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 ===Origin===
-Tangela is likely based on {{wp|Medusa}}, a {{wp|gorgon}} of {{wp|Greek mythology}}, who had a head of snakes and turned any creature that saw her into stone. The tentacles on Tangela, however, are {{wp|vine}}s. Its Crystal sprite shows it curling into a ball, meaning it may also have design elements from {{wp|tumbleweed}} or bird-cage plants. It may also be based on a {{wp|Green Man}}, a motif that is represented as a face surrounded by leaves and vines.
+Due to mistery around Tangela's appearance under the {{wp|vines}}, it may be based on the {{wp|swamp monster}} from the short story "{{wp|It! (short story)|It!}}" by {{wp|Theodore Sturgeon}}, that is ultimately revealed to have formed around a human skeleton. In addition, it may also be inspired by Sargassum seaweed monsters written by the English writer {{wp|William Hope Hodgson}} that inspired monsters in Japanese pop culture.
-Tangela's feet may be based on plants whose flowers resemble footwear, such as {{wp|Cypripedioideae|lady's slippers}} or ''{{wp|Thunbergia mysorensis}}''.
+It may also be based on ''{{wp|Selaginella lepidophylla}}'', a plant that forms {{wp|tumbleweed}}s, and {{wp|Medusa}}, a {{wp|gorgon}} of {{wp|Greek mythology}}. It may also be based on a {{wp|Green Man}}, a motif that is represented as a face surrounded by leaves and vines.
 ====Name origin====
-Tangela may be a combination of ''tangle'' and ''{{wp|Medusa}}'' (referring to its vines resembling a snake hairstyle like Medusa's).
+Tangela may be a combination of ''tangle'' and ''-ella'' (A common suffix used in botany).
 Monjara may be based on もじゃもじゃ ''mojamoja'' (''shaggy'' or ''unkempt'') or 毛むくじゃら ''kemukujara'' (''hairy'' or ''densely covered in thick hair''). It may also include ''monster''.