User:Gabrodi/Hawaiian gold coral/ExploringTheDeep Peer Review

General info
Acurc, Gabrodi, JessicaPelaez19
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 * Link to the current version of the article (if it exists)
 * Hawaiian gold coral
 * (editors posted changes directly to the main page):

Evaluate the drafted changes
Overall I think the editors did a fantastic job adding information to the page for Hawaiian gold coral. They definitely were able to redirect attention to the species itself rather than focusing wholly on its use in the jewelry industry. It feels like a more complete species page. As mentioned in the article, since it was only formally described in 2012 it makes sense that some information would be difficult to find. Despite this, many important aspects are described.

Looking through the sources, they all appear to meet the requirements and are strong references. They are also all relatively recent which is a bonus, it keeps the page up to date. The only one that appears to have any issues is reference [1]. It lacks information and doesn't link to any active pages. The sentence associated with this reference ("One colony has been dated as 2,740 years old, while others are considered 5,000 years old.") is also a bit awkward and may benefit from a different citation and stronger wording. Besides this one part of the Lead/Intro everything there looks great! Does a good job of introducing the topic and is non-repetitive with further information in the article.

The content throughout the article is presented in a neutral manner. In particular the editors do a good job of remaining neutral in the section regarding jewelry made from gold coral which is the most likely place to find biases.

The organization of the article is good and the sections flow well between each other. The only place the article may benefit from reordering is in the "Ecological Role" section. If the information regarding the species itself came before the information regarding the parasitic barnacles, the flow may be bettered.

A few small things I noticed while reading. Are you able to hyper link to the page about bamboo coral? Due to its multiple mentions I believe this could be useful. Should "isidid octocorals" be capitalized at all? In the "Ecological Role" section I believe "required" should be changed to "requires" as more research is actively still needed in the present tense.

Overall the editors made very strong changes to this article! I think it covers the available information effectively and clearly and abides by Wiki guidelines.

Some remaining questions I have about the species that I would be interested in knowing more about:

Is there any known information of if this species could possibly be found outside of Hawaiian seamounts? Or is it endemic to this area?

Is there anything known about the reproduction/proliferation of this coral?