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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, Echinodermata, Asteroidea, Valvatida, Asteropseidae, Dermasterias, Dermasterias imbricata GBIF Animalia, Echinodermata, Asteroidea, Valvatida, Asteropseidae, Dermasterias, Dermasterias imbricata GBIF ID: 2271961 NCBI	289
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Echinodermata, Echinoidea, Camarodonta, Strongylocentrotidae, Mesocentrotus, Mesocentrotus franciscanus GBIF Animalia, Echinodermata, Echinoidea, Camarodonta, Strongylocentrotidae, Mesocentrotus, Mesocentrotus franciscanus GBIF ID: 2278859 NCBI	53
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Echinodermata, Echinoidea, Camarodonta, Strongylocentrotidae, Strongylocentrotus, Strongylocentrotus purpuratus GBIF Animalia, Echinodermata, Echinoidea, Camarodonta, Strongylocentrotidae, Strongylocentrotus, Strongylocentrotus purpuratus GBIF ID: 2278852 NCBI Eukaryota, Metazoa, Echinodermata, Echinoidea, Echinoida, Strongylocentrotidae, Strongylocentrotus, Strongylocentrotus purpuratus NCBI ID: 7668, CALeDNA page	185
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Echinodermata, Echinoidea, Clypeasteroida, Dendrasteridae, Dendraster, Dendraster excentricus GBIF Animalia, Echinodermata, Echinoidea, Clypeasteroida, Dendrasteridae, Dendraster, Dendraster excentricus GBIF ID: 2279084 NCBI	2
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Echinodermata, Holothuroidea, Apodida, Synaptidae, Leptosynapta, Leptosynapta albicans GBIF Animalia, Echinodermata, Holothuroidea, Apodida, Synaptidae, Leptosynapta, Leptosynapta albicans GBIF ID: 2279535 NCBI	2
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Echinodermata, Holothuroidea, Dendrochirotida, Cucumariidae, Cucumaria, Cucumaria miniata GBIF Animalia, Echinodermata, Holothuroidea, Dendrochirotida, Cucumariidae, Cucumaria, Cucumaria miniata GBIF ID: 5188234 NCBI	3
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Echinodermata, Holothuroidea, Dendrochirotida, Cucumariidae, Cucumaria, Cucumaria piperata GBIF Animalia, Echinodermata, Holothuroidea, Dendrochirotida, Cucumariidae, Cucumaria, Cucumaria piperata GBIF ID: 5188247 NCBI	2
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Echinodermata, Holothuroidea, Dendrochirotida, Psolidae, Lissothuria, Lissothuria nutriens GBIF Animalia, Echinodermata, Holothuroidea, Dendrochirotida, Psolidae, Lissothuria, Lissothuria nutriens GBIF ID: 2279375 NCBI	34
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Echinodermata, Holothuroidea, Dendrochirotida, Sclerodactylidae, Eupentacta, Eupentacta quinquesemita GBIF Animalia, Echinodermata, Holothuroidea, Dendrochirotida, Sclerodactylidae, Eupentacta, Eupentacta quinquesemita GBIF ID: 2279404 NCBI	18
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Echinodermata, Ophiuroidea, Ophiurida, Amphiuridae, Amphiodia, Amphiodia akosmos GBIF Animalia, Echinodermata, Ophiuroidea, Amphilepidida, Amphiuridae, Amphiodia, Amphiodia akosmos GBIF ID: 2277741 NCBI	2
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Echinodermata, Ophiuroidea, Ophiurida, Amphiuridae, Amphiodia, Amphiodia occidentalis GBIF Animalia, Echinodermata, Ophiuroidea, Amphilepidida, Amphiuridae, Amphiodia, Amphiodia occidentalis GBIF ID: 2277732 NCBI	16
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Echinodermata, Ophiuroidea, Ophiurida, Amphiuridae, Amphipholis, Amphipholis squamata GBIF Animalia, Echinodermata, Ophiuroidea, Amphilepidida, Amphiuridae, Amphipholis, Amphipholis squamata GBIF ID: 2278157 NCBI	2
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Echinodermata, Ophiuroidea, Ophiurida, Ophiopholidae, Ophiopholis, Ophiopholis aculeata GBIF Animalia, Echinodermata, Ophiuroidea, Amphilepidida, Ophiopholidae, Ophiopholis, Ophiopholis aculeata GBIF ID: 2276107 NCBI	4
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Echinodermata, Ophiuroidea, Ophiurida, Ophiopholidae, Ophiopholis, Ophiopholis kennerlyi GBIF Animalia, Echinodermata, Ophiuroidea, Amphilepidida, Ophiopholidae, Ophiopholis, Ophiopholis kennerlyi GBIF ID: 2276116 NCBI	1
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Echinodermata, Ophiuroidea, Ophiurida, Ophiotrichidae, Ophiothrix, Ophiothrix spiculata GBIF Animalia, Echinodermata, Ophiuroidea, Amphilepidida, Ophiotrichidae, Ophiothrix, Ophiothrix spiculata GBIF ID: 5187866 NCBI	62
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Mollusca, Bivalvia, Carditida, Carditidae, Glans, Glans carpenteri GBIF Animalia, Mollusca, Bivalvia, Carditida, Carditidae, Glans, Glans carpenteri GBIF ID: 2286633 NCBI	1
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Mollusca, Bivalvia, Myida, Myidae, Mya, Mya arenaria GBIF Animalia, Mollusca, Bivalvia, Myida, Myidae, Mya, Mya arenaria GBIF ID: 7791733 NCBI	4
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Mollusca, Bivalvia, Myida, Myidae, Platyodon, Platyodon cancellatus GBIF Animalia, Mollusca, Bivalvia, Myida, Myidae, Platyodon, Platyodon cancellatus GBIF ID: 5189540 NCBI	1
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Mollusca, Bivalvia, Myida, Pholadidae, Chaceia, Chaceia ovoidea GBIF Animalia, Mollusca, Bivalvia, Myida, Pholadidae, Chaceia, Chaceia ovoidea GBIF ID: 2288767 NCBI	3
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Mollusca, Bivalvia, Myida, Pholadidae, Parapholas, Parapholas californica GBIF Animalia, Mollusca, Bivalvia, Myida, Pholadidae, Parapholas, Parapholas californica GBIF ID: 2288769 NCBI	3
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Mollusca, Bivalvia, Myida, Pholadidae, Zirfaea, Zirfaea pilsbryi GBIF Animalia, Mollusca, Bivalvia, Myida, Pholadidae, Zirfaea, Zirfaea pilsbryi GBIF ID: 2288787 NCBI	3
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Mollusca, Bivalvia, Mytilida, Mytilidae, Adula, Adula gruneri GBIF Animalia, Mollusca, Bivalvia, Mytilida, Mytilidae, Adula, Adula gruneri GBIF ID: 5188860 NCBI	7
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Mollusca, Bivalvia, Mytilida, Mytilidae, Mytilus, Mytilus californianus GBIF Animalia, Mollusca, Bivalvia, Mytilida, Mytilidae, Mytilus, Mytilus californianus GBIF ID: 2285680 NCBI	75
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Mollusca, Bivalvia, Pectinida, Anomiidae, Pododesmus, Pododesmus macrochisma GBIF Animalia, Mollusca, Bivalvia, Pectinida, Anomiidae, Pododesmus, Pododesmus macrochisma GBIF ID: 2286130 NCBI	7
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Mollusca, Bivalvia, Pectinida, Pectinidae, Crassadoma, Crassadoma gigantea GBIF Animalia, Mollusca, Bivalvia, Pectinida, Pectinidae, Crassadoma, Crassadoma gigantea GBIF ID: 2285940 NCBI Eukaryota, Metazoa, Mollusca, Bivalvia, Pectinoida, Pectinidae, Crassadoma, Crassadoma gigantea NCBI ID: 50415, CALeDNA page	69
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Mollusca, Bivalvia, Pholadomyida, Lyonsiidae, Mytilimeria, Mytilimeria nuttalli GBIF Animalia, Mollusca, Bivalvia, --, Lyonsiidae, Mytilimeria, Mytilimeria nuttalli GBIF ID: 2288613 NCBI	11
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Mollusca, Bivalvia, Veneroida, Cardiidae, Clinocardium, Clinocardium nuttallii GBIF Animalia, Mollusca, Bivalvia, Cardiida, Cardiidae, Clinocardium, Clinocardium nuttallii GBIF ID: 2286559 NCBI	11
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Mollusca, Bivalvia, Veneroida, Mactridae, Tresus, Tresus nuttallii GBIF Animalia, Mollusca, Bivalvia, Venerida, Mactridae, Tresus, Tresus nuttallii GBIF ID: 5188977 NCBI	8
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Mollusca, Bivalvia, Veneroida, Pharidae, Siliqua, Siliqua patula GBIF Animalia, Mollusca, Bivalvia, Adapedonta, Pharidae, Siliqua, Siliqua patula GBIF ID: 5189153 NCBI	1
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Mollusca, Bivalvia, Veneroida, Psammobiidae, Gari, Gari californica GBIF Animalia, Mollusca, Bivalvia, Cardiida, Psammobiidae, Gari, Gari californica GBIF ID: 5189089 NCBI	9
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Mollusca, Bivalvia, Veneroida, Semelidae, Semele, Semele rubropicta GBIF Animalia, Mollusca, Bivalvia, Cardiida, Semelidae, Semele, Semele rubropicta GBIF ID: 5189074 NCBI	9
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Mollusca, Bivalvia, Veneroida, Semelidae, Semele, Semele rupicola GBIF Animalia, Mollusca, Bivalvia, Cardiida, Semelidae, Semele, Semele rupicola GBIF ID: 5189076 NCBI	2
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Mollusca, Bivalvia, Veneroida, Solenidae, Solen, Solen sicarius GBIF Animalia, Mollusca, Bivalvia, Adapedonta, Solenidae, Solen, Solen sicarius GBIF ID: 2287238 NCBI	2
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Mollusca, Bivalvia, Veneroida, Tellinidae, Macoma, Macoma nasuta GBIF Animalia, Mollusca, Bivalvia, Cardiida, Tellinidae, Macoma, Macoma nasuta GBIF ID: 2286989 NCBI	5
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Mollusca, Bivalvia, Veneroida, Tellinidae, Rexithaerus, Rexithaerus secta GBIF Animalia, Mollusca, Bivalvia, Cardiida, Tellinidae, Rexithaerus, Rexithaerus secta GBIF ID: 2286991 NCBI	5
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Mollusca, Bivalvia, Veneroida, Ungulinidae, Diplodonta, Diplodonta orbella GBIF Animalia, Mollusca, Bivalvia, Cardiida, Ungulinidae, Diplodonta, Diplodonta orbella GBIF ID: 5189251 NCBI	3
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Mollusca, Bivalvia, Veneroida, Veneridae, Callithaca, Callithaca tenerrima GBIF Animalia, Mollusca, Bivalvia, Venerida, Veneridae, Callithaca, Callithaca tenerrima GBIF ID: 5855761 NCBI	2
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Mollusca, Bivalvia, Veneroida, Veneridae, Leukoma, Leukoma staminea GBIF Animalia, Mollusca, Bivalvia, Venerida, Veneridae, Leukoma, Leukoma staminea GBIF ID: 5855840 NCBI	26
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Mollusca, Bivalvia, Veneroida, Veneridae, Petricola, Petricola carditoides GBIF Animalia, Mollusca, Bivalvia, Venerida, Veneridae, Petricola, Petricola carditoides GBIF ID: 2287610 NCBI	6
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Mollusca, Bivalvia, Veneroida, Veneridae, Saxidomus, Saxidomus nuttalli GBIF Animalia, Mollusca, Bivalvia, Venerida, Veneridae, Saxidomus, Saxidomus nuttalli GBIF ID: 2287848 NCBI	6
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Mollusca, Cephalopoda, Octopoda, Enteroctopodidae, Enteroctopus, Enteroctopus dofleini GBIF Animalia, Mollusca, Cephalopoda, Octopoda, Enteroctopodidae, Enteroctopus, Enteroctopus dofleini GBIF ID: 2289485 NCBI	1
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Mollusca, Cephalopoda, Octopoda, Octopodidae, Octopus, Octopus rubescens GBIF Animalia, Mollusca, Cephalopoda, Octopoda, Octopodidae, Octopus, Octopus rubescens GBIF ID: 2289636 NCBI	99
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Mollusca, Cephalopoda, Teuthida, Loliginidae, Doryteuthis, Doryteuthis opalescens GBIF Animalia, Mollusca, Cephalopoda, Myopsida, Loliginidae, Doryteuthis, Doryteuthis opalescens GBIF ID: 5855962 NCBI	1
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Anaspidea, Aplysiidae, Aplysia, Aplysia californica GBIF Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Aplysiida, Aplysiidae, Aplysia, Aplysia californica GBIF ID: 5191261 NCBI	1
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Cephalaspidea, Diaphanidae, Diaphana, Diaphana californica GBIF Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Cephalaspidea, Diaphanidae, Diaphana, Diaphana californica GBIF ID: 5190023 NCBI	5
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Ellobiida, Trimusculidae, Trimusculus, Trimusculus reticulatus GBIF Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Ellobiida, Trimusculidae, Trimusculus, Trimusculus reticulatus GBIF ID: 2291232 NCBI	2
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Lepetellida, Fissurellidae, Diodora, Diodora aspera GBIF Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Lepetellida, Fissurellidae, Diodora, Diodora aspera GBIF ID: 2293576 NCBI	40
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Lepetellida, Fissurellidae, Fissurellidea, Fissurellidea bimaculata GBIF Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Lepetellida, Fissurellidae, Fissurellidea, Fissurellidea bimaculata GBIF ID: 2293426 NCBI	41
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Lepetellida, Haliotidae, Haliotis, Haliotis rufescens GBIF Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Lepetellida, Haliotidae, Haliotis, Haliotis rufescens GBIF ID: 2293078 NCBI	31
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Littorinimorpha, Calyptraeidae, Crepidula, Crepidula adunca GBIF Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Littorinimorpha, Calyptraeidae, Crepidula, Crepidula adunca GBIF ID: 5192785 NCBI	25