Van Guelpen, Lou
Goodwin, Claire http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2428-1340
Milne, Rebecca http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7591-637X
Pohle, Gerhard
Courtenay, Simon http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4072-1860
Article History
Received: 29 November 2019
Revised: 16 November 2020
Accepted: 24 November 2020
First Online: 6 January 2021
Compliance with ethical standards
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: The authors declare that they have no conflict of interest.
: All applicable international, national, and/or 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 and are mentioned in the acknowledgements, if applicable. The study is compliant with CBD and Nagoya protocols.
: The data used for this analysis are publicly available on the Ocean Biogeographic Information System (Van Guelpen, CitationRef removed)-ExternalRef removed. Specimens are retained in the Atlantic Reference Centre museum and available for study. Contact arc@dfo-mpo.gc.ca for loan requests.
: LVG and SC conceived and designed the research and obtained funding. LVG, RM, GP, and SC conducted sampling. LVG and RM performed and supervised taxonomic analysis of samples. CG, GP, and RM analysed data. LVG and CG drafted the manuscript. All authors commented and contributed to the final version.