Talk:Thelephora palmata/GA1

GA Review
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Reviewer: Crisco 1492 (talk · contribs) 11:48, 4 March 2013 (UTC)


 * I'll take this. Please note that I am not anywhere near an expert in mushrooms, so expect some questions which may seem very basic. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 11:48, 4 March 2013 (UTC)

Comments

 * 1
 * Are families italicised? The Thelephoraceae article has it in italics.
 * Only taxa below family level are italicized (I've fixed the Thelephoraceae article). Sasata (talk) 17:08, 4 March 2013 (UTC)


 * The wedge-like tips are whitish when young before darkening to grayish brown. - Perhaps "young, but darken as the fungus matures."
 * Done. Sasata (talk) 17:08, 4 March 2013 (UTC)


 * Why does Scopoli get a descriptor when nobody else did?
 * There's a lot of names in that section, and it would be repetitive to give descriptors to all (they're all linked anyway). As the primary author, Scopoli deserved a couple of extra words :-) Sasata (talk) 17:08, 4 March 2013 (UTC)


 * The final two paragraphs of Taxonomy look like they could be merged (both have a little bit about the shape)
 * Sure, done. Sasata (talk) 17:08, 4 March 2013 (UTC)


 * warted with fine spines measuring 0.5–1.5 µm long - Feels like you're missing a comma after warted
 * Added. Sasata (talk) 17:08, 4 March 2013 (UTC)


 * The fungus contains the pigment thelephoric acid - Wouldn't this be best in the description
 * Done. Sasata (talk) 17:08, 4 March 2013 (UTC)


 * 3
 * A little light on content. Is anything here worth using?
 * I've checked all of my sources and scraped what extra material I thought was worthwhile. Many of the JSTOR-indexed papers are single mentions from forays, or other unusable brief mentions. Although the species has been frequently mentioned in the literature, there simply hasn't been a lot of substantial information accumulated (evidenced by the high citation:prose ratio of this article!). Sasata (talk) 19:03, 4 March 2013 (UTC)


 * Spotchecks
 * Bessette & Bessette looks fine, although I have a question: they say the tips are sometimes (not always) whitish, and compare the tips of the to spatulas (not spoons). Any reason for the discrepancy?
 * Comparison to spatulas comes from the jargon term spathulate, which essentially means spoon-shaped. Will look at some more sources and see if I can come to a literature consensus about tip color (I've seen some pics with non-whitish tips...) Sasata (talk) 17:08, 4 March 2013 (UTC)
 * I've think I've covered the bases about tip color by adding "or paler than the lower parts." Sasata (talk) 19:03, 4 March 2013 (UTC)


 * Bi checks out, no questions
 * I'm getting a DOI error on Sesli
 * Removed extraneous comma from DOI. Sasata (talk) 17:08, 4 March 2013 (UTC)


 * Otherwise looks okay... have to AGF on this, as the sources are almost all offline. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 12:00, 4 March 2013 (UTC)


 * Putting this on hold to deal with my comments. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 12:05, 4 March 2013 (UTC)


 * Alright, this looks good now. Passing. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 22:34, 4 March 2013 (UTC)
 * Thanks for reviewing, Crisco! Sasata (talk) 00:25, 5 March 2013 (UTC)