holotype
single physical example (or illustration) of an organism, known to have been used when the species (or lower-ranked taxon) was formally described
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holotype
Summary
holotype draws 2,344 Wikipedia views per month (type_specimen category, ranking #1 of 1).[1]
Key Facts
- holotype is a type of nomenclatural type[2].
- holotype is a type of individual organism[3].
- holotype is a type of Q2159241[4].
- holotype's Commons category is recorded as Holotypes[5].
- holotype's facet of is recorded as zoological nomenclature[6].
- holotype's facet of is recorded as botanical nomenclature[7].
- holotype's facet of is recorded as prokaryote nomenclature[8].
- holotype's different from is recorded as figured[9].
- holotype's P14541 is recorded as 1dlRoL[10].
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Cultural Significance
Things named for holotype include Holotypic Occlupanid Research Group[11], a classification scheme[12], in United States[13], founded in 2011[14].
Why It Matters
holotype draws 2,344 Wikipedia views per month (type_specimen category, ranking #1 of 1).[1] holotype has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[15] holotype is known by 32 alternative names across languages and contexts.[16]
Entities named for holotype include Holotypic Occlupanid Research Group[11], a classification scheme[12], in United States[13], founded in 2011[14].