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). |