Talk:Discoplax gracilipes

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Nominator: Cremastra (talk · contribs) 18:50, 14 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Reviewer: AxonsArachnida (talk · contribs) 07:39, 28 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]


Crabs are great, so I'll be delighted to review this one. Aiming to get started in the next 2-3 days, possibly sooner if time is permitting. AxonsArachnida (talk) 07:41, 28 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Cremastra Alright, that's the nitpicky stuff out of the way. I'm aiming to do the source check/address your replies in two days. AxonsArachnida (talk) 04:37, 2 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]
@Cremastra Alright, source checks were easy. Just ping me when you've gone through everything and hopefully this will be GA in no time. AxonsArachnida (talk) 04:24, 4 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Lead and infobox

  • In the infobox caption you say "Dorsal and ventral view...". "Dorsal" and "ventral" aren't explained anywhere in the text so might be confusing to some viewers. However, since it can easily be figured out from the images, I think it's fine in this case. You could put it as "upper and lower view" if you want.
    • Changed.
  • "stalky walking legs" feels like a bit of an odd phrase. Maybe try "stalk-like walking legs".
    • wikt:stalky is a perfectly fine adjective. I think introducing the comparison makes the reading a little clumsier.
      • I still think it seems a bit odd, but if you prefer that then go for it.
        • You know what, reading it a fourth time, I see your point. Changed.
  • "and are generally purple in colour." could be "and are generally coloured purple" to make it a bit more compact.
    • Done.
  • "shallow cave pools which they are known to share" -> "shallow cave pools which they share"
    • Done.
  • "foragers active during both day and night who emerge to search for food nearby, and to release their eggs into the sea" -> "foragers active both day and night, emerging to search for food and to release eggs into the sea."
    • Done.
  • "is classified in the Gecarcinidae crab family" -> "is classified in the Gecarcinidae family".
    • Done.

Classification

  • Normally people title this section "taxonomy" or some variation of that. I personally don't care since it doesn't really impact the writing of the article, but I thought I may as well point that out.
    • Changed.
  • It would be good to mention where the holotype specimen is stored and its registration number.
    • Added storage; they didn't give a registration number.
  • You can probably do without linking "juvenile", as I think most people will understand what that means.
    • Changed.
  • You should specify that "Alikuai" is from the Boholano language/dialect.
    • Added
  • "Their research showed support a "long-legged" clade" -> "Their research showed support for a "long-legged" clade".
    • Fixed
  • For the phylogeny, it would be good to hear what gene sequences were used to create the tree.
    • Added.
  • It might be helpful to explain these terms: outgroup, holotype, clade.
  • It doesn't impact this review, but as a side note it would be great if you added the phylogeny to the Tuerkayana and Discoplax genus pages.

Description

  • "Discoplax gracilipes crabs are smallish animals with oval-shaped carapaces usually somewhat wider than they are long." you probably don't need to say they are animals.
    • Removed.
  • "The eyes are "well-developed" and fill the entire eye socket." You can probably do without the quotation marks.
    • Done.
  • You should state what the chelipeds are.
  • gils -> gills
    • Fixed.
  • "finally, the upper edge of the socket is distinguished with several horizontal rows of small bumps." -> "finally, the upper edge of the socket bears several horizontal rows of small bumps".
    • Rephrased.

Distribution and habitat

  • "abundant with anchialine caves and depressions." -> "abundant in anchialine caves and depressions"
    • Sure, done.
  • "published in Species Diversity announced the discovery of" -> "published in Species Diversity reported that"
  • "In 2023, a paper published in Species Diversity announced the discovery of a single crab from an anchialine pool in Japan's Hateruma Island, near Taiwan." -> "In 2023, a paper published in Species Diversity reported that a single crab from an anchialine pool was found in Japan's Hateruma Island, near Taiwan."
    • Your proposed new sentence doesn't scan. "that a single crab .... what?" "reported a single crab" would work, although "announced the discovery" makes the text a little more interesting.
      • Bleh. Never write while exhausted. I personally would normally associate the word "announced" with being reported in wider media ie a finding that is published in a peer reviewed paper and then later shared with news organisations etc. Reported to me seems more commonly used for a finding that is published, but not widely reported on, if that makes sense. It's a minor difference so if you prefer your way I have no objections.
        • Changed to "reported the discovery of".
  • "The authors identified the cave crab as D. gracilipes, and the discovery therefore extended its understood range northward by 1400 kilometres." -> "The authors identified the crab as D. gracilipes, thereby extending the known range northward by 1400 kilometres".
    • Fixed; good catch.
  • "warm, shallow cave pools both rocky and muddy." -> "warm, shallow cave pools, both rocky and muddy"
    • My gut says the second comma is unnecessary but won't tell me why. I'll get back to you.
      • I agree. With or without the comma, it feels slightly off to me, but I can't quite understand why.
  • "D. gracilipes is known to coexist with many other species of crab both aquatic and terrestrial, but also with Eleotris fish, moray eels, small aquatic crustaceans and, in the dry parts of its caves, bats and wood cockroaches." -> "D. gracilipes is known to coexist with many other species of crab, both aquatic and terrestrial, as well as with Eleotris fish, moray eels, small aquatic crustaceans, and, in the dry parts of its caves, with bats and wood cockroaches"
    • Fair. Changed.

Behaviour

  • "In Panglao, the crabs lurk in the darkness of the caves". "Lurk" feels a bit weird here since it has a slightly negative connotation. Perhaps "shelter" would fit better?
    • Changed.
  • "during the daytime and then emerge to forage for food during the night" -> "during the day, then emerge to forage at night".
    • I don't think this is really necessary. "forage for food" is one of those natural, slightly redundant phrases that are familiar to the tongue and make the sentence read a little comfortably.
      • I disagree with that, but you are welcome to do it your way.
  • "...the crabs' foraging activities are mostly around" -> "the crabs forage mainly around"
    • Done.

Source check

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Miscellaneous

  • Copyvio has a very low score, all good there.
  • Images all have suitable copyrights.
  • External links species names should also be italicised.
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