Talk:Squat lobster

message: I would like to know how big these things usually are and their maximum size altogether. Is there anyone out there that can add this to the article? --Spyderboyy
I also would like to know about its relative body size compared to other deep sea creatures.Abrahard (talk) 19:27, 1 March 2023 (UTC)
replies: text: Added body size to description (0.7-3.5 inches in length) Zhulander (talk) 15:31, 27 March 2023 (UTC)
thread_title: Size?

message: How is this related to this critter?  Langostino
If they are the same, shouldn't the article be merged?--208.65.192.1 02:36, 4 October 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Please see my somewhat lengthy reply at Talk:Langostino. --Stemonitis 07:26, 4 October 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: LANGOSTINO

message: I thought decapods had ten legs? I see only eight in the image. What happened to the other two? Lupo 11:46, July 14, 2005 (UTC)
:Yeah, perhaps the remaining two are sitting near the telson, keeping the gills clean, like on hermit crabs?
::That doesn't make sense to me. The telson is at the tail, whereas the gills are in front of the first pair of pleopods. See e.g. decapod anatomy, or e.g. Krill#Morphology. Lupo 07:08, 24 October 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: In many Anomalans, the fifth pair of pereiopods (so those located on the last thoracic segment, before the abdomen and long before the telson) are often located inside the gill chamber, and are used for cleaning the gills. I think this is what 24.118.230.154 meant above, although he/she got the location wrong. If it's not explicit in the Anomala article or elsewhere, I'll have to look at including it. This is, incidentally, why an eight-legged "crab" is not a true crab, but a hermit crab, porcelain crab, king crab, or other pseudo-crab. At least on dead specimens, it's not hard to prise the last pair of legs out, since the carapace is not normally held down. A living animal may, however, object. --Stemonitis 07:20, 24 October 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: Thanks! Probably this article should point it out, too, even if that leads to some duplication between this article and Anomala... Lupo 07:54, 24 October 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: Also done. --Stemonitis 10:59, 24 October 2005 (UTC)
thread_title: 10 legs

message: NPR, about two weeks ago, had a rather lengthy discussion of the Langostino debate. If someone can find it, it might provide some good information, as well as a great audio-based external link. ThuranX 04:50, 27 November 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  NPR 

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message: Is there a specific reason why this article does not have a taxobox? I was going to add one but I see that the article has had its fair share of controversy in the past so thought I had better ask first. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 06:39, 15 June 2013 (UTC)
replies: text: Because it's not a taxon. It's a common name applied to several families that do not form a monophyletic group. It could be interpreted as a grade, but not a clade. --Stemonitis (talk) 05:30, 20 June 2013 (UTC)
replies: text: Perhaps a good solution would be to clarify & emphasize the non-monophyly in the introductory paragraph, something to the effect of " 'Squat lobster' is a common name given to members of two unrelated crustacean groups in the taxon Anomura: including Chirostyloidea and some Galatheoidea."  Then a taxobox could be provided to  lowest taxon the two groups share (Anomura?), with notes in the subsequent box saying, e.g., "see superfamilies for details", or "Galatheoidea (in part)"  I see that more details are provided in the Classification section, but it would be nice to have some concise, unambiguous mention of the non-monophyly up front, along with the informative visual aid of an annotated taxobox. Animalparty (talk) 17:10, 13 October 2013 (UTC)
thread_title: Taxobox

message: The article is wrong to say that it is only commercially fished in South America. Squat lobster is seen on the menu at eating places such as seafood shacks, fish and chip shops and restaurants in Scotland, mostly on the west coast. here, you can see it on a menu  menu  and here you can see an orders page for those who want to mail order fresh rock lobster. https://fencebay.co.uk/shop/squat-lobster-tails/  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.37.101.123 (talk) 07:27, 6 July 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  Squat lobster eaten and fished in Scotland 

message: — Assignment last updated by Kgb dsb (talk) 18:28, 12 April 2023 (UTC)
thread_title: Wiki Education assignment: Deep Sea Biology

message: Grace made additions and edits to the "Classification" section of the Squat lobster Wikipedia, specifically, the evolutionary history and distribution.
"Few morphological characteristics distinguish squat lobsters from other families in the Anomura" seems to be out of place/not related
"Chirostylidae" typo
"DNA sequencing indicates that squat lobsters are not a monophyletic group. Chirostylidae and Kiwaidae are distantly related to the other squat lobsters, and are closer related to hermit crabs and king crabs (Paguroidea), the mole crabs in the superfamily Hippoidea, and the small families Lomisidae and Aeglidae." Should be edited for clarity. What is the relevance of these examples? Are they supposed to be examples of lack of monophylicity?
Andrewsaillant (talk) 18:33, 23 March 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Peer Review of Gracegjerde Contribution 

message: Overall Impression:
Content added improved quality of article...by adding a source and increasing morphological description the reader has a better idea of squat lobster morphology (aka more complete)
Strengths:
Very clear, relevant, and thorough information about squat lobster morphology
Good peer-reviewed source added
Further improvements:
"The two main groups of squat lobsters share most features of their morphology. " ...I would explicitly state the two main groups of squat lobsters and say "are morphologically similar" to make the sentence more concise.
The paragraphs are broken up well, but the page is very detailed...maybe consider if all the morphology is relevant to the reader
Also, could add another source to make section more reputable Gracegjerde (talk) 16:29, 28 March 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Peer Review of Squat Lobster Description