User:JJS222/Evaluate an Article

Which article are you evaluating?
Isopoda

Why you have chosen this article to evaluate?
I am currently 100+ pages into my own book on isopods

Evaluate the article
FEATURED ARTICLE- but could use minor improvement

Overall impression- Content with introduction, Immediately lists Class/Family/Genus/etc and full list of suorders, Mentions both terrestrial and aquatic species which are often lumped together, Mentions presence of vestigial appendages (vestigial antennae).

Under diversity, well detailed explanations of each suborder, near everything that requires a citation has one aside from the image of unspecified isopod

Suggested additions-

I would add the addition of the actual term for the jointed legs, pereopods (though i just found it is mentioned later on in the description section)

“and five pairs of branching appendages on the abdomen that are used in respiration”

Should make a note of the fact that this varies by species. Armadillidium vulgare for example have two pairs of pleopaual lungs on the first two ventral portions of this section whereas species such as armadillo officinalis and cubaris murina have pleopaudal lungs on all five segments.

“Some species are able to roll themselves into a ball as a defense mechanism or to conserve moisture.” This is referred to as conglobation

“Their colour may vary, from grey to white, or in some cases red, green, or brown.” More than that, cite merunella species which can also have a deep pink coloration

“form a brood chamber for the eggs” or marsupium which is more commonly used term by hobbyists

The page does not currently mention any of the illnesses or bacterias that commonly plague terrestrial isopod species, things such as Isopod Iridovirus 31 and Woolbachia bacteria, both of which can have significant impacts on health and development and should be noted. Woolbachia especially as it can rapidly and significantly alter sexual development in isolated communities

In Description

I am not positive that photograph is actually of the species oniscus asellus, it appears to be porcellio scaber wildtype and i cannot find a citation for this specific image to confirm. Other photos provided are accurate to the species

Citations While most of the citations are withinin acceptable range for date, applicability, and diverse authorship, there are a few incomplete sources and some articles which could most definitely be updated with more recent sources (1970s studies when i have found 2014 and later)

VERY extensive discussion on the talk page with great feedback, the editors on this page have been quite thorough in weeding out opinionated statements and or redundant information