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A holotype is a single physical example of an organism that is the one that was used when the species was formally described. It may be the only such physical example, or it may have been explicitly d
Holotype with red type label affixed
Holotype with red type label affixed
Holotype of Marocaster coronatus, MHNT
Holotype of Marocaster coronatus, MHNT
Modern holotype label for Encarsia accenta [species]
Modern holotype label for Encarsia accenta [species]
Type (biology)
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In biology, a type is a particular specimen of an organism to which the scientific name of that organism is formally associated. In other words, a type is an example that serves to anchor or centraliz
Holotype
…the original holotype. In the absence of a holotype, another type may be selected, out of a range of different kinds of type, depending on the case, a lectotype or a neotype. For example, in both the ICN and the ICZN a neotype is a type that was later appointed in the absence of the original holotype. Additionally…
A gossamer-winged butterfly, Jamides elioti: 1) dorsal and 2) ventral aspect of holotype, 3) dorsal and 4) ventral aspect of paratype
A gossamer-winged butterfly, Jamides elioti: 1) dorsal and 2) ventral aspect of holotype, 3) dorsal and 4) ventral aspect of paratype
Type illustration of Mormopterus acetabulosus
Type illustration of Mormopterus acetabulosus
The common toad, Bufo bufo described by Linnaeus, is the type species for the genus Bufo
The common toad, Bufo bufo described by Linnaeus, is the type species for the genus Bufo