Original name | |
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Current accepted name |
Yes |
Status |
Accepted name |
Status details |
senior synonym, original combination |
Status ref. | |
Etymology of generic noun |
Taken from Medusa, one of the three Gorgons, whose head with snakes turned him looked upon it into a stone + Greek, blennios = mucus (Ref. 45335). |
Etymology of specific epithet |
Named for William L. Chan, the person who first noticed the distinctness of the species. |
Link to references |
References using the name as accepted |
Link to other databases |
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