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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, Gastropoda, Nudibranchia, Discodorididae, Rostanga GBIF Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Nudibranchia, Discodorididae, Rostanga GBIF ID: 2291965 NCBI	120
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Nudibranchia, Dorididae, Doris GBIF Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Nudibranchia, Dorididae, Doris GBIF ID: 2292088 NCBI	268
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Nudibranchia, Dotidae, Doto GBIF Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Nudibranchia, Dotidae, Doto GBIF ID: 2291889 NCBI	371
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Nudibranchia, Eubranchidae, Eubranchus GBIF Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Nudibranchia, Eubranchidae, Eubranchus GBIF ID: 2291724 NCBI	24
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Nudibranchia, Eubranchidae, Leostyletus GBIF Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Nudibranchia, Eubranchidae, Leostyletus GBIF ID: 4605829 NCBI	2
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Nudibranchia, Facelinidae, Hermissenda GBIF Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Nudibranchia, Facelinidae, Hermissenda GBIF ID: 2292240 NCBI	259
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Nudibranchia, Facelinidae, Phidiana GBIF Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Nudibranchia, Facelinidae, Phidiana GBIF ID: 2292228 NCBI	390
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Nudibranchia, Flabellinopsidae, Flabellinopsis GBIF Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Nudibranchia, Flabellinopsidae, Flabellinopsis GBIF ID: 2292248 NCBI	16
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Nudibranchia, Goniodorididae, Ancula GBIF Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Nudibranchia, Goniodorididae, Ancula GBIF ID: 2291975 NCBI	2
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Nudibranchia, Goniodorididae, Okenia GBIF Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Nudibranchia, Goniodorididae, Okenia GBIF ID: 2291989 NCBI	340
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Nudibranchia, Hancockiidae, Hancockia GBIF Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Nudibranchia, Hancockiidae, Hancockia GBIF ID: 2291844 NCBI	12
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Nudibranchia, Onchidorididae, Acanthodoris GBIF Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Nudibranchia, Onchidorididae, Acanthodoris GBIF ID: 2292101 NCBI	290
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Nudibranchia, Onchidorididae, Knoutsodonta GBIF Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Nudibranchia, Onchidorididae, Knoutsodonta GBIF ID: 7875462 NCBI	12
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Nudibranchia, Onchidorididae, Onchidoris GBIF Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Nudibranchia, Onchidorididae, Onchidoris GBIF ID: 3244388 NCBI	1
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Nudibranchia, Polyceridae, Crimora GBIF Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Nudibranchia, Polyceridae, Crimora GBIF ID: 2291796 NCBI	9
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Nudibranchia, Polyceridae, Limacia GBIF Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Nudibranchia, Polyceridae, Limacia GBIF ID: 2291771 NCBI	230
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Nudibranchia, Polyceridae, Polycera GBIF Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Nudibranchia, Polyceridae, Polycera GBIF ID: 2291757 NCBI	19
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Nudibranchia, Polyceridae, Triopha GBIF Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Nudibranchia, Polyceridae, Triopha GBIF ID: 2291805 NCBI	855
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Nudibranchia, Proctonotidae, Janolus GBIF Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Nudibranchia, Proctonotidae, Janolus GBIF ID: 2291874 NCBI	1
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Nudibranchia, Trinchesiidae, Catriona GBIF Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Nudibranchia, Trinchesiidae, Catriona GBIF ID: 9211379 NCBI	6
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Nudibranchia, Trinchesiidae, Diaphoreolis GBIF Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Nudibranchia, Trinchesiidae, Diaphoreolis GBIF ID: 4596325 NCBI	172
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Nudibranchia, Trinchesiidae, Trinchesia GBIF Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Nudibranchia, Trinchesiidae, Trinchesia GBIF ID: 2292341 NCBI	21
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Nudibranchia, Trinchesiidae, Zelentia GBIF Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Nudibranchia, Trinchesiidae, Zelentia GBIF ID: 9274311 NCBI	98
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Pleurobranchomorpha, Pleurobranchidae, Berthella GBIF Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Pleurobranchomorpha, Pleurobranchidae, Berthella GBIF ID: 2302615 NCBI	4
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Sacoglossa, Limapontiidae, Aplysiopsis GBIF Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, --, Hermaeidae, Aplysiopsis GBIF ID: 2298948 NCBI	4
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Sacoglossa, Plakobranchidae, Elysia GBIF Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, --, Plakobranchidae, Elysia GBIF ID: 2298889 NCBI	8
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Siphonariida, Siphonariidae, Williamia GBIF Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Siphonariida, Siphonariidae, Williamia GBIF ID: 2291225 NCBI	3
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Stylommatophora, Helicidae, Cornu GBIF Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Stylommatophora, Helicidae, Cornu GBIF ID: 3246540 NCBI	6
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Stylommatophora, Helicidae, Otala GBIF Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Stylommatophora, Helicidae, Otala GBIF ID: 2294283 NCBI	1
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Stylommatophora, Xanthonychidae, Helminthoglypta GBIF Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Stylommatophora, Xanthonychidae, Helminthoglypta GBIF ID: 2296121 NCBI	1
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Systellommatophora, Onchidiidae, Onchidella GBIF Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Systellommatophora, Onchidiidae, Onchidella GBIF ID: 2293750 NCBI	2
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Thecosomata, Cymbuliidae, Corolla GBIF Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Pteropoda, Cymbuliidae, Corolla GBIF ID: 2293791 NCBI	1
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Trochida, Calliostomatidae, Calliostoma GBIF Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Trochida, Calliostomatidae, Calliostoma GBIF ID: 2293294 NCBI	187
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Trochida, Colloniidae, Homalopoma GBIF Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Trochida, Colloniidae, Homalopoma GBIF ID: 2293236 NCBI	8
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Trochida, Margaritidae, Margarites GBIF Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Trochida, Margaritidae, Margarites GBIF ID: 2292959 NCBI	8
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Trochida, Tegulidae, Chlorostoma GBIF Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Trochida, Tegulidae, Tegula GBIF ID: 9177272 NCBI Eukaryota, Metazoa, Mollusca, Gastropoda, --, Tegulidae, Chlorostoma NCBI ID: 174690, CALeDNA page	158
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Trochida, Tegulidae, Norrisia GBIF Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Trochida, Tegulidae, Norrisia GBIF ID: 2292779 NCBI	1
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Trochida, Tegulidae, Tegula GBIF Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Trochida, Tegulidae, Tegula GBIF ID: 9177272 NCBI	8
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Trochida, Trochidae, Lirularia GBIF Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Trochida, Trochidae, Lirularia GBIF ID: 2292860 NCBI	1
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Trochida, Turbinidae, Pomaulax GBIF Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Trochida, Turbinidae, Pomaulax GBIF ID: 4304797 NCBI	7
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Acmaeidae, Acmaea GBIF Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, --, Acmaeidae, Acmaea GBIF ID: 2297837 NCBI	20
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Acmaeidae, Discurria GBIF Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, --, Lottiidae, Discurria GBIF ID: 2297814 NCBI	9
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Batillariidae, Batillaria GBIF Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, --, Batillariidae, Batillaria GBIF ID: 2300699 NCBI	3
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Cerithiidae, Neostylidium GBIF Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, --, Cerithiidae, Neostylidium GBIF ID: 7756483 NCBI	21
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Epitoniidae, Epitonium GBIF Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, --, Epitoniidae, Epitonium GBIF ID: 2300560 NCBI	32
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Epitoniidae, Opalia GBIF Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, --, Epitoniidae, Opalia GBIF ID: 3246940 NCBI	35
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Lottiidae, Lottia GBIF Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, --, Lottiidae, Lottia GBIF ID: 7734098 NCBI	116
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Lottiidae, Tectura GBIF Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, --, Lottiidae, Tectura GBIF ID: 2306858 NCBI	3
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Mollusca, Polyplacophora, Chitonida, Callistoplacidae, Callistochiton GBIF Animalia, Mollusca, Polyplacophora, Chitonida, Callistoplacidae, Callistochiton GBIF ID: 2306480 NCBI	1
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Mollusca, Polyplacophora, Chitonida, Ischnochitonidae, Lepidozona GBIF Animalia, Mollusca, Polyplacophora, Chitonida, Ischnochitonidae, Lepidozona GBIF ID: 5193840 NCBI Eukaryota, Metazoa, Mollusca, Polyplacophora, Neoloricata, Ischnochitonidae, Lepidozona NCBI ID: 55526, CALeDNA page	71