Why are measurements in parenthesis? It's pretty crucial information.
I believe this was suggested by a reviewer, I removed parentheses around body length, would you recommend removing from all measurements?
Hmmm, never seen it done like that, where was it suggested? Seems unnecessary. Also inconsistently done now. FunkMonk (talk) 13:04, 7 May 2024 (UTC)
Why do measurements only have conversions in the intro and not in the article body?
If conversions were given, the entire article would be a mess of numbers. Would it be preferential to simply remove conversions in lead and keep it metric? I would prefer to give the conversion in the lead only (as it is now) but I'm not fixed on this idea and will change if you recommend complete removal.
Perhaps if others suggest it too it should be done. FunkMonk (talk) 13:04, 7 May 2024 (UTC)
I have found only one and removed it. I thought that the links should be first instance in each section? I could be mistaken...!
A term should only be linked at first mention of the article body as well as first mention in the intro (and in the first image caption it is mentioned). So yes, there are a lot of duplinks now. FunkMonk (talk) 14:43, 14 May 2024 (UTC)
Various terms are linked at second instead of first mention.
Found two instances and fixed.
"The host range is very limited, being an endangered species" This reads as of the range is an endangered species. Either say "host's" or add the name of the host.
Where were the samples sent to the museum taken from? A single golden mole? Could be mentioned already there.
Give scientific name of the host too at first mention in the article body?
Link Acanthocephala in image caption.
Is it known how widespread they are among golden moles?
"originates on body wall" Missing "the"?
"In the male, the testes are" Could say "The testes of the male", as it otherwise reads like the female could also have them.
"close the posteriorly end" Posterior end.
"and feeds into the bursa" Links to a city.
"Saefftigen's pouch is club-shaped, 832–877 μm long and 236–365 μm wide, and feeds into the bursa." Both the first and last term could need explanation.
"is that is large" Stray "is".
Could give the occupation of Mary E. Spencer Jones.
"a proboscis armed with hooks which it uses to pierce and hold the rectal wall of its host, and a short, wide trunk. The proboscis is armed with 40 to 45 hooks" Repetitive. Seems these two consecutive sentences could be consolidated.
"as those in second ring" Missing "the".
"The worms are about 4 millimetres (0.2 in) long and 2 millimetres (0.08 in) wide." You could state there in the intro that the male is slightly larger.
"The life cycle of H. niekerki remains unknown" Should also be stated in the article body, the intro should not have unique info.
The intro should mention how limited the range is, now it reads like it's found all over South Africa.
In the article doi:10.1654/1525-2647-85.1.95, Smales et al. discuss a specimen of Oligacanthorhynchidae they found in a South African rock monitor, not identified to a specific genus or species, which they compare to Heptamegacanthus, noting a difference in the number of total hooks (40–45 vs. 24). I don't know if this a worth a mention in this article, but since the literature is so sparse on this topic I thought I'd mention it
