holotype

holotype
the single specimen designated or indicated as “the type-specimen" of a nominal species-group taxon (species or subspecies) by the author at the time of the original publication (or the single specimen when no type was specified but only one specimen was present for the description). If there are no other types (paratypes) then the holotype is termed "unique". If the holotype is lost or destroyed, a single specimen chosen ideally from the paratypes, is designated as the neotype (replacement holotype). If a species is split into two or more species, the name is retained by the species represented by the holotype, and a new holotype will have to be designated for each new species

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  • holotype — [häl′ō tīp΄, hō′lətīp΄] n. [ HOLO + TYPE] Taxonomy the single specimen chosen as the type of a new species or subspecies in the original description holotypic [häl′ōtip′ik, hō′lətip′ik] adj …   English World dictionary

  • Holotype — A holotype is one of several possible biological types. A type is what fixes a name to a taxon. A holotype is a single physical example (or illustration) of an organism, known to be used when the species (or lower ranked taxon) was formally… …   Wikipedia

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  • holotype — noun Date: 1897 1. the single specimen designated by an author as the type of a species or lesser taxon at the time of establishing the group 2. the type of a species or lesser taxon designated at a date later than that of establishing a group or …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • holotype — n. [Gr. holos, whole; typos, type] The single specimen designated or indicated as the type specimen by the original author at the time of original publication of a species …   Dictionary of invertebrate zoology

  • holotype — holotypic /hol euh tip ik, hoh leuh /, adj. /hol euh tuyp , hoh leuh /, n. Biol. the type specimen used in the original description of a species. [1895 1900; HOLO + TYPE] * * * …   Universalium

  • holotype — noun The single physical example (or illustration) of an organism, known to be used when the taxon was formally described …   Wiktionary

  • holotype — The single specimen used as the basis of the original published description of a species and later designated as the type specimen [AHD] …   Crustacea glossary

  • holotype — ho·lo·type hō lə .tīp, häl ə n 1) the single specimen designated by an author as the type of a species or lesser taxon at the time of establishing the group 2) the type of a species or lesser taxon designated at a date later than that of… …   Medical dictionary

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