the one specimen or other element used by the author or designated by him as the nomenclatural type (ICBN Art. 9). Comment: Most types can be segregated into those designated by the originating author in the originating publication, and those designated by a later author (including the originating author at a later date). As the sole "specimen or other element" of the former category, the holotype carries the highest authority of all, and is required of newly proposed names of taxa (ICBM, Art. 37). Two more specific terms have been found useful: 1) EXPLICIT HOLOTYPE: a holotype clearly stated in the originating publication (i.e Cunningham et al., 1976. Mycologia 68: 643); and 2) IMPLICIT HOLOTYPE: a single and only specimen proved to have been in the hands of the originating author when the description was published and implied by the protologue (i.e. Petersen. 1975. Biblioth. Mycol. 43: 125).

The specimen used for naming and describing a species.

The single specimen designated by the describer of a new species as the name-bearer for that species. (The holotype is intended to settle any disputes as to what species-level taxon the species name applies.)

a single specimen upon which a species is based.

the original specimen from which the description of a new species is made

a specimen that has been designated the nomenclatural type of a name by the person creating the name

See also Type Specimen. A fossil on which a new species is based.

A specimen from the type series designated to represent the identity of a species.

The type specimen of a species as designated by the author of the species in the original description. See type specimens.

The specimen of an animal (or plant) which is designated in the publication when the organism is named, as representing what is meant by the new name. The holotype specimen may or may not be the first ever collected, and may or may not be a good example of its kind. But it is the official designation: "THIS name refers to THIS animal." Often, other specimens are cited in the same publication, and are called "secondary types." -idae or -id Suffixes for the name of an animal family. For example, the dog family is Canidae, and members of the family can all be called "canids" even if they're not in the genus Canis, for which the family is named.

The one specimen or other element designated by the author as the nomenclatural type in describing a new species. As long as the holotype is extant, it automatically fixes the application of the name concerned.

A holotype is a specimen of an organisn that serves as the standard for a species or a subspecies; it is often the first of its kind to be scientifically reported and described.

(ICZN) the single specimen that was designated by the author as the name-bearer of a species or subspecies when it was established, or the single specimen on which the taxon was based when no type was specified (ICBN) the one specimen or illustration used by, or designated by, the author of a species or infraspecific taxon as the nomenclatural type

A single specimen designated by the author of a plant name, at the time of original publication, which fixes the application of the Parent Term: Type_specimen Difficulty Level

A single specimen designated as the name-bearing type of a species or subspecies when it was established, or the single specimen on which such a taxon was based when no type was specified.

The single specimen on which the taxon was based or the single specimen designated as the name-bearing (or primary) specimen.

The single specimen of the animals which is designated by an author to represent the type of a species at the time the species is established.

A specimen that serves as the standard bearer of a species or subspecies name.

the single specimen used in defining a taxonomic group in the original published description.

The one individual from which a species (or other taxon) is described. The specimen should bear a type label, and is usually deposited in a major museum.

The single specimen designated or indicated as "the type" by the original author at the time of publication of the original description. ( 14)

A holotype is one of several possible biological types. A type is what fixes a name to a taxon. A holotype is a single physical example (or illustration) of an organism, known to be used when the species (or lower-ranked taxon) was formally described.