neotype

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neotype Specimen chosen to act as the ‘type’ material subsequent to a published original description: this occurs in cases where the original types have been lost, or where they have been suppressed by the International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature (ICZN). Compare HOLOTYPE; LECTOTYPE; and PARATYPE.

neotype

views updated Jun 11 2018

neotype In taxonomy, the specimen that is chosen to act as the ‘type’ material subsequent to a published original description: this occurs in cases where the original types have been lost, or where they have been suppressed by the ICZN.

neotype

views updated Jun 27 2018

neotype In taxonomy, the specimen that is chosen to act as the ‘type’ material subsequent to a published original description. This occurs in cases where the original types have been lost, or where they have been suppressed by the ICZN.