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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, 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, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Nudibranchia, Polyceridae, Triopha, Triopha maculata GBIF Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Nudibranchia, Polyceridae, Triopha, Triopha maculata GBIF ID: 2291808 NCBI	495
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Nudibranchia, Facelinidae, Phidiana, Phidiana hiltoni GBIF Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Nudibranchia, Facelinidae, Phidiana, Phidiana hiltoni GBIF ID: 2292229 NCBI	390
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Nudibranchia, Polyceridae, Triopha, Triopha catalinae GBIF Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Nudibranchia, Polyceridae, Triopha, Triopha catalinae GBIF ID: 2291810 NCBI	360
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Nudibranchia, Goniodorididae, Okenia, Okenia rosacea GBIF Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Nudibranchia, Goniodorididae, Okenia, Okenia rosacea GBIF ID: 6788219 NCBI	338
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, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Nudibranchia, Discodorididae, Peltodoris, Peltodoris nobilis GBIF Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Nudibranchia, Discodorididae, Peltodoris, Peltodoris nobilis GBIF ID: 2292499 Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Nudibranchia, Discodorididae, Peltodoris, Peltodoris nobilis GBIF ID: 5859645 NCBI	278
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Nudibranchia, Dotidae, Doto, Doto amyra GBIF Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Nudibranchia, Dotidae, Doto, Doto amyra GBIF ID: 5190057 NCBI	275
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Nudibranchia, Dendronotidae, Dendronotus, Dendronotus subramosus GBIF Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Nudibranchia, Dendronotidae, Dendronotus, Dendronotus subramosus GBIF ID: 2292070 NCBI	271
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Nudibranchia, Dorididae, Doris, Doris montereyensis GBIF Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Nudibranchia, Dorididae, Doris, Doris montereyensis GBIF ID: 6519876 NCBI	268
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Nudibranchia, Facelinidae, Hermissenda, Hermissenda opalescens GBIF Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Nudibranchia, Facelinidae, Hermissenda, Hermissenda opalescens GBIF ID: 8542531 NCBI	237
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, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Nudibranchia, Coryphellidae, Orienthella, Orienthella trilineata GBIF Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Nudibranchia, Coryphellidae, Orienthella, Orienthella trilineata GBIF ID: 9436935 NCBI	231
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Nudibranchia, Dendrodorididae, Doriopsilla, Doriopsilla fulva GBIF Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Nudibranchia, Dendrodorididae, Doriopsilla, Doriopsilla fulva GBIF ID: 2292450 NCBI	210
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, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Nudibranchia, Discodorididae, Geitodoris, Geitodoris heathi GBIF Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Nudibranchia, Discodorididae, Geitodoris, Geitodoris heathi GBIF ID: 2292465 NCBI	178
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, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Nudibranchia, Polyceridae, Limacia, Limacia cockerelli GBIF Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Nudibranchia, Polyceridae, Limacia, Limacia cockerelli GBIF ID: 6518992 NCBI	170
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Nudibranchia, Cadlinidae, Cadlina, Cadlina modesta GBIF Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Nudibranchia, Cadlinidae, Cadlina, Cadlina modesta GBIF ID: 2292412 NCBI	165
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, Anthopleura, Anthopleura artemisia GBIF Animalia, Cnidaria, Anthozoa, Actiniaria, Actiniidae, Anthopleura, Anthopleura artemisia GBIF ID: 2256847 NCBI	152
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Nudibranchia, Onchidorididae, Acanthodoris, Acanthodoris lutea GBIF Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Nudibranchia, Onchidorididae, Acanthodoris, Acanthodoris lutea GBIF ID: 2292105 NCBI	143
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Nudibranchia, Discodorididae, Diaulula, Diaulula sandiegensis GBIF Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Nudibranchia, Discodorididae, Diaulula, Diaulula sandiegensis GBIF ID: 2292473 NCBI	141
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Nudibranchia, Dendrodorididae, Doriopsilla, Doriopsilla albopunctata GBIF Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Nudibranchia, Dendrodorididae, Doriopsilla, Doriopsilla albopunctata GBIF ID: 2292449 NCBI	122
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Nudibranchia, Discodorididae, Rostanga, Rostanga pulchra GBIF Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Nudibranchia, Discodorididae, Rostanga, Rostanga pulchra GBIF ID: 2291967 NCBI	120
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Nudibranchia, Trinchesiidae, Diaphoreolis, Diaphoreolis lagunae GBIF Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Nudibranchia, Trinchesiidae, Diaphoreolis, Diaphoreolis lagunae GBIF ID: 9389810 NCBI	115
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Nudibranchia, Aeolidiidae, Aeolidia, Aeolidia papillosa GBIF Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Nudibranchia, Aeolidiidae, Aeolidia, Aeolidia papillosa GBIF ID: 2291938 NCBI	112
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Mollusca, Polyplacophora, Chitonida, Tonicellidae, Tonicella, Tonicella lineata GBIF Animalia, Mollusca, Polyplacophora, Chitonida, Tonicellidae, Tonicella, Tonicella lineata GBIF ID: 2306813 NCBI	112
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
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Arthropoda, Malacostraca, Decapoda, Ocypodidae, Pugettia, Pugettia producta GBIF Animalia, Arthropoda, Malacostraca, Decapoda, Ocypodidae, Pugettia, Pugettia producta GBIF ID: 2226672 NCBI	105
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Arthropoda, Maxillopoda, Sessilia, Tetraclitidae, Tetraclita, Tetraclita rubescens GBIF Animalia, Arthropoda, Maxillopoda, Sessilia, Tetraclitidae, Tetraclita, Tetraclita rubescens GBIF ID: 2115806 NCBI	100
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Nudibranchia, Dironidae, Dirona, Dirona picta GBIF Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Nudibranchia, Dironidae, Dirona, Dirona picta GBIF ID: 2291884 NCBI	99
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, Gastropoda, Nudibranchia, Trinchesiidae, Zelentia, Zelentia fulgens GBIF Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Nudibranchia, Trinchesiidae, Zelentia, Zelentia fulgens GBIF ID: 9421904 NCBI	98
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Nudibranchia, Dendronotidae, Dendronotus, Dendronotus venustus GBIF Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Nudibranchia, Dendronotidae, Dendronotus, Dendronotus venustus GBIF ID: 5859668 NCBI	96
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Nudibranchia, Abronicidae, Abronica, Abronica abronia GBIF Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Nudibranchia, Abronicidae, Abronica, Abronica abronia GBIF ID: 8816534 NCBI	95
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Nudibranchia, Onchidorididae, Acanthodoris, Acanthodoris rhodoceras GBIF Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Nudibranchia, Onchidorididae, Acanthodoris, Acanthodoris rhodoceras GBIF ID: 2292109 NCBI	93
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Mollusca, Polyplacophora, Chitonida, Mopaliidae, Cryptochiton, Cryptochiton stelleri GBIF Animalia, Mollusca, Polyplacophora, Chitonida, Mopaliidae, Cryptochiton, Cryptochiton stelleri GBIF ID: 5193725 NCBI	88
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Nudibranchia, Dotidae, Doto, Doto columbiana GBIF Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Nudibranchia, Dotidae, Doto, Doto columbiana GBIF ID: 5190051 NCBI	88
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, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Neogastropoda, Muricidae, Ceratostoma, Ceratostoma foliatum GBIF Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Neogastropoda, Muricidae, Ceratostoma, Ceratostoma foliatum GBIF ID: 5193418 NCBI	87
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Trochida, Calliostomatidae, Calliostoma, Calliostoma ligatum GBIF Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Trochida, Calliostomatidae, Calliostoma, Calliostoma ligatum GBIF ID: 2293319 NCBI	87
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Arthropoda, Malacostraca, Decapoda, Dromiidae, Romaleon, Romaleon antennarium GBIF Animalia, Arthropoda, Malacostraca, Decapoda, Dromiidae, Romaleon, Romaleon antennarium GBIF ID: 5970317 NCBI	85
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Chromista, Ochrophyta, Phaeophyceae, Laminariales, Lessoniaceae, Egregia, Egregia menziesii GBIF Chromista, Ochrophyta, Phaeophyceae, Laminariales, Lessoniaceae, Egregia, Egregia menziesii GBIF ID: 3196088 NCBI	84
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Trochida, Tegulidae, Chlorostoma, Chlorostoma funebralis GBIF Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Trochida, Tegulidae, Tegula, Tegula funebralis GBIF ID: 2292844 NCBI Eukaryota, Metazoa, Mollusca, Gastropoda, --, Tegulidae, Chlorostoma, Chlorostoma funebralis NCBI ID: 80350, CALeDNA page	83
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Nudibranchia, Aeolidiidae, Anteaeolidiella, Anteaeolidiella oliviae GBIF Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Nudibranchia, Aeolidiidae, Anteaeolidiella, Anteaeolidiella oliviae GBIF ID: 7984871 NCBI	75
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, Gastropoda, Trochida, Tegulidae, Chlorostoma, Chlorostoma brunnea GBIF Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Trochida, Tegulidae, Tegula, Tegula brunnea GBIF ID: 2292836 NCBI	72
Normalized Taxa Eukaryota, Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Trochida, Calliostomatidae, Calliostoma, Calliostoma canaliculatum GBIF Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Trochida, Calliostomatidae, Calliostoma, Calliostoma canaliculatum GBIF ID: 2293346 NCBI	72
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