*Have you contacted anyone about trying to get an image for this? With the dreaded Release?
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Tried this, got this error: Wikimedia OTRS cannot accept a release from you. I uploaded an image under the CC4.0 license but it wasn't quite the right one, and after searching everywhere could not find a replacement. It would be nice. Hopefully more journals open up soon.
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Gigantorhynchus is a genus of spiny-headed (or thorny-headed) worms is there a difference? Is it different among species within Gigantorhynchus if it's spiny or thorny-headed? Or is "thorny-headed" just another way of saying "spiny-headed"?
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Good observation. Gigantorhynchus are Acanthocephalans, and the common name for Acanthocephalans is either thorny-headed worms or spiny-headed worms. Is there a way I could better phrase this?
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Sure I can use that wording.
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the intestines of the host. same as the original host (ie with the feces), or a different host?
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There is only one host where the worm infects the intestine. In the intermediate host, I believe it's often just in the body cavity waiting. Can I make this more clear?
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Perhaps explain how the worm goes from the intermediate host to the final host, if that's the case. It's a little ambiguous now as to if it matures in the termites or the final host. Therapyisgood (talk) 18:10, 9 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]
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The largest specimen is a female G. ortizi with a length of around 240 mm and a width of 2 mm. do you have the smallest?
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There is no such thing as a smallest, since it's impossible to tell if a sample is simply not fully grown yet.
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I'm not sure how to explain this problem. It's not a problem that will be found in a reference, but a logical problem. You can know the largest sample, that's easy, just find the largest one. It could keep growing but for now you have the largest. This is what we have here. You can never know the smallest, because you don't know if just isn't fully grown yet. It's just logically impossible. The smallest sample of this genus is obviously a juvenile, but it's not meaningful to compare juvenile vs adult. Mattximus (talk) 17:23, 13 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]
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The name derives from the size ("Wie der Name besagt, sind es große Formen, die hierher gehören.") not sure what the quote is from, or what it's doing there. Also wiktionary isn't a reliable source.
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This quote is because I can't translate German, but it's the origin of the name Gigantorhynchus from 150 years ago. It's the only record of why it's called Gigantorhynchus. Do you know how to translate it?
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Asked, awaiting response for translation. The second part, I link it to the definition from wiktionary, I'm not sure if I should also source a dictionary... ?
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was chosen based on the large size and characteristic proboscis in this genus of Acanthocephala. how does it compare with others in the phylum? Need some background.
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This relates the your last comment, the Giganto in Gigantorhynchus just means large, and the rhynchus means nose (which I believe is the proboscis). So it's more why it was named this way, then if it's objectively a large proboscis compared to other worms. Thoughts on how I can reword to make this more clear?
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Maybe add an example of a smaller genus in Acanthocephala, or explain (and I don't know if this is the case) if there's an "average" length among parasitic worms in Acanthocephala. Therapyisgood (talk) 18:10, 9 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]
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These species are not well know, there is no average, or even any genus to compare it to that wouldn't be completely random. I'm translating the etymology as you requested above, which should explain why the name giganto was selected. Mattximus (talk) 17:25, 13 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]
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robust hooks at the apex can you link "apex"? Is that a specific species word or is the term used in general?
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Done, it's just a normal anatomical word used to describe the tip. Linked anyway.
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Males of all species possess eight cement glands can you link "cement glands" somewhere? Even a red link?
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I linked it, and then created a page for them so it is not a red link.
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Do you have anything on how they copulate?
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Just what is included in the description of what cement glands are. No details on how they have sex have been published that I am aware of for this genus.
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although one species, G. pasteri, appears to be incorrectly assigned out of the six?
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Yes, should this be reworded?
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Sure I can use that wording.
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Intermediate hosts include two species of termites from Brazil (Labiotermes emersoni and Orthognathotermes heberi) can you include & link the families for these two?
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They have the same family, Termitidae, which links to the termite page. Added link.
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To which page? Not sure if this word warrants a link.
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large testes, in males? compared to what?
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This is the wording used in sources. It doesn't say in compared to what, but I thin it's implied in comparison to their body length.
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"guitar" format can you explain what this means?
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I cannot! Should I just remove this? It's the wording used in the sources, but I can't find anywhere where they actually describe what that means.
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Nothing at all. I'm fairly certain the authors made up this term based on what it looks like, it does kinda look like a guitar if you look here (VA to UT in the bottom left) [2]. But I can remove this if you think it should go. I reworded this section as well, it was too close to the source anyway.
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The eggs contain three membranes can you link/explain "membranes"
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I think it just means layers.
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no female measurements are known as of when?
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I suppose today? There have been no recent papers on this genus so we still do not know.
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in Pará, Brazil and Huanuco, Peru respectively? Both in both?
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Great catch. I dug up the original research and clarified with new reference.
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Another survey found nearly 100% what sample size?
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Found original source, and there is no sample size given. However I found another instance of intestinal occlusion to back up the lead. Added this.
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Refs 1, 9, 15, 18 could use a trans title.
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Ref 6 has space incorrectly before colon
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Added – to all page ranges in entire article
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OK thanks once again for taking on this review! It was very thorough and the article is now in better shape. I've addressed all comments. I believe I've completed all the easy ones, and all the others I've commented or asked for your input. There are still some unaddressed concerns you brought up awaiting your response. Mattximus (talk) 15:49, 9 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Looking back at the article: can you convert mm to inches in the article? Using Template:Convert. Therapyisgood (talk) 18:10, 9 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]
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Converted all measurements in the lead. I can't convert the hundreds of other measurements in the body of the text as it would be completely messy and just filled with numbers. I think since it's a scientific article, the body should have metric, and the lead can have the conversion in case a casual reader wants to read the lead. Mattximus (talk)
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