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Please list articles that you're considering for your Wikipedia assignment below. Begin to critique these articles and find relevant sources.

Option 1

 * Article title:Mycena manipularis
 * Article Evaluation:I chose to evaluate this article because I think fungi are cool and I didn't know that there were bioluminescent fungi. Bioluminescent fungi are aesthetically pleasing visually and I'd like to learn more about the mechanisms that lead to their bioluminescence. ::Overall Evaluation:- Strengths: the article has relevant, up-to-date, and reliable sources. It also has relevant images of the fungi that supplement the written information. The written information is grammatically accurate, concise, and up-to-date. It also included synonym names for the fungi. Furthermore, the article is written with a neutral and does not have an overtly biased tone. Finally, the links in the article's citations do work and lead to reliable sources.:- Weaknesses: The article technically has good organization, however, there is very little information about the fungi on the page. So, it has little room for further organization of the information. Furthermore, the sources cited are not very thorough. They do cover the basics of the fungi, however, there is more available literature on the fungi that is not discussed in the article. Overall, the article has the basic information but is largely underdeveloped.:- Talk Page: This article is part of the WikiProject Fungi and is rated low-priority. There are no current or prior discussions surrounding this article. :- Suggestions for Improvement: Expansion on all facets of information relating to the fungi, with the exception of scientific classification, naming, and synonyms associated with the fungi.
 * Sources:“Filoboletus Manipularis, a Poroid Mushroom from the Tropics -- Tom Volk’s Fungus of the Month for January 2009.” Botit.botany.wisc.edu, botit.botany.wisc.edu/toms_fungi/jan2009.html. Accessed 17 Sept. 2023. ‌Oba, Yuichi, and Kentaro Hosaka. The Luminous Fungi of Japan. 4 May 2023, https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202305.0223.v1 . Accessed 17 Sept. 2023. ‌‌Sivinski, John. “Arthropods Attracted to Luminous Fungi.” Psyche: A Journal of Entomology, vol. 88, no. 3-4, 1 Jan. 1981, pp. 383–390, https://doi.org/10.1155/1981/79890 . Accessed 5 Feb. 2021.  Sivinski, John. “Phototropism, Bioluminescence and the Diptera.” The Florida Entomologist, vol. 81, no. 3, Sept. 1998, pp. 282–292. JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/3495919, https://doi.org/10.2307/3495919 . Accessed 16 Sept. 2023.  ‌‌Terashima, Yoshie, et al. Luminescent Intensity of Cultured Mycelia of Eight Basidiomycetous Fungi from Japan. Vol. 24, no. 4, 1 Jan. 2016, pp. 176–181, https://doi.org/10.24465/msb.24.4_176 . Accessed 17 Sept. 2023.  ‌Vydryakova, G A, et al. “Observations on Morphologic and Genetic Diversity in Populations OfFiloboletus Manipularis(Fungi: Mycenaceae) in Southern Viet Nam.” Mycology, vol. 5, no. 2, 3 Apr. 2014, pp. 81–97, https://doi.org/10.1080/21501203.2014.902402 . Accessed 17 Sept. 2023.

Option 2

 * Article title:Mycena lacrimans
 * Article Evaluation:I chose this article because I wanted to continue my trend of looking at bioluminescent mushrooms.::Overall Evaluation::- Strengths: The article has good grammatical structure, is clear, concise and easy-to-read. It utilizes a neutral tone throughout and has a good introductory sentence to introduce the topic. The content presented is up-to-date and utilizes accurate sources that represent current information on the topic. The links for the sources also work. :- Weaknesses: The article is largely underdeveloped content-wise. There is a brief introduction to the name of the fungus and where it is located, but not much else information is included. Overall, there is not enough information for it to be divided into sections. Furthermore, there aren't any supplementary photos represented on the article.:- Talk Page: This article is part of the WikiProject Fungi and is rated as low-importance. There are not any current or previous discussions on this article. :- Proposed Improvements: Expansion of general information on the fungus, with inclusion of relevant images to supplement the information. If possible. find other associated names to the fungus and include them in the article.
 * Sources:Desjardin, D. E., and R. Braga-Neto. “MYCENA LACRIMANS, a RARE SPECIES from AMAZONIA, IS BIOLUMINESCENT.” Edinburgh Journal of Botany, vol. 64, no. 3, Nov. 2007, pp. 275–281, https://doi.org/10.1017/s0960428607004763 . Accessed 22 Feb. 2021. ‌Initiative, The Global Fungal Red List. “Mycena Lacrimans.” Redlist.info, redlist.info/iucn/species_view/124976/. Accessed 17 Sept. 2023. ‌Maria Alice Neves, et al. “IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: Mycena Lacrimans.” IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, Name, 31 Mar. 2020, www.iucnredlist.org/species/172741609/172861247. Accessed 17 Sept. 2023.

Option 3

 * Article title:Mycena vinacea
 * Article Evaluation:The third installment of bioluminescent mushrooms are cool.::Overall Evalutation::- Strengths: The information presented in the article has good grammatical structure, is clear, concise and easy-to-read. It presents the leading sentence well, identifying both the species name and its family. All of the information presented is accurate. There is also a photo to supplement the written portion. It also includes mycological characteristics that are relevant for identification of the fungus. :- Weaknesses: There is little information, overall, on the fungus and there is much room for expansion on the information presented. Furthermore, the source linked was published over 90 years prior and does not represent current literature. There are no links to verify the reliability of the source. :- Talk Page: This article is part of both WikiProject Fungi and WikiProject Australia. It is categorized as low-importance for both projects. There are no current or prior discussions on this article. :- Proposed Improvements: General expansion on the information presented in the article. Like a section on edibility, taxonomy, local significance, etc.
 * Sources:Communications, c=AU; o=The State of Queensland; ou=Department of Environment and Science; ou=Corporate. “Species Profile | Environment, Land and Water.” Apps.des.qld.gov.au, 20 Oct. 2014, apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/details/?id=41492. Accessed 17 Sept. 2023. ‌Gates, GM, et al. Aggregated Retention and Macrofungi: A Case Study from the Warra LTER Site, Tasmania. Vol. 18, 1 Jan. 2009, pp. 33–54. Accessed 17 Sept. 2023. ‌Horton, Bryony. “Mushrooms of Maatsuyker Island.” The Tasmanian Naturalist, vol. 128, 2006, pp. 11–22, d1wqtxts1xzle7.cloudfront.net/41982280/MUSHROOMS_OF_MAATSUYKER_ISLAND20160203-29844-941l57-libre.pdf?1454536929=&response-content-disposition=inline%3B+filename%3DMushrooms_of_Maatsuyker_Island.pdf&Expires=1694924691&Signature=ArxBva~vVOwBYIQiSRbmdcnwzQxWrvSq9ACcISpRfvvLH3doyk2yv32zwRne6kpBe0kcPwEd9nOr6YKIOMJiu6LWmwwyxuJEiCjr2cXM5zXHvGIccrcVpTYTBFVF8blbqm70LrZRULu-KdGX7lzoEK2N2blcolY269LteZFa2r8ru3AeEKFBU1lUoDETu4mFG7Dq2faRLlPZ4NY8O3iEZx7gOSbxJMgb56KQ0E7D8hWZgGEBbtr8G8IRyMBZ2AfsQcAnwoYo1yvGFFTuMVfGYFYEEufrlBFcka4qe0Rfsx~imsTMhBiZYD1j0SHuF0GtbHqS9xcjtHcoi5jKmd5jCA__&Key-Pair-Id=APKAJLOHF5GGSLRBV4ZA. Accessed 16 Sept. 2023.  ‌Ratkowsky, David, and Genevieve Gates. “A Preliminary Census of the Macrofungi of Mount Wellington Tasmania - the Agaricales.” Papers and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania, vol. 136, 2002, pp. 89–100, eprints.utas.edu.au/13511/4/2002_Ratkowsky_A_Preliminary.rst.pdf, https://10.0.104.125/rstpp.136.89 . Accessed 16 Sept. 2023.  ‌