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ARCHIVE PAGE 63: March 2013

Re:Thanks

Thank you for the invitation, but I fear I must decline your offer to join the bivalve project. I'm really only interested in them as far as their use in Native American cuisine is concerned. Asarelah (talk) 22:40, 5 March 2013 (UTC)

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I appreciate your comment here: Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Gastropods#File:Regal_Sea_Goddess_Nudibranch.jpg JKadavoor Jee 02:18, 15 March 2013 (UTC)

Thanks for asking me about this Jkadavoori. I did my best to write a sensible reply on the project talk page. Invertzoo (talk) 12:58, 15 March 2013 (UTC)

Thanks. JKadavoor Jee 15:29, 15 March 2013 (UTC)

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When I write articles on marine invertebrates I usually add a "WikiProject Marine life" banner. I used to leave the parameters blank but have more recently been filling them in myself because there do not seem to be many other users working in this field at the moment. Is this OK or should I leave someone else to assess them? Would you say my typical article such as Holothuria leucospilota or Acropora grandis was start class or c class? I label them all as being "least important". Cwmhiraeth (talk) 06:46, 20 March 2013 (UTC)

Hello Cwmhiraeth! Always nice to hear from you. This is a question of opinion, but I would say, go ahead and assess the articles yourself, especially since they won't be getting a high rating like a "B"; I very much doubt that anyone would object, and if they do, they can just go ahead and change the assessment. As for the articles you mentioned, I think either start class or C class would be fine, depending on how much info is out there about those individual species. Sorry it took me a while to respond; I was traveling all day yesterday and before that had a lot of packing to do. Best wishes, Invertzoo (talk) 19:28, 21 March 2013 (UTC)

Thanks for your reply. Have a good holiday. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 06:56, 23 March 2013 (UTC)

You are very welcome Cwnhiraeth! Hope the next couple of weeks is good for you too. Invertzoo (talk) 17:53, 23 March 2013 (UTC)

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Murex purple dye from Carthage

Hi

My name is Ghassen Nouira and I am from Tunisia, my country was once home to the magnificent Kart Haddasht (Carthage) that reigned over the Mediterranean for centuries. Carthage and its colonies in Tunisia also produced the famous Murex purple dye at a massive scale. The purple producing snails that occur along our costs are M Trunculus, Bolinus Brandaris and Thais Haemastoma. We can still see the trails of this once prosperous industry in the ruins of many Punic towns and cities like Meninx, Kerkouane or Zouchis.

Since 2007 I have been studying this mysterious dye and have successfully produced a wide variety of pigments with shades ranging from blue to red purple essentially from Murex Trunculus. I would appreciate if we can exchange ideas and information about this subject, I can also send you photos of my experiments but I'd need your e-mail address for this.

Looking forward to hearing from you soon!

Thanks — Preceding unsigned comment added by 193.95.78.166 (talk) 08:19, 1 April 2013 (UTC)

I answered this question on the talk page of this user. I hope the user finds my message there. Invertzoo (talk) 14:40, 5 April 2013 (UTC)