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holotype::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | type specimen |
| Type of | example, model |
Examples of holotype
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In 1954 however, Gavin de Beer concluded that the London specimen was the holotype.
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Unfortunately, Dr. Hou reported the holotype of Jibeinia lost in 2001.
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Male holotype of the newly described bee, Megachile chomskyi.
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It is the holotype for the genus and two partial skeletons have been found, including part of a skull.
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In 2001, paleontologist Phil Currie reported skin impressions from the holotype specimen of G. libratus.
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These first bones became the holotype of Stegosaurus armatus.
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The cranium forms part of the holotype skeleton of Australopithecus sediba from the Malapa site, South Africa.
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This is a holotype of Plumalexius rasnitsyni.
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The holotype specimen of Ceratosaurus nasicornis, USMN 4735 was found with its left metatarsals II to IV fused together.
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- Type specimen: the original specimen from which the description of a new species is made
- 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 have been used when the species (or lower-ranked taxon) was formally described. ...
- The specimen that is the legal bearer of the name of the species, according to the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature.
- The specimen used by scientists to describe the characteristics of a newly discovered species is the holotype. Source: Linda Lutz-Ryan
- A biological specimen preserved at the time that a new species is described and designated to serve as the defining example. It is chosen by the describer and deposited at a museum, university, or other public respository.
- The single specimen designated or indicated as "the type" by the original author at the time of publication of the original description. (14)
- The original plant the species have been described from. This plant defines the species. Cuttings from it is clonotypes.
- ZMB 8335 (not located) [Thrasops pustulatus] (Reptile Database)
