User:Jpyle02/Evaluate an Article

Which article are you evaluating?
Decapoda

Why you have chosen this article to evaluate?
The reason I chose this article to evaluate was because of my interest in aquatic ecosystems. I am very passionate about fisheries, and aquatic invertebrates play a major roll into supporting fish populations. From aspects as in providing forage, predator prey dynamics, and other factors as well. Also, many aquatic invertebrates are also harvested on commercial levels. Such as: lobsters, crab, squids, cuddle fish, etc.

Evaluate the article
Specifically within this article I focused on Decapoda, an order of arthropods that have species such as: crabs, lobsters, crayfish, shrimp, and prawns. The lead section of the article did a amazing job at describing what a decapoda is, what species are within it, how many there are, and some of the ancestors. There is a lot of detail at the beginning with total species, and even a bit about the oldest known fossil found, Devonian Palaeopalaemon. However, it does maintain a netural viewpoint for the whole section.

All the content is this article is relevant to the overall topic. It discusses about anatomy, classification, evolution, and offers additional places to find information. All having well-written, information that directly relates to each sub category. All the resources are relatively modern, however there are some that are a bit older. This does not show that there may have been changes, or new discoveries relating to Decapoda. The tone possessed throughout the article is very neutral in nautre, stating mostly just facts and information about the order. The images in the article are actually extremely helpful with interpreting the information, Especially when it discuss how prawns where the first to diverge in this phylum. The images showing different species are also helpful to see the overall diversity.

My overall impression of the article is that it was done in a fantastic way. From the introduction, choosing what to specifically discuss, images used, and mentiong key concepts that separate this order from others. What can be improved on this article is a few more up to date sources. Theres a couple that date back to the 1980's, and one from the early 1900's. A lot has changed since then, and updating this would be beneficial to have the most modern information available. This article was very well-developed and had a lot of information.