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Type is a term used alone, or
forming part of a compound term to indicate a particular
taxonomic group, especially
a genus or
species, chosen as the
representative example in characterizing the larger taxonomic group
to which it belongs. |
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Each taxon
has, actually or potentially, a type.
The type of a nominal species
is a specimen (type
specimen or holotype)
The type of a nominal genus is
the nominal species (type
species or
generitype)
The type of a nominal family
is the nominal genus (type
genus). |
