Emphasis on holotype (?)

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Abstract

The description of new species should not be confined to physical description of a holotype. One specimen cannot include all characters or be typical of any taxon. The holotype serves only a nomenclatural function and might also be termed the name-bearer (nomenifer) to avoid confusion of "type specimen" with "typical specimen.".

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Schopf, J.M., 1960, Emphasis on holotype (?): Science, v. 131, no. 3406.

Publication type Article
Publication Subtype Journal Article
Title Emphasis on holotype (?)
Series title Science
DOI 10.1126/science.131.3406.1043.a
Volume 131
Issue 3406
Year Published 1960
Language English
Publisher American Association for the Advancement of Science
Description 1 p.
First page 1043
Last page 1043
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