Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A biological specimen or other element that is selected as the type specimen when a holotype was not originally designated.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In the nomenclature of types in natural history, a syntype selected subsequently to the original description, to take the place which in other cases is occupied by a holotype.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun biology A biological
specimen orillustration later selected to serve as definitive type example of aspecies orsubspecies when the original author of the name did not designate aholotype .
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[From Greek lektos, chosen (from legein, to choose; see leg- in Indo-European roots) + type.]
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From Ancient Greek λέκτος (léktos, "chosen"),from λέγειν (légein, "to choose") + τύπος (týpos, "blow, impression").
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Examples
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A neotype is designated and described for D. formosus and a lectotype is designated and described for D.cyanochloris. posted by Craig Heinselman @ 11: 06 AM
Archive 2007-01-01 2007
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The lectotype of Episcoposaurus haplocerus is referable to Desmatosuchus but indeterminate at the species level, and therefore represents a nomen dubium.
A detailed description of Desmatosuchus ReBecca Foster 2008
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The lectotype of Episcoposaurus haplocerus is referable to Desmatosuchus but indeterminate at the species level, and therefore represents a nomen dubium.
Archive 2008-05-01 ReBecca Foster 2008
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