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The article was promoted by SandyGeorgia 18:47, 30 September 2010 [1].

Geastrum quadrifidum

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Nominator(s): Sasata (talk) 15:13, 24 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Hiking through the bush of northern Saskatchewan this summer, I was very pleasantly surprised to find a cluster of earthstar fungi growing on a rotting log—the lead image shows the beauties in their natural state only moments after I saw them. Further examination revealed that it was a species new to me, and when I returned home I started researching. This article is a result of those efforts. I believe that in terms of quality and adherence to the FA criteria, it compares with the other earthstar FA, Geastrum triplex. Thanks to Rcej for the GA review and copyedit. Sasata (talk) 15:13, 24 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

From me-

  • "the gleba—fertile" Why italics? And do we not have an article to link to that talks about gleba?
  • "usually taller than wide" than it is wide?
  • Category:Fungi of South America and Category:Fungi of Africa? Perhaps specify Australasia or Oceania in the lead instead of "Australia"?
  • The short paragraphs in Distribution and habitat make it look a little underdeveloped.
  • First paragraph of microscopic characteristics lacks a cite
  • In the lead, you mention that it "spends most of its life as thin strands of mycelium" (and mentioned mycelium a couple of lines later) but don't really go into that in the article body. A little more on ecology would be good.

Generally looking great. Research, sourcing and writing all top-notch as usual. J Milburn (talk) 16:53, 24 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Comments from Ucucha

  • "the epithet coronatus is not to be used because of the existence of the sanctioned name"—instead of a reference directly to the Code, could you cite this to a source that directly addresses this issue?
  • "within taxonomical terminology, this usage is an auctorum non"—if you declare that a name is misapplied, you really need a citation.
  • Does pseudoparenchyma merit a link? (It would be great to have more articles that use the word "pseudoparenchymatous").
  • "sometimes greenish due to algae"—is that a symbiotic association?
  • "ranging from roughly spherical to somewhat egg-shaped, to more or less irregularly shaped"—what about "ranging from roughly spherical to egg-shaped or irregular"?
  • "smokey"—not "smoky"?
  • "The basidia of G. quadrifidum have a basal clamp connection or narrow into a hyphal part ending at a clamp, when young more or less ellipsoid to club-shaped, in age often becoming more or less bottle-shaped, ampullaceous or sometimes almost lecythiform but other shapes occur, as mature (hyphal part excluded) 14–21 x 4.5–7 µm."—run-on sentence; please split
  • "The outer part (the mycelial cup) consists of thick-walled (often with a narrow lumen), 1.5–4 µm wide, with branched and densely interwoven hyphae."—thick-walled what?
  • Don't you usually have "Similar species" as a subsection of "Description"?
  • I usually do, but this section is longer than most SS sections in other articles, so I though it'd be ok to have it separate (and it gave me more room to fit in those images). Sasata (talk) 17:44, 25 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]
  • "Geastrum minimum, although similarly diminutive"—that is, as small as G. quadrifidum? In context, it sounds like you're comparing it with G. fornicatum.
  • Any idea what the South American countries are where it's been found?
  • Montenegro and Denmark aren't listed among the countries where it has been found, but if it is on their regional Red Lists, that would imply it does occur there.
  • "In Britain, all collections have been made in beech forest on calcareous soil."—previous para doesn't mention any collections in the UK.
  • Images look good.
  • Scopoli (1771): is there no online version? Publisher, language, page?

Ucucha 13:21, 25 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the careful review and copyedit, and for translating all those Latin titles!
You're welcome; one more point:

Support nice pictures, meets FA criteria. Dincher (talk) 21:03, 26 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

a link for 'weft' (I confess I have never heard that word before about 30 seconds ago....)
  • Well, neither had I until I worked on this article, so I guess I shouldn't assume regular readers will know the word. Have replaced with "flat mat" to better match with the description later. Sasata (talk) 08:13, 30 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Would be nice to have a stub or some blue thing to link for thorn forest, sounds like an intriguing term and I'd do it mysellf but am short on time today.

Otherwise, we're pretty much there. Casliber (talk · contribs) 04:30, 30 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]


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