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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, Mollusca, Bivalvia, Veneroida, Veneridae, Saxidomus GBIF Animalia, Mollusca, Bivalvia, Venerida, Veneridae, Saxidomus GBIF ID: 2287847 NCBI	6
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Mollusca, Cephalopoda, Octopoda, Enteroctopodidae, Enteroctopus GBIF Animalia, Mollusca, Cephalopoda, Octopoda, Enteroctopodidae, Enteroctopus GBIF ID: 2289483 NCBI	1
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Mollusca, Cephalopoda, Octopoda, Octopodidae, Octopus GBIF Animalia, Mollusca, Cephalopoda, Octopoda, Octopodidae, Octopus GBIF ID: 2289226 NCBI	99
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Mollusca, Cephalopoda, Teuthida, Loliginidae, Doryteuthis GBIF Animalia, Mollusca, Cephalopoda, Myopsida, Loliginidae, Doryteuthis GBIF ID: 5189697 NCBI	1
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Anaspidea, Aplysiidae, Aplysia GBIF Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Aplysiida, Aplysiidae, Aplysia GBIF ID: 2297330 NCBI	1
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Cephalaspidea, Diaphanidae, Diaphana GBIF Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Cephalaspidea, Diaphanidae, Diaphana GBIF ID: 2291519 NCBI	5
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Ellobiida, Trimusculidae, Trimusculus GBIF Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Ellobiida, Trimusculidae, Trimusculus GBIF ID: 2291230 NCBI	2
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Lepetellida, Fissurellidae, Diodora GBIF Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Lepetellida, Fissurellidae, Diodora GBIF ID: 2293544 NCBI	40
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Lepetellida, Fissurellidae, Fissurellidea GBIF Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Lepetellida, Fissurellidae, Fissurellidea GBIF ID: 2293425 NCBI	41
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Lepetellida, Haliotidae, Haliotis GBIF Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Lepetellida, Haliotidae, Haliotis GBIF ID: 2293068 NCBI Eukaryota, Metazoa, Mollusca, Gastropoda, --, Haliotidae, Haliotis NCBI ID: 6452, CALeDNA page	31
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Littorinimorpha, Calyptraeidae, Crepidula GBIF Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Littorinimorpha, Calyptraeidae, Crepidula GBIF ID: 2301670 NCBI	36
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Littorinimorpha, Cypraeidae, Monetaria GBIF Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Littorinimorpha, Cypraeidae, Monetaria GBIF ID: 3244838 NCBI	2
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Littorinimorpha, Eratoidae, Hespererato GBIF Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Littorinimorpha, Eratoidae, Hespererato GBIF ID: 2301926 NCBI	36
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Littorinimorpha, Hipponicidae, Hipponix GBIF Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Littorinimorpha, Hipponicidae, Hipponix GBIF ID: 2300721 NCBI	4
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Littorinimorpha, Littorinidae, Lacuna GBIF Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Littorinimorpha, Littorinidae, Lacuna GBIF ID: 2301163 NCBI	1
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Littorinimorpha, Naticidae, Neverita GBIF Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Littorinimorpha, Naticidae, Neverita GBIF ID: 2300321 NCBI Eukaryota, Metazoa, Mollusca, Gastropoda, --, Naticidae, Neverita NCBI ID: 488665, CALeDNA page	22
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Littorinimorpha, Velutinidae, Hainotis GBIF Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Littorinimorpha, Velutinidae, Hainotis GBIF ID: 4597157 NCBI	1
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Littorinimorpha, Vermetidae, Thylacodes GBIF Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Littorinimorpha, Vermetidae, Thylacodes GBIF ID: 4585725 NCBI	1
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Neogastropoda, Borsoniidae, Ophiodermella GBIF Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Neogastropoda, Borsoniidae, Ophiodermella GBIF ID: 2303507 NCBI	1
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Neogastropoda, Buccinidae, Lirabuccinum GBIF Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Neogastropoda, Buccinidae, Lirabuccinum GBIF ID: 2304739 NCBI	1
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Neogastropoda, Columbellidae, Alia GBIF Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Neogastropoda, Columbellidae, Alia GBIF ID: 2305495 NCBI	9
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Neogastropoda, Columbellidae, Amphissa GBIF Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Neogastropoda, Columbellidae, Amphissa GBIF ID: 2305676 NCBI	38
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Neogastropoda, Columbellidae, Mitrella GBIF Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Neogastropoda, Columbellidae, Mitrella GBIF ID: 2305527 NCBI	1
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Neogastropoda, Marginellidae, Granulina GBIF Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Neogastropoda, Marginellidae, Granulina GBIF ID: 2303934 NCBI	2
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Neogastropoda, Mitridae, Atrimitra GBIF Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Neogastropoda, Mitridae, Atrimitra GBIF ID: 4573035 NCBI	3
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Neogastropoda, Muricidae, Acanthinucella GBIF Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Neogastropoda, Muricidae, Acanthinucella GBIF ID: 4364229 NCBI	31
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Neogastropoda, Muricidae, Ceratostoma GBIF Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Neogastropoda, Muricidae, Ceratostoma GBIF ID: 2304290 NCBI	88
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Neogastropoda, Muricidae, Nucella GBIF Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Neogastropoda, Muricidae, Nucella GBIF ID: 2304475 NCBI	45
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Neogastropoda, Muricidae, Ocinebrina GBIF Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Neogastropoda, Muricidae, Ocinebrina GBIF ID: 2304131 NCBI	17
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Neogastropoda, Muricidae, Urosalpinx GBIF Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Neogastropoda, Muricidae, Urosalpinx GBIF ID: 2304409 NCBI	4
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Neogastropoda, Nassariidae, Nassarius GBIF Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Neogastropoda, Nassariidae, Nassarius GBIF ID: 2302962 NCBI Eukaryota, Metazoa, Mollusca, Gastropoda, --, Nassariidae, Nassarius NCBI ID: 6484, CALeDNA page	1
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Neogastropoda, Olividae, Olivella GBIF Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Neogastropoda, Olividae, Olivella GBIF ID: 2302757 NCBI	55
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Neogastropoda, Pseudomelatomidae, Pseudomelatoma GBIF Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Neogastropoda, Pseudomelatomidae, Pseudomelatoma GBIF ID: 2302832 NCBI	1
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Nudibranchia, Abronicidae, Abronica GBIF Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Nudibranchia, Abronicidae, Abronica GBIF ID: 8991150 NCBI	95
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Nudibranchia, Actinocyclidae, Hallaxa GBIF Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Nudibranchia, Actinocyclidae, Hallaxa GBIF ID: 2291720 NCBI	36
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Nudibranchia, Aegiridae, Aegires GBIF Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Nudibranchia, Aegiridae, Aegires GBIF ID: 2292153 NCBI	2
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Nudibranchia, Aeolidiidae, Aeolidia GBIF Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Nudibranchia, Aeolidiidae, Aeolidia GBIF ID: 2291937 NCBI	139
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Nudibranchia, Aeolidiidae, Anteaeolidiella GBIF Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Nudibranchia, Aeolidiidae, Anteaeolidiella GBIF ID: 2291956 NCBI	75
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Nudibranchia, Cadlinidae, Aldisa GBIF Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Nudibranchia, Cadlinidae, Aldisa GBIF ID: 2291748 NCBI	4
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Nudibranchia, Cadlinidae, Cadlina GBIF Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Nudibranchia, Cadlinidae, Cadlina GBIF ID: 2292396 NCBI	188
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Nudibranchia, Calycidorididae, Diaphorodoris GBIF Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Nudibranchia, Calycidorididae, Diaphorodoris GBIF ID: 2292111 NCBI	7
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Nudibranchia, Corambidae, Corambe GBIF Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Nudibranchia, Corambidae, Corambe GBIF ID: 2291862 NCBI	3
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Nudibranchia, Coryphellidae, Orienthella GBIF Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Nudibranchia, Coryphellidae, Orienthella GBIF ID: 9632625 NCBI	231
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Nudibranchia, Cuthonidae, Cuthona GBIF Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Nudibranchia, Cuthonidae, Cuthona GBIF ID: 2292312 NCBI	64
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Nudibranchia, Dendrodorididae, Doriopsilla GBIF Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Nudibranchia, Dendrodorididae, Doriopsilla GBIF ID: 2292440 NCBI	333
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Nudibranchia, Dendronotidae, Dendronotus GBIF Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Nudibranchia, Dendronotidae, Dendronotus GBIF ID: 2292063 NCBI	422
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Nudibranchia, Dironidae, Dirona GBIF Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Nudibranchia, Dironidae, Dirona GBIF ID: 2291883 NCBI	103
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Nudibranchia, Discodorididae, Diaulula GBIF Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Nudibranchia, Discodorididae, Diaulula GBIF ID: 2292472 NCBI	141
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Nudibranchia, Discodorididae, Geitodoris GBIF Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Nudibranchia, Discodorididae, Geitodoris GBIF ID: 2292464 NCBI	178
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Nudibranchia, Discodorididae, Peltodoris GBIF Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Nudibranchia, Discodorididae, Peltodoris GBIF ID: 2292460 NCBI	278