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  "notes": "2026-08-06: worms_id 413040 via WoRMS TSN crosswalk (status accepted)\n2026-08-05: worms_id 413040 via WoRMS TSN crosswalk (status accepted); WoRMS Sterna maxima unaccepted -> Thalasseus maximus; itis:176922 deprecated in ITIS -> itis:824142 (Thalasseus maximus)",
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