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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, Annelida, Polychaeta, Amphinomida, Amphinomidae, Pareurythoe, Pareurythoe californica GBIF Animalia, Annelida, Polychaeta, Amphinomida, Amphinomidae, Pareurythoe, Pareurythoe californica GBIF ID: 2317736 NCBI	7
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Annelida, Polychaeta, Capitellida, Arenicolidae, Arenicola, Arenicola cristata GBIF Animalia, Annelida, Polychaeta, --, Arenicolidae, Arenicola, Arenicola cristata GBIF ID: 5197465 NCBI Eukaryota, Metazoa, Annelida, Polychaeta, Capitellida, Arenicolidae, Arenicola, Arenicola cristata NCBI ID: 273048, CALeDNA page	1
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Annelida, Polychaeta, Capitellida, Capitellidae, Notomastus, Notomastus magnus GBIF Animalia, Annelida, Polychaeta, --, Capitellidae, Notomastus, Notomastus magnus GBIF ID: 2318089 NCBI	2
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Annelida, Polychaeta, Eunicida, Dorvilleidae, Dorvillea, Dorvillea moniloceras GBIF Animalia, Annelida, Polychaeta, Eunicida, Dorvilleidae, Dorvillea, Dorvillea moniloceras GBIF ID: 5198042 NCBI	13
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Annelida, Polychaeta, Phyllodocida, Glyceridae, Glycera, Glycera robusta GBIF Animalia, Annelida, Polychaeta, Phyllodocida, Glyceridae, Glycera, Glycera robusta GBIF ID: 5195539 NCBI	1
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Annelida, Polychaeta, Phyllodocida, Hesionidae, Oxydromus, Oxydromus pugettensis GBIF Animalia, Annelida, Polychaeta, Phyllodocida, Hesionidae, Oxydromus, Oxydromus pugettensis GBIF ID: 7189822 NCBI	2
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Annelida, Polychaeta, Phyllodocida, Nereididae, Alitta, Alitta brandti GBIF Animalia, Annelida, Polychaeta, Phyllodocida, Nereididae, Alitta, Alitta brandti GBIF ID: 2316364 NCBI	4
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Annelida, Polychaeta, Phyllodocida, Nereididae, Nereis, Nereis vexillosa GBIF Animalia, Annelida, Polychaeta, Phyllodocida, Nereididae, Nereis, Nereis vexillosa GBIF ID: 5196263 NCBI	2
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Annelida, Polychaeta, Phyllodocida, Nereididae, Platynereis, Platynereis bicanaliculata GBIF Animalia, Annelida, Polychaeta, Phyllodocida, Nereididae, Platynereis, Platynereis bicanaliculata GBIF ID: 2315944 NCBI Eukaryota, Metazoa, Annelida, Polychaeta, Phyllodocida, Nereididae, Platynereis, Platynereis bicanaliculata NCBI ID: 868042, CALeDNA page	8
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Annelida, Polychaeta, Phyllodocida, Polynoidae, Arctonoe, Arctonoe fragilis GBIF Animalia, Annelida, Polychaeta, Phyllodocida, Polynoidae, Arctonoe, Arctonoe fragilis GBIF ID: 2313794 NCBI	2
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Annelida, Polychaeta, Phyllodocida, Polynoidae, Arctonoe, Arctonoe vittata GBIF Animalia, Annelida, Polychaeta, Phyllodocida, Polynoidae, Arctonoe, Arctonoe vittata GBIF ID: 2313797 NCBI	3
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Annelida, Polychaeta, Phyllodocida, Polynoidae, Halosydna, Halosydna brevisetosa GBIF Animalia, Annelida, Polychaeta, Phyllodocida, Polynoidae, Halosydna, Halosydna brevisetosa GBIF ID: 2315083 NCBI	2
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Annelida, Polychaeta, Phyllodocida, Polynoidae, Harmothoe, Harmothoe imbricata GBIF Animalia, Annelida, Polychaeta, Phyllodocida, Polynoidae, Harmothoe, Harmothoe imbricata GBIF ID: 2313557 NCBI	2
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Annelida, Polychaeta, Phyllodocida, Polynoidae, Hesperonoe, Hesperonoe complanata GBIF Animalia, Annelida, Polychaeta, Phyllodocida, Polynoidae, Hesperonoe, Hesperonoe complanata GBIF ID: 2313351 NCBI	1
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Annelida, Polychaeta, Phyllodocida, Syllidae, Odontosyllis, Odontosyllis phosphorea GBIF Animalia, Annelida, Polychaeta, Phyllodocida, Syllidae, Odontosyllis, Odontosyllis phosphorea GBIF ID: 2309663 NCBI	1
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Annelida, Polychaeta, Sabellida, Sabellariidae, Phragmatopoma, Phragmatopoma californica GBIF Animalia, Annelida, Polychaeta, Sabellida, Sabellariidae, Phragmatopoma, Phragmatopoma californica GBIF ID: 2326465 NCBI	1
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Annelida, Polychaeta, Sabellida, Sabellidae, Eudistylia, Eudistylia polymorpha GBIF Animalia, Annelida, Polychaeta, Sabellida, Sabellidae, Eudistylia, Eudistylia polymorpha GBIF ID: 2329567 NCBI	4
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Annelida, Polychaeta, Sabellida, Sabellidae, Pseudopotamilla, Pseudopotamilla occelata GBIF Animalia, Annelida, Polychaeta, Sabellida, Sabellidae, Pseudopotamilla, Pseudopotamilla occelata GBIF ID: 2329250 NCBI	1
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Annelida, Polychaeta, Sabellida, Sabellidae, Schizobranchia, Schizobranchia insignis GBIF Animalia, Annelida, Polychaeta, Sabellida, Sabellidae, Schizobranchia, Schizobranchia insignis GBIF ID: 2329344 NCBI	4
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Annelida, Polychaeta, Sabellida, Serpulidae, Salmacina, Salmacina tribranchiata GBIF Animalia, Annelida, Polychaeta, Sabellida, Serpulidae, Salmacina, Salmacina tribranchiata GBIF ID: 2326669 NCBI	1
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Annelida, Polychaeta, Sabellida, Serpulidae, Serpula, Serpula columbiana GBIF Animalia, Annelida, Polychaeta, Sabellida, Serpulidae, Serpula, Serpula columbiana GBIF ID: 5199548 NCBI	15
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Annelida, Polychaeta, Terebellida, Cirratulidae, Dodecaceria, Dodecaceria fewkesi GBIF Animalia, Annelida, Polychaeta, Terebellida, Cirratulidae, Dodecaceria, Dodecaceria fewkesi GBIF ID: 2324123 NCBI	8
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Annelida, Polychaeta, Terebellida, Terebellidae, Pista, Pista elongata GBIF Animalia, Annelida, Polychaeta, Terebellida, Terebellidae, Pista, Pista elongata GBIF ID: 2324593 NCBI	2
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Annelida, Polychaeta, Terebellida, Terebellidae, Pista, Pista pacifica GBIF Animalia, Annelida, Polychaeta, Terebellida, Terebellidae, Pista, Pista pacifica GBIF ID: 2324611 NCBI	2
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Arthropoda, Arachnida, Araneae, Salticidae, Habronattus, Habronattus mustaciatus GBIF Animalia, Arthropoda, Arachnida, Araneae, Salticidae, Habronattus, Habronattus mustaciatus GBIF ID: 2170718 NCBI	1
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Arthropoda, Arachnida, Trombidiformes, Bdellidae, Neomolgus, Neomolgus littoralis GBIF Animalia, Arthropoda, Arachnida, Prostigmata, Bdellidae, Neomolgus, Neomolgus littoralis GBIF ID: 2180531 NCBI	1
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Arthropoda, Insecta, Blattodea, Archotermopsidae, Zootermopsis, Zootermopsis angusticollis GBIF Animalia, Arthropoda, Insecta, Blattodea, Archotermopsidae, Zootermopsis, Zootermopsis angusticollis GBIF ID: 2007393 NCBI	1
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Arthropoda, Insecta, Coleoptera, Carabidae, Platynus, Platynus ovipennis GBIF Animalia, Arthropoda, Insecta, Coleoptera, Carabidae, Platynus, Platynus ovipennis GBIF ID: 9807168 NCBI	1
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Arthropoda, Insecta, Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae, Chrysolina, Chrysolina bankii GBIF Animalia, Arthropoda, Insecta, Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae, Chrysolina, Chrysolina bankii GBIF ID: 4460057 NCBI	1
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Arthropoda, Insecta, Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae, Diabrotica, Diabrotica undecimpunctata GBIF Animalia, Arthropoda, Insecta, Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae, Diabrotica, Diabrotica undecimpunctata GBIF ID: 1048501 Animalia, Arthropoda, Insecta, Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae, Diabrotica, Diabrotica undecimpunctata GBIF ID: 7043287 NCBI	5
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Arthropoda, Insecta, Coleoptera, Cleridae, Enoclerus, Enoclerus eximius GBIF Animalia, Arthropoda, Insecta, Coleoptera, Cleridae, Enoclerus, Enoclerus eximius GBIF ID: 8086212 NCBI	1
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Arthropoda, Insecta, Coleoptera, Coccinellidae, Coccinella, Coccinella septempunctata GBIF Animalia, Arthropoda, Insecta, Coleoptera, Coccinellidae, Coccinella, Coccinella septempunctata GBIF ID: 4990191 NCBI	2
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Arthropoda, Insecta, Diptera, Anthomyiidae, Fucellia, Fucellia rufitibia GBIF Animalia, Arthropoda, Insecta, Diptera, Anthomyiidae, Fucellia, Fucellia rufitibia GBIF ID: 1573675 NCBI	1
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Arthropoda, Insecta, Diptera, Coelopidae, Coelopa, Coelopa vanduzeei GBIF Animalia, Arthropoda, Insecta, Diptera, Coelopidae, Coelopa, Coelopa vanduzeei GBIF ID: 1562101 NCBI	1
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Arthropoda, Insecta, Hemiptera, Miridae, Closterotomus, Closterotomus norvegicus GBIF Animalia, Arthropoda, Insecta, Hemiptera, Miridae, Closterotomus, Closterotomus norvegicus GBIF ID: 2011943 NCBI	1
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Arthropoda, Insecta, Hymenoptera, Apidae, Bombus, Bombus melanopygus GBIF Animalia, Arthropoda, Insecta, Hymenoptera, Apidae, Bombus, Bombus melanopygus GBIF ID: 1340518 NCBI	1
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Arthropoda, Insecta, Hymenoptera, Apidae, Bombus, Bombus vosnesenskii GBIF Animalia, Arthropoda, Insecta, Hymenoptera, Apidae, Bombus, Bombus vosnesenskii GBIF ID: 1340436 NCBI	2
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Arthropoda, Insecta, Hymenoptera, Formicidae, Tapinoma, Tapinoma sessile GBIF Animalia, Arthropoda, Insecta, Hymenoptera, Formicidae, Tapinoma, Tapinoma sessile GBIF ID: 1316799 NCBI	1
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Arthropoda, Insecta, Hymenoptera, Vespidae, Dolichovespula, Dolichovespula maculata GBIF Animalia, Arthropoda, Insecta, Hymenoptera, Vespidae, Dolichovespula, Dolichovespula maculata GBIF ID: 1311815 NCBI	1
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Arthropoda, Insecta, Lepidoptera, Hesperiidae, Paratrytone, Paratrytone melane GBIF Animalia, Arthropoda, Insecta, Lepidoptera, Hesperiidae, Paratrytone, Paratrytone melane GBIF ID: 4301459 NCBI	1
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Arthropoda, Insecta, Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae, Brephidium, Brephidium exilis GBIF Animalia, Arthropoda, Insecta, Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae, Brephidium, Brephidium exilis GBIF ID: 1932172 NCBI	2
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Arthropoda, Insecta, Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae, Strymon, Strymon melinus GBIF Animalia, Arthropoda, Insecta, Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae, Strymon, Strymon melinus GBIF ID: 1925429 NCBI	3
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Arthropoda, Insecta, Lepidoptera, Nymphalidae, Phyciodes, Phyciodes tharos GBIF Animalia, Arthropoda, Insecta, Lepidoptera, Nymphalidae, Phyciodes, Phyciodes tharos GBIF ID: 1918959 NCBI	1
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Arthropoda, Insecta, Lepidoptera, Nymphalidae, Vanessa, Vanessa cardui GBIF Animalia, Arthropoda, Insecta, Lepidoptera, Nymphalidae, Vanessa, Vanessa cardui GBIF ID: 4299368 NCBI	2
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Arthropoda, Insecta, Lepidoptera, Pieridae, Pieris, Pieris rapae GBIF Animalia, Arthropoda, Insecta, Lepidoptera, Pieridae, Pieris, Pieris rapae GBIF ID: 1920496 NCBI	1
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Arthropoda, Insecta, Lepidoptera, Riodinidae, Fabricius, Vanessa annabella GBIF Animalia, Arthropoda, Insecta, Lepidoptera, Riodinidae, Fabricius, Vanessa annabella GBIF ID: 5714369 NCBI	1
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Arthropoda, Insecta, Lepidoptera, Sphingidae, Hyles, Hyles lineata GBIF Animalia, Arthropoda, Insecta, Lepidoptera, Sphingidae, Hyles, Hyles lineata GBIF ID: 1862841 NCBI	1
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Arthropoda, Malacostraca, Amphipoda, Ampithoidae, Ampithoe, Ampithoe lacertosa GBIF Animalia, Arthropoda, Malacostraca, Amphipoda, Ampithoidae, Ampithoe, Ampithoe lacertosa GBIF ID: 5177617 NCBI	1
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Arthropoda, Malacostraca, Amphipoda, Talitridae, Megalorchestia, Megalorchestia californiana GBIF Animalia, Arthropoda, Malacostraca, Amphipoda, Talitridae, Megalorchestia, Megalorchestia californiana GBIF ID: 2218549 NCBI	17
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Arthropoda, Malacostraca, Decapoda, Albuneidae, Blepharipoda, Blepharipoda occidentalis GBIF Animalia, Arthropoda, Malacostraca, Decapoda, Albuneidae, Blepharipoda, Blepharipoda occidentalis GBIF ID: 5178601 NCBI	6