Meaning Neotype
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Neotype


cf. Type specimen - a specimen that acts as the name bearer for a species.
Source: amentsoc.org

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Neotype


[Taxonomy]/[Type specimens] -- A specimen selected to serve as nomenclatural type as long as all of the material on which the name of the taxon was based is missing.
Source: kew.org

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Neotype


a specimen later selected to serve as the single type specimen when an original holotype has been lost or destroyed, or where the original author never cited a specimen
Source: kerbtier.de

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Neotype


A specimen later selected to serve as the single type specimen when an original holotype has been lost or destroyed, or where the original author never cited a specimen.
Source: nzlizards.landcareresearch.co.nz





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