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Article History

Received: 21 September 2018

Accepted: 12 March 2019

First Online: 28 March 2019

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: The use of entoprocts in the laboratory does not raise any ethical issues, and therefore approval from regional and local research ethics committees is not required. The field sampling did not involve endangered or protected species. In accordance with local guidelines, permission for collection of material was not required.

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