Waser, Andreas M. http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9455-4447
Lackschewitz, Dagmar
Knol, Jeffrey
Reise, Karsten
Wegner, K. Mathias http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2410-8898
Thieltges, David W. http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0602-0101
Funding for this research was provided by:
Alfred-Wegener-Institut, Helmholtz-Zentrum für Polar- und Meeresforschung (AWI)
Article History
Received: 14 May 2020
Revised: 1 July 2020
Accepted: 6 July 2020
First Online: 5 August 2020
Compliance with ethical standards
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: The authors declare that they have no conflict of interest.
: All applicable international, national, and institutional guidelines for animal testing, animal care, and use of animals were followed by the authors.
: All necessary permits for sampling and observational field studies have been obtained by the authors from the competent authorities. The study is compliant with CBD and Nagoya protocols.
: All data generated or analysed during this study are included in this published article. The sequences of the two <i>P. websteri</i> specimens were deposited in GenBank under the accession numbers MT269755 and MT269756.
: All authors contributed to the study conception and design. DL carried out the initial survey in 2014. JK performed the systematic survey in 2017. KR helped with the initial survey and reported on <i>P. websteri</i> occurrence in subsequent years. KMW generated and analysed molecular data. AMW compiled the information and wrote the manuscript with significant contributions of all other authors. All authors read and approved the final manuscript.