Marine Invertebrates Codexery — Data & Quality

We publish our audit record because accuracy claims should be checkable. Every entry on this site runs through an automated fact-audit pipeline (accuracy audit → source-grounded repair → visual QA); this page is generated from that pipeline's own report, not written by hand.

Last full accuracy audit: 2026-08-29 · 10 entries checked · 4 flagged · 7 issues confirmed · 4 corrected · 3 still open

Recent findings (audit lane, verbatim)

Tardigrade — The claim that tardigrade stylets are composed of calcite is incorrect; tardigrade stylets are composed of chitin, not calcite.

Squat lobster — The entry states 'Munida gregaria aggregates in warm summ' which is an incomplete sentence and cannot be verified as stated.

Squat lobster — The entry claims 'one species occupies caves above sea level' without providing a specific species name, and the existence of such a species is not widely established in canonical sources.

Umbrella octopus — The family Opisthoteuthidae contains more than one genus; it includes Opisthoteuthis, Grimpoteuthis, and others, not a single genus.

Umbrella octopus — The shell of umbrella octopuses is not U-shaped; it is a small, saddle-shaped or vestigial internal shell, not a broad U-shape.

Vampire squid — The entry states that the vampire squid's eyes are proportionately the largest of any animal, not just cephalopods; this is incorrect as some fish and other invertebrates have proportionately larger eyes.

Open data

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Corrections

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