Ethics approval and consent to participate
Water samples and snail specimens were collected from several ditches at Stodmarsh NNR and no institutional animal care and use committee (IACUC) or animal welfare protocol was required for their collection as generally invertebrates do not require approval for use (except cephalopods). No endangered or protected species were collected during field survey and all land was accessed with the permission of the landowners facilitated by the Stodmarsh National Nature Reserve Manager.