Talk:Panagrellus redivivus

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Not Vinegar Eels?
I am pretty sure that 'vinegar eels' are Turbatrix Aceti, a totally different species from 'microworms,' Panagrellus redivivus. I'm unclear on why this article conflates the two; they're both used as fish food and both free-living nematodes but that's about where the similarity ends. I will have a go at splitting this out into two articles unless someone wants to correct me :) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Andrewbogott (talk • contribs) 23:06, 9 July 2020 (UTC)


 * I have now read the article (http://nemaplex.ucdavis.edu/FerrisPublications/pdf%20files/165Ferris2009.pdf) that is cited for the synonyms but I do not interpret it as saying that T. aceti is a synonym. Perhaps the list of synonyms here is just a list of every nematode mentioned in that article?  — Preceding unsigned comment added by Andrewbogott (talk • contribs) 23:19, 9 July 2020 (UTC)


 * This is edging precariously close to original research, but I reached out to Howard Ferris about his taxonomy paper and he confirmed: "I do not the assert the synonymy of Turbatrix aceti and Panagrellus redivivus" Andrewbogott (talk) 17:58, 13 July 2020 (UTC)


 * It seems that most people who are interested in Panagrellus are raising them as food for aquarium fish. Aquaculture hobbyists raise Turbatrix aceti as well, which is also of interest to people who make vinegar and fermented foods. Aquaculture hobbyists aren't necessarily precise in which common names they apply to which species, and it doesn't help that this Wikipedia article has been misinforming the public for years. Some aquaculture hobbyists are precise though: aquariumcoop.com has separate articles on raising microworms and vinegar eels; CFLAS also distinguishes microworms and vinegar worms as well as walter worms (another Panagrellus species). Panagrellus are raised in a moist starchy medium (e.g. oatmeal). Turbatrix is raised in a liquid medium, vinegar. Vinegar eels are not Panagrellus. Whatever confusion may exist in the aquarium world isn't unraveled by having "vinegar eel" redirect to this article.Plantdrew (talk) 21:53, 3 October 2021 (UTC)