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  Original name  
  Check ECoF  
  Current accepted name  
Yes
  Status  
Accepted name
  Status details  
senior synonym, original combination
  Status ref.  
  Comment  
Subgenus Doration.
  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 Al Gore, the 45th Vice President of the United States of America, serving with President Bill Clinton, and for his environmental vision, commitment, and accomplishments throughout decades of public service and his role in educating the public and raising awareness on the issue of global climate change; noun in apposition.
  Link to references  
References using the name as accepted
  Link to other databases  
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