Printer Friendly
Dictionary, Encyclopedia and Thesaurus - The Free Dictionary
3,912,569,927 visitors served.
forum Join the Word of the Day Mailing List For webmasters
?
Dictionary/
thesaurus
Medical
dictionary
Legal
dictionary
Financial
dictionary
Acronyms
 
Idioms
Encyclopedia
Wikipedia
encyclopedia
?

lectotype

   Also found in: Dictionary/thesaurus, Wikipedia 0.01 sec.
lectotype [′lek·tə‚tīp]
(systematics)
A specimen selected as the type of a species or subspecies if the type was not designated by the author of the classification.
Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content.
?Page tools
Printer friendly
Cite / link 		Feedback
Mentioned in?  References in periodicals archive?   Encyclopedia browser?   Full browser?
No references found
 
The only reason that we have avoided designating this specimen the lectotype for O.
You say Conchaphila, I say Lurida: molecular evidence for restricting ... by Polson, Maria P.; Hewson, William E.; Eernisse, Douglas J.; Baker, Patrick K.; Zacherl, Danielle C. / Journal of Shellfish Research
Measurements and counts are presented in species descriptions as the range for all material examined followed by the value for the holotype or lectotype in parentheses, when intraspecific variation is indicated.
Species of the rougheye rockfish complex: resurrection of Sebastes ... by Orr, James W.; Hawkins, Sharon / Fishery Bulletin
26, designated by Huber 1991:67; photograph of lectotype in Huber 1991: 72, fig.
Relationships and taxonomy of the killifish genus Rivulus ... by Costa, Wilson J.E.M. / Aqua: journal of ichthyology & aquatic biology
 
 
 
Encyclopedia
?

Terms of Use | Privacy policy | Feedback | Advertise with Us | Copyright © 2012 Farlex, Inc.
Disclaimer
All content on this website, including dictionary, thesaurus, literature, geography, and other reference data is for informational purposes only. This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional.