| Status |
senior synonym, original combination |
| ICZN valid name |
Yes |
| Status ref. |
Erséus, C., 1997 |
| Comment |
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| Etymology of Generic name |
Named for Professor Narcisse Giani (Université P. Sabatier, Toulouse, France), who has contributed much to the taxonomy of Tubificidae in the Mediterranean area, and who has been involved in the description of three species now placed in Gianius. |
| Etymology of specific name |
'eximius' (Latin), i.e., extraordinary, which alludes to both the unusually thick atrial musculature and the unusual location of the spermathecal pores in this species (Ref. 126159).
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