Talk:Ochrophyte

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Phylogeny nonsense[edit]

The references are all wrong in the phylogeny section. Ruggiero et al is NOT a phylogenetic analysis, it is a list of taxa. And the other reference is a french textbook (though doesn't look like any official one I've seen before) that copies phylogenetic trees from very outdated sources. This happened also in Cercozoa, where the edits previous to my own referenced the same french book (and the cladogram shown in the Wikipedia page didn't even match the one in the book, an even weirder occurrence). I'll try to update the phylogeny here as well. ☽ Snoteleks ☾ 19:51, 26 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Actinophryida in the phylogenetic tree of Ochrophyta[edit]

(User:Snoteleks) Thanks for the recent revision. My answer: Why is Actinophryida kept to be a possible sister group to Raphidophyceae? This is not supported by either of the recent references to the cladoram (Barcyté 2021, Bringloe 2020, Graf 2020, Derelle 2016) with only one exception (Cavalier-Smiths 2018) and is not in compliance with the last sentence of the section Phylogeny and its reference (Azuma 2022). Also Adl et al. 2019 (very respected reference) does not consider Actinophryida as part of Ochrophyta. IMO it should be put out of the tree, even if it is marked by "?".

Is Wikispecies the reason?

(Well, is only a minor thing in the contrary to a complete mess in the intro of Actinophryid, e.g. considering Heliozoa aspart of Straamenopiles!). Petr Karel (talk) 12:15, 28 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

It is supported by older 18S rDNA analyses, so until Azuma 2022 gets confirmed by other analyses, I would rather not outright delete them off the ochrophytes (although I would love for Cavalier-Smith to be proven wrong already). Let me know if my latest additions to the phylogeny section clear things up. —Snoteleks (Talk) 13:19, 28 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks, I agree. I also had to correct my oppinion about the Actinophryid article, after I learned that enwiki stil uses Heliozoa in a broad polyphyletic meaning. --Petr Karel (talk) 11:46, 30 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]
@Petr Karel Is there someone/somewhere where Heliozoa is considered a taxon? —Snoteleks (Talk) 12:30, 30 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Note I put this article in the protists section of the Good Article listing - if it should be elsewhere, please feel free to put it where it belongs. Ealdgyth (talk) 15:06, 15 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

GA Review[edit]

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Reviewer: Ealdgyth (talk · contribs) 15:30, 9 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I'll get to this shortly. Ealdgyth (talk) 15:30, 9 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

GA review (see here for what the criteria are, and here for what they are not)
  1. It is reasonably well written.
    a (prose, spelling, and grammar): b (MoS for lead, layout, word choice, fiction, and lists):
  2. It is factually accurate and verifiable.
    a (reference section): b (inline citations to reliable sources): c (OR): d (copyvio and plagiarism):
  3. It is broad in its coverage.
    a (major aspects): b (focused):
  4. It follows the neutral point of view policy.
    Fair representation without bias:
  5. It is stable.
    No edit wars, etc.:
  6. It is illustrated by images and other media, where possible and appropriate.
    a (images are tagged and non-free content have non-free use rationales): b (appropriate use with suitable captions):
  7. Overall:
    Pass/Fail:
  • I randomly googled three phrases and only turned up Wikipedia mirrors. Earwig's tool shows no sign of copyright violation.
  • Spotchecks:
    • "A new class of algae, Olisthodiscophyceae, was described in 2021 and recovered as part of the SII lineage," is sourced to this source which supports the information
    • "The phylum to which ochrophytes belong in his classification system is Gyrista, a clade that also contains some heterotrophic heterokonts, namely the Pseudofungi and the Bigyromonada." is sourced to this source which supports the information
    • "As of 2024, it is estimated that ochrophytes amount to 23,314 described species, with 490 species of uncertain position." is sourced to this source which supports the information
  • General:
    • There's a LOT of duplicated links here - suggest using the "highlight duplicate links" script to identify them. Examples include "cells" which is linked in the first pargraph of Description as well as in the next paragraph of the article (which is the Flagella section) and then in the next paragraph (the first paragraph of Chloroplasts section) or "photosynthetic" which is linked in the first sentence of Chloroplasts and the second sentence of the same section.  Implemented didn't know that script existed, it is very useful!
    • Also with links - you're linking some things that are probably not needed to be linked - "freshwater" "soils" "plants". See MOS:OVERLINK  Implemented deleted those links.
  • Lead:
    • While this is mostly understandable to the layperson, I'd suggest a few quick explanations of the linked words so that you don't lose the reader to other articles. My suggestion would be "eukaryotes", "plastids", "thylakoids", and "chlorphylls".  Implemented added a bit of context for those words.
    • We say in the description section that they are considered algae - this should probably be in the lead  Implemented mentioned algae in lead.
  • Chloroplasts:
    • "They have a distinct plastid" it is unclear what "they" is here, as the last thing we've discussed was leucoplasts - are we still discussing leucoplasts or are we back discussing ochrophytes?  Implemented cleared up.
  • Ecology:
    • Suggest using the plain "seawater" rather than "marine water"  Implemented changed to seawater.
  • Freshwater:
    • "to avoid being pulled by the downward water current" suggest rewording to "to avoid being disturbed by water currents" check Partially implemented the new sentence has the word "displaced" rather than "disturbed".
  • Taxonomic history:
    • "accordance to ICN recommendations" we should spell out what ICN means on first mention  Implemented spelt out.
    • "The origin of this name is the class Heterokontæ, introduced by Luther in 1899 to include" link and full name for Luther?  Implemented full name is Alexander Ferdinand Luther, and I found a link to the Finnish Wikipedia.
    • "Robert Andersen validly published Heterokontophyta as phylum in 2023" did you mean "Robert Andersen validly published Heterokontophyta as a phylum in 2023"?  Implemented yes I did.
  • I did a light copyedit, please check that I didn't break anything. Checked your copyedit was welcome, no breaks caused.
I've put the article on hold for seven days to allow folks to address the issues I've brought up. Feel free to contact me on my talk page, or here with any concerns, and let me know one of those places when the issues have been addressed. If I may suggest that you strike out, check mark, or otherwise mark the items I've detailed, that will make it possible for me to see what's been addressed, and you can keep track of what's been done and what still needs to be worked on. Ealdgyth (talk) 14:44, 13 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you @Ealdgyth for the review. Please let me know if there is any additional issues that you notice. —Snoteleks (Talk) 18:42, 13 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Changes look good, passing this now. Ealdgyth (talk) 15:03, 15 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks! —Snoteleks (Talk) 15:33, 15 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Did you know nomination[edit]

The following is an archived discussion of the DYK nomination of the article below. Please do not modify this page. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as this nomination's talk page, the article's talk page or Wikipedia talk:Did you know), unless there is consensus to re-open the discussion at this page. No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was: promoted by AirshipJungleman29 talk 11:45, 11 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Ochrophyte cell
Ochrophyte cell
  • ... that ochrophyte algae have twice as many membranes around their chloroplasts as plants? Source: Graham LE, Graham JM, Wilcox LW, Cook ME (2022). "Photosynthetic Stramenopiles I: Introduction to Photosynthetic Stramenopiles". Algae (4th ed.). LJLM Press. pp. 12-2–12-4. ISBN 978-0-9863935-4-9.

Improved to Good Article status by Snoteleks (talk). Self-nominated at 15:33, 15 March 2024 (UTC). Post-promotion hook changes for this nom will be logged at Template talk:Did you know nominations/Ochrophyte; consider watching this nomination, if it is successful, until the hook appears on the Main Page.[reply]

  • New enough GA. The nominator is QPQ-exempt. @Snoteleks: Can you help me find the hook facts in the article? I'm struggling a bit, even though the sources are both used. No textual issues, but I need help finding the hook facts in the page. Sammi Brie (she/her • t • c) 03:55, 17 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    • @Sammi Brie: Naturally. You can find the four-membrane plastid mention in the section Chloroplasts, and the kelp and diatoms mention variously in the Ecology and Classification sections. —Snoteleks (Talk) 15:05, 17 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]
      • @Snoteleks: Does a citation cover This characteristic differentiates them from other eukaryotes such as green algae and plants, with only two membranes., and if so, can it be cited after that sentence? ALT1 is fine, but I need that for ALT0. Sammi Brie (she/her • t • c) 05:55, 18 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@Sammi Brie: Is this approved, or is there something else that needs to be done to approve this? Z1720 (talk) 02:12, 1 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
No, I need to tick it. Sammi Brie (she/her • t • c) 04:15, 1 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
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