Template:Did you know nominations/Lepas anatifera

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The result was: promoted by PFHLai (talk) 02:30, 11 December 2011 (UTC)

Lepas anatifera

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... that several pelagic gooseneck barnacles (pictured) were once found attached to an American crocodile?

Reviewed: Extraordinary Merry Christmas

Created/expanded by Cwmhiraeth (talk). Nominated by Rcej (talk) at 10:24, 3 December 2011 (UTC)

Good to go: New enough (created Dec 2), long enough (2300+ characters), hook is sourced and interesting and within length (indeed short), image OK, and article meets basic policy. --Presearch (talk) 01:48, 4 December 2011 (UTC)

PS I think one minor (beneficial but not necessary) improvement to the article might be to explain something about the term "goose-neck barnacle." Where would someone go to find out more about this term? Does this term apply ONLY to this particular species of barnacle (that seems to be the implication of the lede), or does it refer to a group of species with a similar appearance? Is it known where the term "goose-neck barnacle" originated (among sailors?)? These are some of the questions that occurred to me when I directed my attention at that phrase, which is used in the hook as well as the lede. -- Presearch (talk) 02:02, 4 December 2011 (UTC)

Common names of species generally, just like their binomial, reflect a physical or logistical feature of the organism. It just resembles a goose neck, and in some instances the literature doesn't always explicitly state the origin of common names. :) Rcej (Robert) – talk 03:07, 4 December 2011 (UTC)

I found an interesting source so I added a section on the origin of the name. I assume the neck refers to the long stalk. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 14:23, 4 December 2011 (UTC)