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Current accepted name |
Yes |
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Accepted name |
Status details |
senior synonym, original combination |
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Etymology of generic noun |
Greek, etheo = to strain + Greek, stoma = mouth; Rafinesque said "various mouths", but Jordan and Evermann suggest the name might have been intended as "Heterostoma (Ref. 45335). |
Etymology of specific epithet |
Named for President Barack Obama, United States of America, for his environmental leadership, particularly in the areas of clean energy and environmental protection, and also for being one of the first leaders to approach conservation and environmental protection from a more global vision; noun in apposition. |
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References using the name as accepted |
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