Biology · Taxonomy and Systematics
In biological nomenclature, a lectotype refers to:
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- 1a substitute specimen selected to serve as the type specimen of a species when the original holotype has been lost or destroyed.
- 2a specimen later selected from a group of syntypes to serve as the single type specimen for a species, after its original description was published.✓
- 3an illustration based on which a new species is described.
- 4a specimen of the opposite sex to the holotype and designated from among paratypes.
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a specimen later selected from a group of syntypes to serve as the single type specimen for a species, after its original description was published.
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