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The result was: promoted by Yoninah (talk) 13:11, 21 February 2019 (UTC)

Serpula columbiana

 * ... that larvae of the red tube worm do not settle on bull kelp, probably because that seaweed inflates its float chambers with carbon monoxide? Source: "The blood of this species ... contains chlorocruorin.  Chlorocruorin has a very strong affinity for carbon monoxide--570 times as much as human hemoglobin has.  This may partly explain why this worm may settle on some seaweed such as Fucus but seems to avoid Nereocystis. The pneumocysts of Nereocystis are inflated with carbon monoxide, which would probably be strongly toxic to these worms. "
 * ALT1: ... that the blood of the red tube worm contains the pigment chlorocruorin?
 * Reviewed: Carlos Feller

Created by Cwmhiraeth (talk). Self-nominated at 19:01, 12 January 2019 (UTC).


 * Symbol confirmed.svg Solid facts, on few but good sources, no copyvio obvious. Any image? - I think the original hook is very specific, and the ALT not too interesting, - how about something about the wide disribution? I'll watch. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 15:36, 14 January 2019 (UTC)
 * How about ALT2? Cwmhiraeth (talk) 18:13, 14 January 2019 (UTC)


 * ALT2: ... that larvae of the red tube worm may be poisoned by carbon monoxide if they settle on bull kelp?


 * Not so happy, because that reads as if they would settle, and I understood so far that they won't. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 18:17, 14 January 2019 (UTC)
 * and it's been more than a month since this nomination was last addressed. Could you come to a decision on the hook please? Thanks, Yoninah (talk) 00:20, 21 February 2019 (UTC)
 * I would like to go with the original hook. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 06:21, 21 February 2019 (UTC)
 * Here you go, by striking the others. Two were approved anyway. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:33, 21 February 2019 (UTC)
 * Thank you both. Yoninah (talk) 13:08, 21 February 2019 (UTC)