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| Current accepted name |
Yes
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| Status |
Accepted name
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| Status details |
senior synonym, original combination
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| Etymology of generic noun |
Greek, potamos = river + Greek, trygon = a sting ray (Ref. 45335).
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| Etymology of specific epithet |
Named for Adamastor, one of the giants of Greek mythology who opposed Zeus and Thetis and
was thereby sent to Earth, acting as a raging storm over the Cape of Storms. The epithet adamastor is an adaptation of the Greek 'Adamastos', which means untamed. A noun in apposition.
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| Link to references |
References using the name as accepted
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