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The result was: promoted by Yoninah (talk) 21:20, 20 April 2019 (UTC)

Euretaster insignis

 * ... that the female striking sea star broods her young and even provides nourishment for them? Source: "These unusual asteroids brood their young in a specialised supradorsal cavity." and "Incredibly, these young are fed by the parent, though in a rather indirect and involuntary manner that has been referred to as “cannibalistic ectoparasitism”. The developing larvae are able to irritate the epidermal tissue, which in turn stimulates the production of a nutrient-rich mucosal secretion that nourishes the young."
 * ALT1: ... that the young of the striking sea star have been described as “cannibalistic ectoparasites" of their mother?
 * Reviewed: Billy Jamieson

Created by Cwmhiraeth (talk). Self-nominated at 07:24, 18 March 2019 (UTC).


 * Symbol question.svg New enough, long enough, within policy (no copyvios or close paraphrasing detected). Hooks short enough, interesting enough, and supported by a source. QPQ done. But I have one small concern, I would like the lead to be expanded a bit, there are just a couple of lines now, which I feel is too short for an article of that length. KCVelaga (talk) 07:50, 18 March 2019 (UTC)
 * Thank you for the review. I have expanded the lead section, and have also added an image to the proposed hook. Could you review that too, please. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 09:37, 18 March 2019 (UTC)
 * Symbol confirmed.svg Thanks for working on the lead, image OK. GTG, ALT0 is interesting than ALT1, I prefer ALT0. KCVelaga (talk) 09:42, 18 March 2019 (UTC)
 * Symbol question.svg Hi, I came by to promote this. I don't see what's hooky about ALT0. I wanted to promote ALT1, but the descriptive term is not about them, but about the way they receive their nourishment. Could this be reworded, like:
 * ALT1a: ... that the young of the striking sea star are nourished in a manner described as "cannibalistic ectoparasitism"? Yoninah (talk) 19:54, 20 April 2019 (UTC)
 * I am happy with ALT1a. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 20:01, 20 April 2019 (UTC)
 * Symbol confirmed.svg Thank you. Restoring tick per KCVelaga's review. Yoninah (talk) 21:18, 20 April 2019 (UTC)