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lectotype en · NOUN

Etymology

From Ancient Greek λέκτος (léktos, “chosen”), from λέγειν (légein, “to choose”) + τύπος (túpos, “blow, impression”).

Meanings

1. A biological specimen or illustration later selected to serve as definitive type example of a species or subspecies when the original author of the name did not designate a holotype.
   • Lectotype designation is justified under article 74.1.1 of the ICZN (1999) in order to fix the status of this specimen as the sole name-bearing type of this species. 2000, Scientific Papers, Natural History Museum, University of Kansas, page 27:
   • The lectotype and paratype, which are before me, are both iron-stained, predominantly internal composite molds of left valves in a fine-grained, white quartzite matrix. 1968, Arcie Lee McAlester, “Type Species of Paleozoic Nuculoid Bivalve Genera”, in Memoir, Geological Society of America, 105, page 19:
   • Where the original diagnosis is without illustrations or is accompanied by figues based on two or more specimens, the first subsequent author is at liberty to select from these cotypes a type for the old species, adhering, as far as can be ascertained to the intention of the original author. Such a type speciment is to be designated as a lectotype... 1905, George P. Merrill, Bulletin of the United States National Museum, Vol. 53, page 12:

Forms

Deriveds

paralectotype · lectotypification · lectotypic · lectotypify · isolectotype

Relateds

hapantotype

Translations (6)

ja レクトタイプ (biological specimen or illustration) · fi lektotyyppi (biological specimen or illustration) · pt lectótipo (biological specimen or illustration) · ja 選定基準標本 (biological specimen or illustration) · de Lectotypus (biological specimen or illustration) · pl lektotyp (biological specimen or illustration)