Fig. 2From: TaxMapper: an analysis tool, reference database and workflow for metatranscriptome analysis of eukaryotic microorganismsDifferences between TaxMapper, LCA and best hit. Given the green leaves as possible hits, with the best hit circled in green, TaxMapper compares the best hits on a higher taxonomic level (blue circle) and uses the better hit (blue node) if the differences between the hits are large enough, while LCA is a bottom-up method that possibly returns the root of the taxonomy (red node) if the hits are too diverseBack to article page