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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, Teleostei, Perciformes, Scombridae, Scomber, Scomber japonicus GBIF Animalia, Chordata, Actinopterygii, Perciformes, Scombridae, Scomber, Scomber japonicus GBIF ID: 7599552 NCBI	1
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Chordata, Teleostei, Perciformes, Sebastidae, Sebastes, Sebastes auriculatus GBIF Animalia, Chordata, Actinopterygii, Scorpaeniformes, Sebastidae, Sebastes, Sebastes auriculatus GBIF ID: 2335497 NCBI	2
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Chordata, Teleostei, Perciformes, Sebastidae, Sebastes, Sebastes caurinus GBIF Animalia, Chordata, Actinopterygii, Scorpaeniformes, Sebastidae, Sebastes, Sebastes caurinus GBIF ID: 2335455 NCBI	1
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Chordata, Teleostei, Perciformes, Sebastidae, Sebastes, Sebastes melanops GBIF Animalia, Chordata, Actinopterygii, Scorpaeniformes, Sebastidae, Sebastes, Sebastes melanops GBIF ID: 2335569 NCBI	2
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Chordata, Teleostei, Perciformes, Sebastidae, Sebastes, Sebastes paucispinis GBIF Animalia, Chordata, Actinopterygii, Scorpaeniformes, Sebastidae, Sebastes, Sebastes paucispinis GBIF ID: 2335466 NCBI	2
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Chordata, Teleostei, Perciformes, Sebastidae, Sebastes, Sebastes pinniger GBIF Animalia, Chordata, Actinopterygii, Scorpaeniformes, Sebastidae, Sebastes, Sebastes pinniger GBIF ID: 2335525 NCBI	1
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Chordata, Teleostei, Perciformes, Sebastidae, Sebastes, Sebastes rastrelliger GBIF Animalia, Chordata, Actinopterygii, Scorpaeniformes, Sebastidae, Sebastes, Sebastes rastrelliger GBIF ID: 2335464 NCBI	4
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Chordata, Teleostei, Perciformes, Sebastidae, Sebastes, Sebastes serranoides GBIF Animalia, Chordata, Actinopterygii, Scorpaeniformes, Sebastidae, Sebastes, Sebastes serranoides GBIF ID: 2335548 NCBI	1
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Chordata, Teleostei, Perciformes, Stichaeidae, Anoplarchus, Anoplarchus purpurescens GBIF Animalia, Chordata, Actinopterygii, Perciformes, Stichaeidae, Anoplarchus, Anoplarchus purpurescens GBIF ID: 2394914 Animalia, Chordata, Actinopterygii, Perciformes, Stichaeidae, Anoplarchus, Anoplarchus purpurescens GBIF ID: 6168714 NCBI Eukaryota, Metazoa, Chordata, Actinopteri, Perciformes, Stichaeidae, Anoplarchus, Anoplarchus purpurescens NCBI ID: 320623, CALeDNA page	5
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Chordata, Teleostei, Perciformes, Stichaeidae, Cebidichthys, Cebidichthys violaceus GBIF Animalia, Chordata, Actinopterygii, Perciformes, Stichaeidae, Cebidichthys, Cebidichthys violaceus GBIF ID: 2394760 NCBI Eukaryota, Metazoa, Chordata, Actinopteri, Perciformes, Stichaeidae, Cebidichthys, Cebidichthys violaceus NCBI ID: 271503, CALeDNA page	14
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Chordata, Teleostei, Perciformes, Stichaeidae, Xiphister, Xiphister atropurpureus GBIF Animalia, Chordata, Actinopterygii, Perciformes, Stichaeidae, Xiphister, Xiphister atropurpureus GBIF ID: 2394813 Animalia, Chordata, Actinopterygii, Perciformes, Stichaeidae, Xiphister, Xiphister atropurpureus GBIF ID: 2394814 NCBI	6
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Chordata, Teleostei, Pleuronectiformes, Paralichthyidae, Citharichthys, Citharichthys sordidus GBIF Animalia, Chordata, Actinopterygii, Pleuronectiformes, Paralichthyidae, Citharichthys, Citharichthys sordidus GBIF ID: 2408726 NCBI	3
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Chordata, Teleostei, Pleuronectiformes, Pleuronectidae, Parophrys, Parophrys vetulus GBIF Animalia, Chordata, Actinopterygii, Pleuronectiformes, Pleuronectidae, Parophrys, Parophrys vetulus GBIF ID: 2409370 Animalia, Chordata, Actinopterygii, Pleuronectiformes, Pleuronectidae, Parophrys, Parophrys vetulus GBIF ID: 5214030 NCBI	1
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Chordata, Teleostei, Pleuronectiformes, Pleuronectidae, Pleuronichthys, Pleuronichthys coenosus GBIF Animalia, Chordata, Actinopterygii, Pleuronectiformes, Pleuronectidae, Pleuronichthys, Pleuronichthys coenosus GBIF ID: 2409249 NCBI	1
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Chordata, Teleostei, Pleuronectiformes, Pleuronectidae, Pleuronichthys, Pleuronichthys decurrens GBIF Animalia, Chordata, Actinopterygii, Pleuronectiformes, Pleuronectidae, Pleuronichthys, Pleuronichthys decurrens GBIF ID: 2409246 NCBI	1
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Chordata, Teleostei, Syngnathiformes, Syngnathidae, Syngnathus, Syngnathus californiensis GBIF Animalia, Chordata, Actinopterygii, Syngnathiformes, Syngnathidae, Syngnathus, Syngnathus californiensis GBIF ID: 2332936 NCBI	1
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Cnidaria, Anthozoa, Actiniaria, Actiniidae, Anthopleura, Anthopleura artemisia GBIF Animalia, Cnidaria, Anthozoa, Actiniaria, Actiniidae, Anthopleura, Anthopleura artemisia GBIF ID: 2256847 NCBI	152
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Cnidaria, Anthozoa, Actiniaria, Actiniidae, Anthopleura, Anthopleura elegantissima GBIF Animalia, Cnidaria, Anthozoa, Actiniaria, Actiniidae, Anthopleura, Anthopleura elegantissima GBIF ID: 2256826 NCBI Eukaryota, Metazoa, Cnidaria, Anthozoa, Actiniaria, Actiniidae, Anthopleura, Anthopleura elegantissima NCBI ID: 6110, CALeDNA page	87
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Cnidaria, Anthozoa, Actiniaria, Actiniidae, Anthopleura, Anthopleura sola GBIF Animalia, Cnidaria, Anthozoa, Actiniaria, Actiniidae, Anthopleura, Anthopleura sola GBIF ID: 2256825 NCBI	232
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Cnidaria, Anthozoa, Actiniaria, Actiniidae, Anthopleura, Anthopleura xanthogrammica GBIF Animalia, Cnidaria, Anthozoa, Actiniaria, Actiniidae, Anthopleura, Anthopleura xanthogrammica GBIF ID: 2256852 NCBI	162
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Cnidaria, Anthozoa, Actiniaria, Actiniidae, Epiactis, Epiactis prolifera GBIF Animalia, Cnidaria, Anthozoa, Actiniaria, Actiniidae, Epiactis, Epiactis prolifera GBIF ID: 2256759 NCBI	173
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Cnidaria, Anthozoa, Actiniaria, Actiniidae, Urticina, Urticina coriacea GBIF Animalia, Cnidaria, Anthozoa, Actiniaria, Actiniidae, Urticina, Urticina coriacea GBIF ID: 2256798 NCBI	5
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Cnidaria, Anthozoa, Actiniaria, Actiniidae, Urticina, Urticina grebelnyi GBIF Animalia, Cnidaria, Anthozoa, Actiniaria, Actiniidae, Urticina, Urticina grebelnyi GBIF ID: 4339144 NCBI	1
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Cnidaria, Anthozoa, Actiniaria, Halcampidae, Halcampa, Halcampa crypta GBIF Animalia, Cnidaria, Anthozoa, Actiniaria, Halcampidae, Halcampa, Halcampa crypta GBIF ID: 2257698 NCBI	1
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Cnidaria, Anthozoa, Actiniaria, Halcampidae, Halcampa, Halcampa decemtentaculata GBIF Animalia, Cnidaria, Anthozoa, Actiniaria, Halcampidae, Halcampa, Halcampa decemtentaculata GBIF ID: 2257716 NCBI	5
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Cnidaria, Anthozoa, Actiniaria, Metridiidae, Metridium, Metridium dianthus GBIF Animalia, Cnidaria, Anthozoa, Actiniaria, Metridiidae, Metridium, Metridium dianthus GBIF ID: 5183974 NCBI	7
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Cnidaria, Anthozoa, Alcyonacea, Alcyoniidae, Discophyton, Discophyton rudyi GBIF Animalia, Cnidaria, Anthozoa, Alcyonacea, Alcyoniidae, Discophyton, Discophyton rudyi GBIF ID: 2263715 NCBI	1
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Cnidaria, Anthozoa, Alcyonacea, Alcyoniidae, Thrombophyton, Thrombophyton trachydermum GBIF Animalia, Cnidaria, Anthozoa, Alcyonacea, Alcyoniidae, Thrombophyton, Thrombophyton trachydermum GBIF ID: 2263704 NCBI	1
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Cnidaria, Anthozoa, Corallimorpharia, Corallimorphidae, Corynactis, Corynactis californica GBIF Animalia, Cnidaria, Anthozoa, Corallimorpharia, Corallimorphidae, Corynactis, Corynactis californica GBIF ID: 2260687 NCBI	39
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Cnidaria, Anthozoa, Scleractinia, Dendrophylliidae, Balanophyllia, Balanophyllia elegans GBIF Animalia, Cnidaria, Anthozoa, Scleractinia, Dendrophylliidae, Balanophyllia, Balanophyllia elegans GBIF ID: 2259665 NCBI	5
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Cnidaria, Hydrozoa, Anthoathecata, Corynidae, Polyorchis, Polyorchis penicillatus GBIF Animalia, Cnidaria, Hydrozoa, Anthoathecata, Corynidae, Polyorchis, Polyorchis penicillatus GBIF ID: 5185561 NCBI	2
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Cnidaria, Hydrozoa, Anthoathecata, Corynidae, Scrippsia, Scrippsia pacifica GBIF Animalia, Cnidaria, Hydrozoa, Anthoathecata, Corynidae, Scrippsia, Scrippsia pacifica GBIF ID: 2265258 NCBI	13
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Cnidaria, Hydrozoa, Anthoathecata, Eudendriidae, Eudendrium, Eudendrium californicum GBIF Animalia, Cnidaria, Hydrozoa, Anthoathecata, Eudendriidae, Eudendrium, Eudendrium californicum GBIF ID: 2266164 NCBI	1
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Cnidaria, Hydrozoa, Anthoathecata, Hydractiniidae, Schuchertinia, Schuchertinia milleri GBIF Animalia, Cnidaria, Hydrozoa, Anthoathecata, Hydractiniidae, Schuchertinia, Schuchertinia milleri GBIF ID: 2265914 NCBI	1
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Cnidaria, Hydrozoa, Anthoathecata, Porpitidae, Velella, Velella velella GBIF Animalia, Cnidaria, Hydrozoa, Anthoathecata, Porpitidae, Velella, Velella velella GBIF ID: 2265793 NCBI Eukaryota, Metazoa, Cnidaria, Hydrozoa, Anthoathecata, Porpitidae, Velella, Velella velella NCBI ID: 264060, CALeDNA page	18
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Cnidaria, Hydrozoa, Anthoathecata, Stylasteridae, Stylantheca, Stylantheca papillosa GBIF Animalia, Cnidaria, Hydrozoa, Anthoathecata, Stylasteridae, Stylantheca, Stylantheca papillosa GBIF ID: 2265301 NCBI	39
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Cnidaria, Hydrozoa, Anthoathecata, Tubulariidae, Ectopleura, Ectopleura marina GBIF Animalia, Cnidaria, Hydrozoa, Anthoathecata, Tubulariidae, Ectopleura, Ectopleura marina GBIF ID: 2265644 NCBI	1
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Cnidaria, Hydrozoa, Leptothecata, Aglaopheniidae, Aglaophenia, Aglaophenia latirostris GBIF Animalia, Cnidaria, Hydrozoa, Leptothecata, Aglaopheniidae, Aglaophenia, Aglaophenia latirostris GBIF ID: 2267384 NCBI	6
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Cnidaria, Scyphozoa, Semaeostomeae, Pelagiidae, Chrysaora, Chrysaora colorata GBIF Animalia, Cnidaria, Scyphozoa, Semaeostomeae, Pelagiidae, Chrysaora, Chrysaora colorata GBIF ID: 5185419 NCBI	1
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Cnidaria, Scyphozoa, Semaeostomeae, Pelagiidae, Chrysaora, Chrysaora fuscescens GBIF Animalia, Cnidaria, Scyphozoa, Semaeostomeae, Pelagiidae, Chrysaora, Chrysaora fuscescens GBIF ID: 5185415 NCBI Eukaryota, Metazoa, Cnidaria, Scyphozoa, Semaeostomeae, Pelagiidae, Chrysaora, Chrysaora fuscescens NCBI ID: 880219, CALeDNA page	14
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Cnidaria, Scyphozoa, Semaeostomeae, Ulmaridae, Aurelia, Aurelia aurita GBIF Animalia, Cnidaria, Scyphozoa, Semaeostomeae, Ulmaridae, Aurelia, Aurelia aurita GBIF ID: 2264442 NCBI	1
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Cnidaria, Scyphozoa, Semaeostomeae, Ulmaridae, Aurelia, Aurelia labiata GBIF Animalia, Cnidaria, Scyphozoa, Semaeostomeae, Ulmaridae, Aurelia, Aurelia labiata GBIF ID: 5185432 NCBI	13
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Cnidaria, Scyphozoa, Semaeostomeae, Ulmaridae, Phacellophora, Phacellophora camtschatica GBIF Animalia, Cnidaria, Scyphozoa, Semaeostomeae, Ulmaridae, Phacellophora, Phacellophora camtschatica GBIF ID: 2264449 NCBI	2
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Echinodermata, Asteroidea, Forcipulatida, Asteriidae, Leptasterias, Leptasterias hexactis GBIF Animalia, Echinodermata, Asteroidea, Forcipulatida, Asteriidae, Leptasterias, Leptasterias hexactis GBIF ID: 2273926 NCBI	10
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Echinodermata, Asteroidea, Forcipulatida, Asteriidae, Pisaster, Pisaster brevispinus GBIF Animalia, Echinodermata, Asteroidea, Forcipulatida, Asteriidae, Pisaster, Pisaster brevispinus GBIF ID: 2273749 NCBI	13
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Echinodermata, Asteroidea, Forcipulatida, Asteriidae, Pisaster, Pisaster giganteus GBIF Animalia, Echinodermata, Asteroidea, Forcipulatida, Asteriidae, Pisaster, Pisaster giganteus GBIF ID: 2273740 NCBI	68
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Echinodermata, Asteroidea, Forcipulatida, Asteriidae, Pisaster, Pisaster ochraceus GBIF Animalia, Echinodermata, Asteroidea, Forcipulatida, Asteriidae, Pisaster, Pisaster ochraceus GBIF ID: 2273754 NCBI Eukaryota, Metazoa, Echinodermata, Asteroidea, Forcipulatida, Asteriidae, Pisaster, Pisaster ochraceus NCBI ID: 7612, CALeDNA page	641
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Echinodermata, Asteroidea, Forcipulatida, Asteriidae, Pycnopodia, Pycnopodia helianthoides GBIF Animalia, Echinodermata, Asteroidea, Forcipulatida, Asteriidae, Pycnopodia, Pycnopodia helianthoides GBIF ID: 2274565 NCBI	15
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Echinodermata, Asteroidea, Spinulosida, Echinasteridae, Henricia, Henricia pumila GBIF Animalia, Echinodermata, Asteroidea, Spinulosida, Echinasteridae, Henricia, Henricia pumila GBIF ID: 5187379 NCBI	69
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Echinodermata, Asteroidea, Valvatida, Asterinidae, Patiria, Patiria miniata GBIF Animalia, Echinodermata, Asteroidea, Valvatida, Asterinidae, Patiria, Patiria miniata GBIF ID: 2272172 NCBI	107