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The article was promoted by GrahamColm 10:01, 25 April 2013 (UTC) [1].[reply]

Albatrellus subrubescens

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Nominator(s): Sasata (talk) 05:54, 1 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]

I think this mushroom article is close to meeting the FA standards. It's relatively short, but I think I've got criteria 1b (comprehensive) and 1c (well-researched) covered, and the prose reads ok to me. I'll be grateful for any assistance in further refining the article. Sasata (talk) 05:54, 1 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]

  • Oppose This article mentions its bioactive qualities, but makes no mention as to human uses of such qualities. I can't imagine that a mushroom with such a notable feature would have no uses within medicine, or scientific research at the very least. This should be covered, assuming the information exists, which again, I have to assume it does. Fieari (talk) 15:20, 2 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Isn't that what the "Bioactive compounds" section is about? --John (talk) 16:20, 2 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]
The Bioactive compounds section already summarizes what is known about the bioactive properties of the compound scutigeral. There are no "human uses" for this chemical. Sasata (talk) 16:32, 2 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]
This is not an actionable oppose as it is based on speculation rather than established facts, and it will not be taken into consideration when closing. Graham Colm (talk) 20:31, 3 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]

I'll take a look.

  • "Josiah Lincoln Lowe later identified the species as Albatrellus confluens." Presumably, he incorrectly thought the name was a synonym of A. confluens? This could be clearer.
  • "to the albatrellus clade," Lower case? No italics? I can see why you've done this, but it may stump some readers.
  • "Other Albatrellus species were transferred to segregate genera: A. fletti and A. confluens to Albatrellopsis; A. caeruleoporus and A. yasudae to Neoalbatrellus; A. pes-caprae and A. ellisii to an amended Scutiger." If they were transferred to new genera, why are you linking their old names?
  • "the pores are small (about 2–3 per millimeter), initially greenish-white, but later dark brown." Too listy?
  • When discussing the microscopic characteristics, you link separately to amyloid and amyloid (mycology), not defining "amyloid" but later defining "inamyloid".
  • "Other closely related species include" If they're closely related, perhaps discussion belongs in the taxonomy section? Or were you meaning "similar"?
  • "These differ from A. subrubescens by the hairy" differ by a trait? That sounds like an odd construction to me. Ignore me if you think it's fine.
  • "several (usually between two and eight)" how about "several (typically no more than eight)". This avoids repetition of "usually", and doesn't imply that "several" may include numbers less than two!
  • "It is strictly terrestrial, not found on wood." Sentence feels incomplete
  • "two- and three-needle pines" Can we have some links for context?
  • "writes that Arora "found many clumps of basidiomes in a half hectare area covered mainly by a mixture of Pinus attenuata, manzanita, huckleberry, and a few scattered mandrones."[13]" I don't mind this, but, as a warning, links within quotes should be avoided, according to the MoS.

Images are fine.

Interesting stuff- how odd to have a polypore in mushroom shape. A strong article overall, though I've not delved into the sources. J Milburn (talk) 19:48, 4 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Support. I'm happy with the responses, and another quick look through the article reveals no issues. J Milburn (talk) 11:01, 22 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]

  • bruising reaction — unless this means something more technical than "when bruised", I'd prefer the simpler form
  • bioactive chemical named scutigeral — I don't like "named " scutigeral, a bioactive chemical...
  • mycologist — link?
  • molecularly defined — I know what you mean, but a couple more words might make the meaning more transparent
  • You're missing a location for reference 6, but I'm more concerned that we need to be told what countries London, Milan and Stuttgart are in, but not Boston or Syracuse. Seems US-centric. Personally I've given up adding more than the town, just to avoid making judgements about notability.
No further queries, changed to support above Jimfbleak - talk to me? 06:13, 9 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Support: My concerns were addressed. It appears to satisfy the featured article criteria so I'm supporting promotion. Thank you. Praemonitus (talk) 19:03, 12 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Comment: Only two concerns:
  • The last sentence in the lede is ambiguous in what subject it is addressing: perhaps precede with a "This".
  • The article is inconsistent in how it labels individuals: some show the nationality and specialty, others not. In particular, Serge Audet and David Arora. Please address these two instances.
  • I try to be circumspect with giving these details, as almost everyone mentioned in these articles is a mycologist, and further details (like nationality) can be found in their respective articles. I usually make an exception, however, for whoever first described the species. I did add these details for Serge Audet, as a link is not available (or forthcoming). Sasata (talk) 06:15, 11 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Otherwise I could find nothing to fault with the article. Nice work. Praemonitus (talk) 04:05, 10 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]

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