Original name | |
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Current accepted name |
Yes |
Status |
Accepted name |
Status details |
senior synonym, original combination |
Status ref. | |
Comment |
Author and year from Eschmeyer (CofF ver. Nov. 1999: Ref. 33021). |
Etymology of generic noun |
Greek, thalassa = the sea + Greek, soma = body; the colour of the sea (Ref. 45335). |
Etymology of specific epithet |
Named in honor of John B. Heiser who wrote his PhD theis (1981) on the classification of the genus Thalassoma (Ref. 10372). |
Link to references |
References using the name as accepted |
Link to other databases |
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