Talk:Urnula craterium

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Date	Process	Result
July 24, 2009	Good article nominee	Listed

A fact from this article appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the "Did you know?" column on April 14, 2009.

The text of the entry was: Did you know ... that Devil's Urn (pictured) is a harbinger of spring?

GA Review

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I am reviewing this article for GA and have noted a few points.

In the lede you note in two different places that it causes a canker.

Fixed. Sasata (talk) 22:43, 24 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Should not the lede include the range?

Yes it should, now it does. Sasata (talk) 22:43, 24 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

"This restructuring resulted in a taxomically untenable situation where the genus Urnula consisted of a single species with ambiguous resemblance to the original species" - suggest "in which" instead of "where" - but this is an opinion only.

I agree with your suggestion. Sasata (talk) 22:43, 24 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

"As Kupfer explains, Rehm did not explain why he believed ..." - vary the wording from two "explain"s

Yikes, how'd I miss that? Words must have been too close together for me to focus in on them properly :) Sasata (talk) 22:43, 24 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

"The flesh of the ascocarp walls is initially tough and gelatinous, then later tough and leathery" - Perhaps "The flesh of the ascocarp walls is tough and initially gelatinous and later become leathery" or something where you don't repeat "tough".

Agree, that sounds better. Sasata (talk) 22:43, 24 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Later you say it is not recommended for eating because of its tough flesh. Does all of the flesh come from the ascocarp walls? Is that what is eaten in fungi generally?

There's a little bit of root-like mycelia connecting the ascocarp to the wood its growing on, but yes, all the flesh is ascocarp walls. Most people wouldn't bother eating cup-fungi anyways, but the info is included in some guidebooks and it's information people expect to see. Sasata (talk) 22:43, 24 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

"(fungal hyphae making up the outer velvety surface are variable in length, and are thick-walled, blunt, and appear to wind from side to side (flexuous)." Are you missing a ")"?

Not any more. Sasata (talk) 22:43, 24 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

"and wide pH range" - are you referring to soil, as mention of this is not commonly in your articles.

Yes, have clarified now. Sasata (talk) 22:43, 24 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

"Urnula craterium, when grown in liquid culture, produces chemicals that inhibit the growth of other fungi that are pathogenic to aspen; specifically, it is antagonistic to aspen blue-stain fungi Ophiostoma crassivaginatum and O. piliferum, as well as the wood-decay fungus Phellinus tremulae. It has been shown to produce the chemicals pestalotin, 5,6-dehydropestalotin, 4-methoxy-3,5-dimethyl-pyran-2-one, and (4S)-3,4-dihydro-4,8-dihydroxy-1(2H)-napthalenone." Not sure what this list of chemicals is - is it a list of "chemicals that inhibit the growth of other fungi that are pathogenic to aspen"?

Have clarified. Sasata (talk) 22:43, 24 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

You can consider adding alt text per WP:ALT for the visually impaired (required for FA).

Ok, done for 2 images. AFAIK, alt text is not required for taxobox image (no place to put it in the template). Sasata (talk) 22:43, 24 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

—Mattisse (Talk) 21:28, 24 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Final GA review (see here for criteria)

It is reasonably well written.
a (prose): Well written b (MoS):Follows MoS
It is factually accurate and verifiable.
a (references): Well referenced b (citations to reliable sources): Sources are reliable c (OR): No OR
It is broad in its coverage.
a (major aspects): Covers major areas b (focused): Remains focused on topic
It follows the neutral point of view policy.
Fair representation without bias:Neutral
It is stable.
No edit wars etc.: Stable
It is illustrated by images, where possible and appropriate.
a (images are tagged and non-free images have fair use rationales): b (appropriate use with suitable captions):
Overall:
Pass/Fail: Pass

Nice. Congratulations!

—Mattisse (Talk) 23:32, 24 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks Mattisse! Sasata (talk) 23:52, 24 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Fungus

Urnula craterium is a species of cup fungus in the family Sarcosomataceae. It is parasitic on oak and various other hardwood species; it is also saprobic, as the fruit bodies develop on dead wood after it has fallen to the ground. Appearing in early spring, its distinctive goblet-shaped and dark-colored fruit bodies have earned it the common names devil's urn and the gray urn. The distribution of U. craterium includes eastern North America, Europe, and Asia. It produces bioactive compounds that can inhibit the growth of other fungi. The asexual (imperfect), or conidial stage of U. craterium is a plant pathogen known as Conoplea globosa, which causes a canker disease of oak and several other hardwood tree species. 36.79.132.43 (talk) 03:26, 5 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]