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    /**

     * Retrieves all associated taxa for the given specimen

     * @param specimen

     * @param limit

     * @param start

     * @param orderHints

     * @param propertyPaths

     * @return

     */

    public Collection<TaxonBase<?>> listAssociatedTaxa(SpecimenOrObservationBase<?> specimen, Integer limit, Integer start, List<OrderHint> orderHints, List<String> propertyPaths);

    /**

     * {@inheritDoc}

     */

    @Override

    public Collection<TaxonBase<?>> listAssociatedTaxa(SpecimenOrObservationBase<?> specimen, Integer limit, Integer start,

            List<OrderHint> orderHints, List<String> propertyPaths) {

        Collection<TaxonBase<?>> associatedTaxa = new HashSet<TaxonBase<?>>();

        for (IndividualsAssociation individualsAssociation : listIndividualsAssociations(specimen, limit, start, orderHints, propertyPaths)) {

            if(individualsAssociation.getInDescription().isInstanceOf(TaxonDescription.class)){

                TaxonDescription taxonDescription = HibernateProxyHelper.deproxy(individualsAssociation.getInDescription(), TaxonDescription.class);

                associatedTaxa.add(taxonDescription.getTaxon());

            }

        }

        return associatedTaxa;

    }