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
Type specimen for Marocaster coronatus
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
The common toad, Bufo bufo described by Linnaeus, is the type species for the genus Bufo
Syntype
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In biological nomenclature, a syntype is any one of two or more biological specimens, or types, used to scientifically describe a taxon, where no single type has been given primacy. It is the opposite
Close-up profile view of a Nylanderia pygmaea syntype male preserved in Baltic amber at the Natural History Museum, Vienna
