lectotype

English

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Ancient Greek λέκτος (léktos, “chosen”),from λέγειν (légein, “to choose”) + τύπος (túpos, “blow, impression”).

Noun

lectotype (plural lectotypes)

1. (taxonomy) 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.
   • 1968, Arcie Lee McAlester, Type Species of Paleozoic Nuculoid Bivalve Genera, Geological Society of America, Memoir 105, page 19,

     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.

   • 2000, Scientific Papers, Natural History Museum, University of Kansas, page 27,

     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.

Derived terms

• lectotypic
• lectotypification
• lectotypify
• isolectotype
• paralectotype

Translations

biological specimen or illustration

• Finnish: lektotyyppi
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Portuguese: lectótipo m

See also

• hapantotype

Anagrams

• leptocyte