 NCBI	26
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Mollusca, Bivalvia, Veneroida, Veneridae, Petricola GBIF Animalia, Mollusca, Bivalvia, Venerida, Veneridae, Petricola GBIF ID: 2287606 NCBI	6