Synonym summary of Epimeria gargantua d'Udekem d'Acoz & Verheye, 2017
Epimeria gargantua d'Udekem d'Acoz & Verheye, 2017 Accepted name (WoRMs)
Status senior synonym, original combination
ICZN valid name Yes
Status ref. MarineSpecies.org, 2050
Comment
Etymology of Generic name
Etymology of specific name 'gargantua', i.e., refers to a main characters of François Rabelais, such as ‘La vie très horrifique du grand Gargantua, père de Pantagruel’. It alludes to the large size of the species. It is the largest of the Epimeria species (Ref. 117380).
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