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The result was: promoted by RileyBugz 私に叫ぼう私の編集 16:39, 5 August 2018 (UTC)

Pennella exocoeti, Hans Severin Holten

 * ... that a parasitic copepod Pennella exocoeti found on a flyingfish was thought to be a "gill-worm" by Hans Severin Holten, the Danish naturalist who first described it?
 * Reviewed: Gerd Hatje
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Is this hook interesting? Well, a copepod is a crustacean (think lobster, crab, shrimp) so to call it a worm was quite wide of the mark. Created by Cwmhiraeth (talk). Self-nominated at 08:39, 1 August 2018 (UTC).


 * Symbol question.svg, both articles are new, long enough, and free of copyvio and sourcing problems. QPQ is done. I like the factoid, but I'm not sure about the phrasing of the hook. Is there a way to explain in the hook how off the mark "gill-worm" is? Otherwise it just sounds like a simple mistake, and isn't that hooky. &spades;PMC&spades; (talk) 23:04, 3 August 2018 (UTC)
 * Thanks for the review. It is a very atypical crustacean and the error is quite understandable. How about:


 * ALT1: ... that despite being a crustacean, a parasitic copepod found on a flyingfish was described as a "gill-worm" by Hans Severin Holten, the Danish naturalist who discovered it? Cwmhiraeth (talk) 05:18, 4 August 2018 (UTC)
 * Symbol confirmed.svg That's perfect, now the reader knows why "worm" was an odd descriptor. Should be good to go with ALT1! &spades;PMC&spades; (talk) 14:42, 4 August 2018 (UTC)